Jaishankar said on Wednesday. The pandemic had also brought out in the open the behaviour of states at times of stress, “thereby highlighting the more uncomfortable realities of global politics," the minister said.Jaishankar's comments at the WION Global Summit on “Power play in a post pandemic world" come in the face of increasing global criticism of China for its aggressive and expansionist behaviour as countries across the world were reeling under the pandemic.Also Read | Field report: A groundswell of anti-incumbency in Mamata’s BengalOn power plays between states, Jaishankar said it had many expressions across different geographies with the rise of China, and to some extent of India, being one of its manifestations."The significant.