The well-being of the human race depends on an international order rooted in cooperation and fair play. Yet such hope seems elusive in the foreseeable future. Why has humanity arrived at this impasse?
First is the most obvious reason: the lack of genuine intent among those in power to build a fair and inclusive order. Had the intent existed, India, the world’s largest democracy and most populous nation, would already hold a permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council. Instead, the lag in democratisation of global institutions has only grown more severe.
Secondly, even well-intentioned regulatory efforts like the World Trade Organisation faltered under the weight of over-ambition and the refusal of powerful states to compromise.
Thirdly, there was a failure to launch a fair, sympathetic, and empathetic epistemic mission, one aimed at addressing the culture-based cognitive biases that afflict people in every part of the world. Any stable order depends on cultivating a shared epistemic consciousness, which is essential even beyond the question of global governance.
India’s aspirational generation is now poised to reclaim its rightful place. It needs, as do the citizens of every country, a world founded on cooperation and harmony. India today is a much more powerful country, and it has both the opportunity and the responsibility to help guide the world toward this better future.
For this to happen, every citizen must do their utmost to strengthen India’s power and influence. The best way to do this is by performing one’s dharma; that is, one’s chosen work and social duty, with devotion and integrity. Only through such collective effort can India realise its potential and help build the just, cooperative global order the world so desperately needs.
Niraj Kumar Jha
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