IN PHOTOS: Rahul Gandhi flags global power shift during Budget Sessions 2026, LS

Updated On: 11 February, 2026 07:53 PM IST | Tarun Verma

Lok Sabha Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi speaks in Parliament on the changing global order, citing the Economic Survey’s observations on intensifying geopolitical conflict. He highlights the challenge to US dominance, the weaponisation of energy and finance, and warns that the world is moving from stability towards instability and an “era of war.” (Pics/PTI)(Text/ANI)

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<p>Addressing the House, Gandhi said the world is witnessing “intensifying geopolitical conflict,” with the dominance of the United States being challenged by China, Russia and other emerging powers</p>

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Addressing the House, Gandhi said the world is witnessing “intensifying geopolitical conflict,” with the dominance of the United States being challenged by China, Russia and other emerging powers

<p>“The dominance of the United States is being challenge,” Gandhi remarked, pointing to a shift away from a unipolar world towards a new and uncertain global balance of power</p>

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“The dominance of the United States is being challenge,” Gandhi remarked, pointing to a shift away from a unipolar world towards a new and uncertain global balance of power

<p>Referring to earlier remarks by the Prime Minister and the National Security Adviser, Gandhi said, “In fact, we are moving into the era of war,” arguing that global developments suggest growing instability</p>

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Referring to earlier remarks by the Prime Minister and the National Security Adviser, Gandhi said, “In fact, we are moving into the era of war,” arguing that global developments suggest growing instability

<p>He cited ongoing conflicts in Ukraine and Gaza, tensions in the Middle East, the threat involving Iran, and Operation Sindoor as signs of an increasingly volatile security environment</p>

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He cited ongoing conflicts in Ukraine and Gaza, tensions in the Middle East, the threat involving Iran, and Operation Sindoor as signs of an increasingly volatile security environment

<p>Gandhi concluded that the US dollar and American supremacy are being challenged, saying the world is shifting “from a world of one superpower to some new world that really we can’t predict.”</p>

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Gandhi concluded that the US dollar and American supremacy are being challenged, saying the world is shifting “from a world of one superpower to some new world that really we can’t predict.”

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