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Punch’s attachment to his plush toy is not based on its country of origin, but on the comfort it provides. Similarly, consumers prioritise trust and design over geopolitical labels.
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India has to deal with the ‘reality’ and continue to adjust. All nations do.
India will make incremental gains – at home, economically and in domestic policies as well as with regard to its foriegn policy and relationships.
India matters!
Hypotheticals – of 8% or 9% annual growth over the last decade… – aren’t helpful. It’s nearly impossible for India to achieve those rates and to sustain them for the years ahead. Mr. Sanjeev Sanyal’s talks are timely and pertinent. It’s a long road ahead.
Prior to 2014, the foreign policies and diplomatic relations were not dealt with the intent of glossy headlines and managing local popularity. The claimed free fall, I feel, is the result of this new found obsession with managing local headlines even in the matter of foreign relations and the illogical tendency to project every leader to be a personal friend. If my memory serves right, this has never been the case earlier.
The biggest headache for India is the diminishing strength of the United States as an effective geopolitical actor. From its peak at the end of the Cold War, where the mere specter of US sanctions would bring dictators to heel, to the current administration’s reliance on brute hacks and shady deals, the US faces significant challenges.
America will remain a technological leader and a lucrative market, but its ability to affect geopolitics will be restricted to smaller pockets like the Levant. India needs to prepare for a post-American geopolitics, and we must acknowledge the prudence in maintaining good ties with Russia.
Towards the close of the first term, the Editor had written a magisterial column on our foreign policy being adrift. Really wish it had been acted upon.
This is exactly how the West led by Trump wants the rest to see India. However there is no foreign policy free fall. A complex phase is unraveling for Indian diplomacy. India’s rising power is more substantial than the so called great powers. It will soon be the third largest economy in the world, without the ballooning statism, aging demography or super debt of the US. While per capital we are a modest economy, the potential is just incomparable. This makes the West especially the US very nervous. Looks like India seems to be their numero uno target to put pressure on. The only part we didn’t probably see was how much the US detests a real growth story that isn’t under its control.
One must not pontificate on topics he/she has absolutely no idea of.
And The Print needs to put such articles through an editorial filter. I genuinely believe I can put together a better article on Indian foreign policy issues.
India has to deal with the ‘reality’ and continue to adjust. All nations do.
India will make incremental gains – at home, economically and in domestic policies as well as with regard to its foriegn policy and relationships.
India matters!
Hypotheticals – of 8% or 9% annual growth over the last decade… – aren’t helpful. It’s nearly impossible for India to achieve those rates and to sustain them for the years ahead. Mr. Sanjeev Sanyal’s talks are timely and pertinent. It’s a long road ahead.
Thank you.
Prior to 2014, the foreign policies and diplomatic relations were not dealt with the intent of glossy headlines and managing local popularity. The claimed free fall, I feel, is the result of this new found obsession with managing local headlines even in the matter of foreign relations and the illogical tendency to project every leader to be a personal friend. If my memory serves right, this has never been the case earlier.
The biggest headache for India is the diminishing strength of the United States as an effective geopolitical actor. From its peak at the end of the Cold War, where the mere specter of US sanctions would bring dictators to heel, to the current administration’s reliance on brute hacks and shady deals, the US faces significant challenges.
America will remain a technological leader and a lucrative market, but its ability to affect geopolitics will be restricted to smaller pockets like the Levant. India needs to prepare for a post-American geopolitics, and we must acknowledge the prudence in maintaining good ties with Russia.
Towards the close of the first term, the Editor had written a magisterial column on our foreign policy being adrift. Really wish it had been acted upon.
This is exactly how the West led by Trump wants the rest to see India. However there is no foreign policy free fall. A complex phase is unraveling for Indian diplomacy. India’s rising power is more substantial than the so called great powers. It will soon be the third largest economy in the world, without the ballooning statism, aging demography or super debt of the US. While per capital we are a modest economy, the potential is just incomparable. This makes the West especially the US very nervous. Looks like India seems to be their numero uno target to put pressure on. The only part we didn’t probably see was how much the US detests a real growth story that isn’t under its control.
Hard reality is that socialist India doesn’t have any standing in the world. Capitalism will give respect, but India is allergic to capitalism.
One must not pontificate on topics he/she has absolutely no idea of.
And The Print needs to put such articles through an editorial filter. I genuinely believe I can put together a better article on Indian foreign policy issues.
India needs to show some hard power. We have been focusing only on economy.