NB: There was never any global vision; only a global projection of personal ambition. Performance art at its best. ‘When the truth offends, we lie and lie until we can no longer remember it is even there. But it is still there. Every lie we tell incurs a debt to the truth. Sooner or later, that debt is paid‘: Chernobyl series Finale
While India’s diplomatic attempts to isolate Pakistan have not been successful, the Narendra Modi government has not been able to recalibrate its geopolitical alliances after the rapid changes initiated by Donald Trump’s second presidency.
For over a decade now Prime Minister Narendra Modi has pushed a narrative that positioned India as a world leader (Vishwaguru), with much to teach the global community. At its high tide, Modi was straddling the world stage hugging world leaders, conducting economic diplomacy, and claiming to reshape international economic policies through G20.
The most recent indication of an ebb in fortunes is India’s exclusion, for the first time in six years, from the G7 Summit in Canada. Canada has host-privileges to invite countries that are not members of G7 (France, the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, Japan, Italy, and Canada). The diplomatic rift over the assassination of a Canadian Sikh separatist leader in British Columbia province could be a reason for Mike Carney’s new government delaying a re-set of ties with India. Security concerns from separatist Sikh groups may be another reason for denying Modi a place at a much sought-after high-table.
Another diplomatic setback for India is the election of Pakistan as the vice chair of the UN Security Council (UNSC)’s Counter-Terrorism Committee and Chair of the Taliban Sanctions Committee. This seeming rebuff of India’s case that Pakistan was a sponsor of terrorism was compounded by international financial institutions. Earlier in March, the IMF had released a fresh bailout package of $1 billion and now the Asian Development Bank has approved an $800 million package. India’s concerns that economic aid could be misused for financing terror are hard to address unless India can get Pakistan back on the ‘grey list’ of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF).
While India’s diplomatic attempts to isolate Pakistan have not been successful, the Modi government has not been able to recalibrate its geopolitical alliances after the rapid changes initiated by Donald Trump’s second presidency…
https://www.deccanherald.com/opinion/vishwaguru-needs-a-new-global-vision-3573988
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