India 'power in middle, not middle power' country: EAM Jaishankar. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, speaking at the Bloomberg New Economy Forum in New Delhi, said India is a 'power in the middle, not a middle power,' citing its population and $4 trillion GDP. He warned of rising chokepoints and said the era of powerful nations enforcing unilateral pressure is over, with a new global order emerging.