Sooner or later, whether peacefully or violently, a more stable world order will be born, with a new guardian or set of guardians to uphold and maintain it. This could be a multipolar order with major powers, both old and new, putting in place an altered set of norms and rules of the game, anchored in new or modified institutions. Some analysts are already conceding that role to China but I think this is premature. The current shifting international landscape lends itself more appropriately to a 21st century version of that multipolar world order and this suits India’s interest. The US as a hegemonic power, presided over a world order which had been in the making over several centuries under prolonged Western dominance.

Source: Hindustan Times May 04, 2017 03:56 UTC