{"id":345998,"date":"2025-09-09T19:33:57","date_gmt":"2025-09-09T14:03:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=345998"},"modified":"2025-09-11T21:14:23","modified_gmt":"2025-09-11T15:44:23","slug":"iran-and-india-lead-a-just-participatory-global-order","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/iran-and-india-lead-a-just-participatory-global-order\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran and India lead a just participatory global order"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Source<\/strong>: The post Iran and India lead a just participatory global order has been created, based on the article \u201c <strong>Iran and India, ancient civilisations and new horizons<\/strong>\u201d published in \u201c<strong>The Hindu<\/strong>\u201d on 9 September 2025. Iran and India lead a just participatory global order.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-346131\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Iran-and-India-lead-a-just-participatory-global-order.png?resize=466%2C309&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Iran and India lead a just participatory global order\" width=\"466\" height=\"309\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Iran-and-India-lead-a-just-participatory-global-order.png?resize=300%2C199&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Iran-and-India-lead-a-just-participatory-global-order.png?resize=1024%2C680&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Iran-and-India-lead-a-just-participatory-global-order.png?resize=768%2C510&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Iran-and-India-lead-a-just-participatory-global-order.png?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 466px) 100vw, 466px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>UPSC Syllabus Topic:<\/strong> <strong>GS Paper 2- <\/strong>International Relations \u2013 India and its neighborhood-relations.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Context<\/strong>: The Western-led order faces a profound crisis. Violations, trade wars, and environmental damage expose fading dominance. Ancient civilisations\u2014especially Iran and India\u2014are presented as guides for a participatory order for the Global South.<\/p>\n<p>For detailed information on <strong>Challenges Between India and Iran Bilateral Ties<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/on-the-challenges-of-india-iran-bilateral-ties-iran-also-ran\/\">read this article here<\/a><\/p>\n<h2><strong>What is changing in the global order?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Signs of systemic crisis: <\/strong>There are <strong>violations of international law<\/strong>, unchecked force, trade wars, weakened institutions, media manipulation, and <strong>environmental destruction<\/strong>. These are signs of a deeper crisis.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Decline of the classic toolkit: <\/strong>The West\u2019s tools\u2014<strong>global finance<\/strong>, technology monopoly, <strong>imposed human rights standards<\/strong>, and media control\u2014are losing power. The U.S. cannot dictate as before.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2><strong>How is the Global South responding?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Awakening and self-reliance: <\/strong>Countries reject domination. They adopt <strong>local models<\/strong>, build <strong>indigenous science and technology<\/strong>, and strengthen defence and security.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Civilisational anchors: <\/strong>Ancient civilisations have a <strong>unique role<\/strong>. Iran and India have shaped global culture for centuries.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Peaceful ethos, transformative influence<br \/>\n<\/strong>Both valued <strong>peace<\/strong> and fought only in defence. Even when defeated, their culture reshaped conquerors through <strong>statecraft, governance, literature, philosophy, and art and architecture<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2><strong>What civilisational values link India and Iran?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Continuities across faith and time: <\/strong>After Islam\u2019s arrival, <strong>Iran<\/strong><strong>\u2019<\/strong><strong>s values continued<\/strong> in new form. <strong>India<\/strong>, the oldest continuous civilisation, was enriched by Islamic influence.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Shared moral foundations: <\/strong>They share respect for <strong>life<\/strong>, belief in the <strong>triumph of good<\/strong>, respect for <strong>diversity<\/strong>, inner purification, and <strong>spiritual growth<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Modern resistance to domination: <\/strong>India\u2019s <strong>anti-colonial struggle<\/strong> and <strong>Non-Aligned leadership<\/strong> defended the Global South. Iran\u2019s <strong>oil nationalisation<\/strong> and the <strong>Islamic Revolution<\/strong> resisted western domination. Both embody <strong>peace, spirituality, and respect for nature<\/strong>, offering guidance against structural violence, environmental crises, and social collapse.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2><strong>What costs and choices define their independence?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Pressures endured: <\/strong>Iran has faced <strong>economic terrorism<\/strong>, <strong>cognitive warfare<\/strong>, and external interference. It has not yielded.<\/li>\n<li><strong>India<\/strong><strong>\u2019<\/strong><strong>s experience: <\/strong>India has faced <strong>unjustified pressures<\/strong> and hostile measures. It preserved identity and independence.<\/li>\n<li><strong> A joint path forward: <\/strong>They can <strong>strengthen South-South cooperation<\/strong>, act in <strong>BRICS<\/strong>, uphold <strong>human and moral principles<\/strong>, and advance the <strong>International North-South Transport Corridor (INSTC)<\/strong> to build a <strong>just and humane order<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2><strong>Which issues and platforms anchor a new order?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Centrality of Palestine: Palestine<\/strong> reveals Western hypocrisy, supremacism, and brutality. Its struggle defends the Global South\u2019s <strong>right to resist domination<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong> Rights and law: <\/strong>Iran\u2019s defence of <strong>peaceful nuclear energy<\/strong> affirms the South\u2019s <strong>right to development<\/strong>. Iran stands for <strong>international law, diplomacy, and dialogue<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Vehicles of change: BRICS<\/strong> can challenge economic dominance amid <strong>sanctions<\/strong>, trade wars, and efforts to <strong>prevent de-dollarisation<\/strong>. The <strong>INSTC<\/strong> is a <strong>civilisational bridge<\/strong> linking Eurasia, the Caucasus, India, and Africa, bringing <strong>stability to West Asia<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2><strong>What obstructs regional security\u2014and what alternative is offered?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>External destabilisation in West Asia: <\/strong>The U.S. and allies support the <strong>Zionist regime<\/strong> and fuel instability in <strong>Palestine, Lebanon, Iraq, Syria, Yemen, and Iran<\/strong>. This blocks indigenous security. Iran opposes such interventions and threats to <strong>territorial integrity<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Manipulation in South Asia: <\/strong>The U.S. created and expanded <strong>terrorist groups<\/strong> when useful. It intervened under an anti-terror pretext and <strong>returned power<\/strong> to them when it suited its agenda.<\/li>\n<li><strong>A different model: <\/strong>At this turning point, <strong>Iran and India<\/strong> propose an order of <strong>justice, participation, equality, and human dignity<\/strong>. Nations become <strong>builders of their own destiny<\/strong>, led by ancient civilisations toward a shared future.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Question for practice:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Discuss the role of Iran and India in leading the Global South toward a just international order.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Source: The post Iran and India lead a just participatory global order has been created, based on the article \u201c Iran and India, ancient civilisations and new horizons\u201d published in \u201cThe Hindu\u201d on 9 September 2025. Iran and India lead a just participatory global order. 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