How should India persevere in this multi-crises world?
Hindustan TimesRace riots in the United Kingdom, the toppling of a democratically-elected government by mobs in Dhaka, a new chapter of the war in Ukraine — that is now a war inside Russia — the continuing bloodshed in Gaza, and the looming threat of an Iran-Israel war breaking out, all point to an ominous future. More often, a “one man’s terrorist is another’s freedom fighter” view adopted by many in the West has woefully dominated the discourse on a subject that deserves the utmost seriousness and objectivity. What Ukraine plans is not clear just yet, but this marks the first time since World War II that foreign troops are on Russian soil. While India has made great and essential strides toward self-reliance, in this very interconnected world of technology and commerce, English author John Donne’s words come to mind: “No man is an island.” In this world, we all rely on each other — on neighbours, nations, and continents.