Global leadership will require the ability to mediate conflicts and anchor policy in ethical reasoning. The intellectual resources for such leadership exist within India’s civilisational heritage.
Sovereignty, traditionally, means independence in domestic and foreign affairs, but today's global trade reduces countries to being sovereign only in theory, not in practice.
Whenever a new individual comes to power in China or North Korea, the recognition of their govts is never questioned despite the absence of democratic legitimacy.
French newspaper La Tribune earlier last week indicated that UAE withdrew from deal to fund EUR 3.5 billion. India is looking to order 114 new Rafales, which could include the F5.
China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.
How long will it take to admit that Modi has failed on the global stage to promote Indian perspectives. Talking to two fighting parties for self interest is not ethics but using a situation for your own benefits. Self interest is the goal for which the two parties are fighting. If the mediator is also present for self interest there is nothing good coming out of it. We need to move beyond nationalism as Tagore had correctly identified a century ago.
How long will it take to admit that Modi has failed on the global stage to promote Indian perspectives. Talking to two fighting parties for self interest is not ethics but using a situation for your own benefits. Self interest is the goal for which the two parties are fighting. If the mediator is also present for self interest there is nothing good coming out of it. We need to move beyond nationalism as Tagore had correctly identified a century ago.