<h1>Geoeconomic conflict tops global risks for 2026; India's principal near-term threat is cyber insecurity in a turbulent outlook.</h1> Geoeconomic confrontation is identified as the top near-term global risk for 2026, with misinformation, societal polarisation, extreme weather and interstate conflict also prominent; over ten years, extreme weather, biodiversity loss and critical Earth-system change rank as the most severe. For India, cyber insecurity is the leading national risk, followed by income inequality, insufficient public services, economic downturn and state-based armed conflict. The report flags critical infrastructure and water-resource controls as new security flashpoints, warns of deepfakes' political impact, and notes rising economic volatility and AI risks in longer-term outlooks.