The Romans’ version of stoicism is rapidly picking popularity on Instagram — Marcus Aurelius, Epictetus, and Seneca are some names that get thrown at you when you fire up your screen.
Germany’s erstwhile Christian Democratic Union govt, led by Angela Merkel, prevented sale of small arms to police forces in states they perceived had ‘bad human rights record’.
A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.
The entire UK government is living in an echo chamber with no idea as to where the world is heading. This once courageous and immensely talented country that has given much to the world, and also reformed itself on many social dimensions, is today clueless, confused and divided on what’s best for the country. UK, along with the US currently think that they can control the forces of globalisation. Their tactical, ad-hoc Iran focused, Korea-focused etc etc approach to control the dynamics of a multi-polar world are unlikely to produce gains. China is already beyond their influence, and India is showing signs of keeping its national interest on top when dealing with these erstwhile superpowers. In times to come, both nations will be wringing their hands as the world moves on.
Early in her term, with Brexit on the anvil, PM May visited India. She felt India would be one of the vibrant trading nations with which Britain could forge a beneficial relationship. Seeing the actual trade figures for India gave her a reality check. The PM of Singapore too has expressed his disappointment. Indian diplomacy will have to be supported by much better economic performance at home.
The entire UK government is living in an echo chamber with no idea as to where the world is heading. This once courageous and immensely talented country that has given much to the world, and also reformed itself on many social dimensions, is today clueless, confused and divided on what’s best for the country. UK, along with the US currently think that they can control the forces of globalisation. Their tactical, ad-hoc Iran focused, Korea-focused etc etc approach to control the dynamics of a multi-polar world are unlikely to produce gains. China is already beyond their influence, and India is showing signs of keeping its national interest on top when dealing with these erstwhile superpowers. In times to come, both nations will be wringing their hands as the world moves on.
Early in her term, with Brexit on the anvil, PM May visited India. She felt India would be one of the vibrant trading nations with which Britain could forge a beneficial relationship. Seeing the actual trade figures for India gave her a reality check. The PM of Singapore too has expressed his disappointment. Indian diplomacy will have to be supported by much better economic performance at home.