{"id":257519,"date":"2023-08-27T00:34:28","date_gmt":"2023-08-26T19:04:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=257519"},"modified":"2023-08-29T11:29:45","modified_gmt":"2023-08-29T05:59:45","slug":"fallacy-fantasy-global-south","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/fallacy-fantasy-global-south\/","title":{"rendered":"Fallacy, fantasy, Global South"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Source<\/strong>: The post is based on the article\u00a0\u201cFallacy, fantasy, Global South<\/strong>\u201d published in<\/strong> Business Standard <\/strong>on\u00a026th<\/sup> August 2023<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Syllabus: GS 2 \u2013 Bilateral, Regional and Global Groupings and Agreements involving India and\/or affecting India\u2019s interests.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Relevance: <\/strong>challenges with the Global South.<\/strong><\/p>\n

News:<\/strong> The article explains challenges with the Global South.<\/p>\n

What does the term Global South mean?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The term “Global South” originated in 1969 in a journal during the Vietnam War<\/strong>. It was used to criticize the unfair global order created by the Northern hemisphere’s dominance over the Southern hemisphere.<\/p>\n

This term evolved over time, and was also referred to as Third World and Developing World.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Does the term “Global South” accurately represent geographical and economic realities?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Geographically:<\/strong> The Global North-South division originated from the 1980 Brandt Report by former German Chancellor Wilhelm Brandt.<\/p>\n

This report arbitrarily divided the world<\/strong> along the 30-degree north latitude line, passing through the Americas, Africa, Europe, and including China.<\/p>\n

However, it left out Australia, New Zealand, developed countries of the Global South.<\/p>\n

Therefore, the notion of categorizing the world into a prosperous North and an underdeveloped, struggling South does not align with geographical realities.<\/p>\n

Economically:<\/strong> Around 78 nations fall under the Global South, including China, India, Indonesia, Brazil, Nigeria, and Bangladesh, collectively constituting a significant portion of its population.<\/p>\n

However, economic inconsistencies emerge upon closer analysis. For instance,<\/strong> China, despite a per capita income exceeding $12,000, maintains its claim as a developing nation, which contradicts its categorization within the Global South.<\/p>\n

Hence, the definition of the Global South also does not align economically.<\/p>\n

Must Read: <\/strong>The Global South: origins and significance<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

What are the other issues with the term?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Several key allies of the “Global North” are situated in the Southern hemisphere<\/strong>, including Japan, Australia, New Zealand, South Korea, the Philippines, and even India.<\/p>\n

Therefore, it becomes evident that a majority of India’s allies, economic interests, diaspora, and cultural connections are situated in the “Global North\u201d, despite viewing it negatively.<\/p>\n

How has India’s global position evolved over time?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

In Nehru’s time, the division was East-West<\/strong>, viewing the West as exploitative and the Soviet Bloc as representing the East.<\/p>\n

Nehru’s Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) held anti-Western sentiments, later intensified by Indira Gandhi’s alignment with the Soviet Union.<\/p>\n

However, China’s post-Cold War rise changed the global landscape, posing new challenges for India.<\/strong><\/p>\n

What are the challenges with India?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Russia’s decline and China’s challenge to American power<\/strong> have sparked new concepts of multilateralism and plurilateralism.<\/p>\n

However, it is also necessary recognize that these alternative groupings could be influenced by China, as seen in BRICS and SCO. <\/strong><\/p>\n

Therefore, with China’s increasing influence, evaluating Global South’s leadership is crucial as it could also become a Chinese dominated bloc.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Source: The post is based on the article\u00a0\u201cFallacy, fantasy, Global South\u201d published in Business Standard on\u00a026th August 2023. Syllabus: GS 2 \u2013 Bilateral, Regional and Global Groupings and Agreements involving India and\/or affecting India\u2019s interests. Relevance: challenges with the Global South. News: The article explains challenges with the Global South. What does the term Global… Continue reading Fallacy, fantasy, Global South<\/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":[212,239,238],"class_list":["post-257519","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-9-pm-daily-articles","category-public","tag-gs-paper-2","tag-international-relations","tag-ir","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/257519","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=257519"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/257519\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=257519"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=257519"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=257519"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}