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title: "Rishi Sunak Urges Middle Powers to Become Poisonous Shrimp for Economic Leverage"
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summary: "Former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak urged mid-sized nations to become a \"poisonous shrimp\" to gain strategic economic leverage, speaking at the Bloomberg New Economy Forum in New Delhi."
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# Rishi Sunak Urges Middle Powers to Become Poisonous Shrimp for Economic Leverage

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**Published:** 2026-10-15T06:23:54.000Z
**Category:** Regulation
**Topics:** regulation

## Summary

Former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak urged mid\-sized nations to become a "poisonous shrimp" to gain strategic economic leverage, speaking at the Bloomberg New Economy Forum in New Delhi\.

## Sources

- [Story source](<https://marketbrief.now/geopolitics/update-rishi-sunak-urges-middle-powers-to-become-poisonous-shrimp-for-ec-7f3a4384>)
- [Story source](<https://x.com/business/status/2110611194486607909>)
- [Story source](<https://x.com/business/status/2110610261857988931>)
- [Supporting source](<https://x.com/business/status/2109886913205219363>)
- [Supporting source](<https://x.com/SarithaRai/status/2109856290143089049>)
- [Story source](<https://huggingnews.com/geopolitics/update-rishi-sunak-urges-middle-powers-to-become-poisonous-shrimp-for-ec-7f3a4384>)

