{"id":254669,"date":"2023-08-03T21:25:10","date_gmt":"2023-08-03T15:55:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=254669"},"modified":"2023-08-29T18:21:54","modified_gmt":"2023-08-29T12:51:54","slug":"the-trajectory-of-progress-must-change","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/the-trajectory-of-progress-must-change\/","title":{"rendered":"The trajectory of progress must change"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Source<\/strong>&#8211; The post is based on the article <strong>\u201cThe trajectory of progress must change\u201d <\/strong>published in the <strong>\u201cThe Hindu\u201d <\/strong>on <strong>3rd August 2023<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Syllabus: <\/strong>GS3- Economy<\/p>\n<p><strong>Relevance:<\/strong> Issues related to global economic development<\/p>\n<p><strong>News<\/strong>&#8211; The article explains the challenges faced by the global community and potential solutions to these challenges.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>What are the challenges faced by the global community?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The state of <strong>global governance<\/strong> is concerning. The world is experiencing <strong>divisions and conflicts <\/strong>among nations, leading to wars. There are issues of <strong>rising inequalities<\/strong>. Migrants are risking their lives in search of safety and improved living conditions.<\/p>\n<p>The current path humanity is on is <strong>unsustainable<\/strong>. Economists often use <strong>statistical data<\/strong> to argue that poverty is decreasing and incomes are rising for everyone. However, it is essential for them to observe the <strong>ground realities.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Earth is experiencing <strong>continuous warming<\/strong>. The current <strong>consumptive model of economic growth<\/strong> is unsustainable.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Employment instability<\/strong> is on the rise, even in wealthy nations.<\/p>\n<p>In 2015, the world community adopted the 17 UN<strong> Sustainable Development Goals<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Not all 17 issues are prevalent in every country. For instance, <strong>island nations<\/strong> face immediate life-threatening problems related to the oceans, while <strong>landlocked countries<\/strong> may not experience the same issues.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>What are the potential solutions to challenges faced by the global community?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>More economic growth will not solve the<strong> global issues<\/strong>. Economic growth must transform into a <strong>sustainable and equitable approach.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As per Einstein, persisting to address systemic issues with the same flawed methods that caused them is <strong>irrational<\/strong>. He advocated for a <strong>new paradigm in global governance. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It is evident that a single global solution for <strong>environmental, societal, or economic challenges <\/strong>cannot be <strong>universally applied<\/strong>. Instead, <strong>tailored and localised solutions<\/strong> are necessary. <strong>One-size-fits-all approaches<\/strong> cannot adequately address the diverse array of challenges we encounter.<\/p>\n<p>These solutions should encompass a<strong> combination of approaches<\/strong> to tackle <strong>economic, environmental, and social challenges<\/strong> collaboratively.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The McKinsey Global Institute<\/strong> recently published a comprehensive report titled <strong>&#8220;Pixels of Progress: A granular look at human development around the world&#8221;.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It delves into the actual progress experienced on the ground. It goes beyond the <strong>conventional statistical methods and GDP.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The report focuses on <strong>life expectancy and income<\/strong>s, to assess the<strong> well-being of individuals. <\/strong>Surprisingly, the findings reveal that only 20% of the progress observed can be attributed to the country-level GDP growth.<\/p>\n<p>The vast majority,<strong> 80% of the progress<\/strong>, is intricately tied to <strong>local factors and specific conditions<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>What is the approach of India for resolving the challenges faced by the global community?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>As the chair of the G-20, India has put forward a vision of <strong>Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam<\/strong>. It aims to foster<strong> global unity<\/strong> and improve conditions for all individuals worldwide.<\/p>\n<p>India has also introduced an approach known as<strong> LiFE to the G-20<\/strong>. It advocates for <strong>synchronised efforts<\/strong> among <strong>various stakeholders<\/strong> at all levels, underpinned by <strong>collective actions <\/strong>across society.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Principle 7 of LiFE <\/strong>emphasises the importance of acknowledging and enhancing the contributions of local communities, local and regional governments, and <strong>traditional knowledge<\/strong> in promoting <strong>sustainable ways of living. <\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Source&#8211; The post is based on the article \u201cThe trajectory of progress must change\u201d published in the \u201cThe Hindu\u201d on 3rd August 2023. Syllabus: GS3- Economy Relevance: Issues related to global economic development News&#8211; The article explains the challenges faced by the global community and potential solutions to these challenges. What are the challenges faced&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/the-trajectory-of-progress-must-change\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">The trajectory of progress must change<\/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":[216,8184],"class_list":["post-254669","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-9-pm-daily-articles","category-public","tag-gs-paper-3","tag-indian-economy","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/254669","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=254669"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/254669\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=254669"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=254669"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=254669"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}