{"id":243765,"date":"2023-05-23T21:56:34","date_gmt":"2023-05-23T16:26:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=243765"},"modified":"2023-05-23T21:56:34","modified_gmt":"2023-05-23T16:26:34","slug":"the-new-world-shaped-by-self-interest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/the-new-world-shaped-by-self-interest\/","title":{"rendered":"The new world \u2013 shaped by self-interest"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Source-<\/strong> The post is based on the article \u201cThe new world \u2013 shaped by self-interest\u201d<\/strong> published in \u201cThe Indian Express\u201d<\/strong> on 23rd May 2023.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Syllabus: <\/strong>GS2- International relations<\/p>\n

Relevance<\/strong>– Changing global order<\/p>\n

News- <\/strong>A series of far-reaching events are shaping the 21st century.<\/p>\n

What are important lessons from the recent geopolitical events?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The first lesson<\/strong> from global reactions to the war is geography still matters<\/strong>. Proximity and the neighbourhood are considerably more important. We are living in a hyper-globalised world<\/strong>, but we are also more local <\/strong>than ever before.<\/p>\n

Social media, trends in technology and politics, and other factors promoted narrow spheres of interest<\/strong>. India was concerned about the Ukraine war and European instability<\/strong>. But Chinese aggression, Covid and the instability of Kabul <\/strong>were more important for it.<\/p>\n

The second lesson <\/strong>pertains to the UN vote condemning the Ukraine war<\/strong><\/a>.<\/a> 140 countries voted and condemned Russia. But, only a few sanctioned Russia. <\/strong><\/p>\n

Those sanctioning Russia today are champions of globalisation and developmen<\/strong>t. Others are well within their rights to challenge the status quo.<\/p>\n

It is often stated that India is on the fence.<\/strong> India is not on the fence. It is only standing its ground<\/strong>. It will choose its priorities just as every other country has done.<\/p>\n

The recent visits by European leaders to China shows that value-based frameworks<\/strong> are untenable. Nations are driven by self-interest <\/strong>and the need to maintain lucrative economic relations.<\/strong> India is no different.<\/p>\n

Even after Chinese hostilities on the Himalayan heights, trade relations<\/strong> matter for its economic needs. Distance matters; interest matters<\/strong> even more.<\/p>\n

The third lesson<\/strong> derives from recent events. The Covid-19<\/strong><\/a> outbreak<\/strong> saw the hijack of medical equipment and access to vaccines, and growing gaps in treatment capabilities.<\/strong><\/p>\n

When the pandemic struck, there was no superpower,<\/strong> there was no great power<\/strong>, and there was no big power.<\/strong> There were only selfish powers. <\/strong><\/p>\n

Similarly, the Afghan people were abandoned because it is important for higher powers to leave the country at a particular moment.<\/p>\n

Chinese territorial incursions<\/strong> have provoked a range of self-serving responses<\/strong> from different actors. Some of these countries talk about defending democracy.<\/p>\n

In a nutshell, there is no moral high ground<\/strong>. All that remains is the ruthless pursuit of national self-interest. <\/strong><\/p>\n

What is the importance of the global south in the present context?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

If meaningful international dialogue <\/strong>is to be conducted, nations must right-size<\/strong> some of their perceptions<\/strong> about each other and themselves. In this context, Global South can be a possible bridge between competing positions. <\/strong><\/p>\n

But the \u201cGlobal South\u201d is a simple term, which does not show its heterogeneity.<\/strong> Very few countries would like to be categorised as \u201csouthern\u201d as they continue to rise and shape global systems. <\/strong><\/p>\n

The organisation of the South over the next decade will have a far more profound impact than the West on the global balance of power<\/strong>, and on the contours of the new world order.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Source- The post is based on the article \u201cThe new world \u2013 shaped by self-interest\u201d published in \u201cThe Indian Express\u201d on 23rd May 2023. Syllabus: GS2- International relations Relevance– Changing global order News- A series of far-reaching events are shaping the 21st century. What are important lessons from the recent geopolitical events? The first lesson… Continue reading The new world \u2013 shaped by self-interest<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10320,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1230,9],"tags":[212,10500],"class_list":["post-243765","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-9-pm-daily-articles","category-public","tag-gs-paper-2","tag-indian-express","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":{"total":0,"cached_at":"","cached_date":1700844209},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/243765","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10320"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=243765"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/243765\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=243765"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=243765"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=243765"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}