Rishi Sunak: India and Gulf charting own course, not always with US or China
Former UK PM spoke on global shifts and geopolitical uncertainty at a forum in New Delhi.
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Rishi Sunak: India and Gulf charting own course, not always with US or China
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What this story says
- Former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said countries such as India and those in the Gulf are increasingly able to chart their own course.
- Sunak stated these nations would not always agree with the United States or China, reflecting a shift in global power dynamics.
- He identified China's emergence as a peer competitor to the US across economic, military, and technological domains.
- Sunak also expressed concern over the global security environment, noting 61 state-based armed conflicts worldwide.
Who covered it
Percentages are shares of the 6 outlets carrying a published leaning rating. 2 of the 8 outlets we know ran this story carry no rating and are not counted in them. Coverage measured .
Trust
50/100
Craft
65/100
Hype
20/100
8 sources · methodology
Thin on the left so far
None of the 6 outlets with a published leaning rating that ran this story are rated left.
This story is still being watched, so it is a count and not yet a finding. Coverage keeps arriving for hours after an event, and a side that has published nothing this morning may publish by tonight. If it is still true when we stop checking, we will say so plainly.
Former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak stated that countries like India and those in the Gulf are increasingly able to chart their own course in a changing global order. He said these nations would not always agree with the United States or China, highlighting growing geopolitical uncertainty. Sunak made these remarks during a panel discussion at the Bloomberg New Economy Forum 2026 in New Delhi.
Sunak identified China's emergence as a peer competitor to the US across economic, military, and technological domains, calling it a significant new feature of the world economy. He also expressed concern over the global security environment, citing 61 different state-based armed conflicts around the world.
Coverage Disagreements
The reports do not present any factual disagreements.
What the coverage left out
None of the centre or right-rated reports mentioned the specific panel discussion title, 'The End of Predictability', or the broader theme of the Bloomberg New Economy Forum 2026, 'A World in Play: Defining the New Levers of Power'. The full reports from Devdiscourse and Hindustan Times did mention these details.
Still developing. We have re-checked which outlets are covering this 2 times, most recently on 13 Oct 2026, 11:00, and will add the sides that appear.
How each side covered it
Our own reading of the reporting listed below, written from the outlets’ articles rather than quoted from them. The reasoning is set out on our methodology page.
Left
0 rated outlets
No outlet rated left has run this story so far. We are still checking, and will say plainly if that does not change.
Centre
3 rated outlets
- The centre-rated reports led on Rishi Sunak's assertion that countries like India and those in the Gulf are charting their own course and may not always align with the US or China. Devdiscourse and Hindustan Times, which provided full reports, both highlighted Sunak's comments on the evolving global order and the decline of the multilateral, rules-based framework. They also included his remarks on China being a peer competitor to the US and his concerns about the number of armed conflicts globally. The Economic Times digest also covered these points.
Right
3 rated outlets
- The right-rated reports focused on Rishi Sunak's statement that India and Gulf nations are gaining room to manoeuvre due to the US-China rivalry reshaping the world. Times of India and Latestly digests highlighted Sunak's emphasis on geopolitical uncertainty and the independent course these nations are taking. Tribune India also reported Sunak's comments on countries charting their own course and not always agreeing with the US or China, and mentioned his concerns about global conflicts.
Questions about this coverage
- How did the left and right cover Rishi Sunak: India and Gulf charting own course, not always with US or…?
- Of the 6 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 0% are rated left, 50% are rated centre, 50% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 8. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.
- Is Rishi Sunak: India and Gulf charting own course, not always with US or… left or right?
- Too few of the outlets on this story carry a published leaning rating to say. 6 of them do, and this site does not characterise a field under 12: at that size one newsroom filing moves the share by ten points. The percentages above are the count as it stands.
- Is the coverage of Rishi Sunak: India and Gulf charting own course, not always with US or… biased?
- Rishi Sunak: India and Gulf charting own course, not always with US or China is one event reported by 8 outlets, and this page does not rate the story as biased or unbiased. What it publishes is the spread: which outlets ran it, where named rating organisations place each of them on the spectrum, and what each side chose to lead with. A leaning rating describes an outlet's record over time, not this article, and the two should not be run together.
- Which side is not reporting Rishi Sunak: India and Gulf charting own course, not always with US or…?
- When we first saw this story, outlets rated left had barely covered it. Coverage accretes for hours after an event, so that is where to look rather than a verdict — the split above is the current count, and it is the one to read.
- Which outlets covered Rishi Sunak: India and Gulf charting own course, not always with US or…?
- 8 that we know of, every one of them listed further up this page with a link to its own report and to what we hold on the publisher. Nothing here is a summary of somebody else's summary: the outlets are named so the original reporting can be read.
- What did Rishi Sunak say about India's foreign policy?
- Former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak stated that countries like India and those in the Gulf are increasingly able to chart their own course independently. He said they would not always agree with the United States or China, reflecting a shift in global power dynamics and geopolitical uncertainty.
- What did Rishi Sunak identify as a major global shift?
- Sunak identified China's emergence as a peer competitor to the United States across economic, military, and technological domains. He described this as a new and significant feature of the world economy, contributing to geopolitical uncertainty.
- What concerns did Rishi Sunak raise about global security?
- Rishi Sunak expressed concern over the global security environment, noting that there are currently 61 different state-based armed conflicts around the world. He suggested this number is higher than at any point since World War II.
Read it at the source
8 outlets, grouped by the leaning a published rating gives them. Every headline links to the original; an underlined outlet name opens our profile of that publisher.
Left
0No outlet in this group ran the story.
Centre
3- Countries like India able to chart their own course; not always agree with US-China: Former UK PM Rishi Sunak (opens Devdiscourse in a new tab)
Devdiscourse — is Devdiscourse biased? Our profile of this outlet
- ‘India, Gulf now able to chart own course, not always agreeing with US-China’: Rishi Sunak (opens Hindustan Times in a new tab)
Hindustan Times — is Hindustan Times biased? Our profile of this outlet
- India, Gulf gain room to manoeuvre as US-China rivalry reshapes world, says former UK PM Rishi Sunak (opens The Economic Times in a new tab)
The Economic Times — is The Economic Times biased? Our profile of this outlet
Right
3- India, Gulf gain room to manoeuvre as US-China rivalry reshapes world, says former UK PM Rishi Sunak (opens Times of India in a new tab)
Times of India — is Times of India biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Countries Like India Able to Chart Their Own Course; Not Always Agree with US-China: Former UK PM Rishi Sunak (opens Latestly in a new tab)
- Countries like India able to chart their own course; not always agree with US-China: Former UK PM Rishi Sunak - The Tribune (opens Tribune India in a new tab)
Tribune India — is Tribune India biased? Our profile of this outlet
Not rated
2- India and Gulf Countries Will Now Prioritize Their Own Interests; Rishi Sunak Points Out Changes in Global Politics | Countries Like India Able to Chart Their Own Course; Not Always Agree with US-China: Former UK PM Rishi Sunak (opens madhyamam.com in a new tab)
madhyamam.com — is madhyamam.com biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Changing Global Order: Rishi Sunak Said – India Is Capable of Deciding Its Own Path, What Did He Say About America and China? (opens Amar Ujala in a new tab)
Amar Ujala — is Amar Ujala biased? Our profile of this outlet
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