Paper: GS – II, Subject: International Relations, Topic: Global issues, Issue: Need for global leadership in crisis times.
Context:
The absence of credible global leadership amid major geopolitical crises such as Ukraine-Russia war, Israel-Gaza/Iran conflict, India-Pakistan tensions show how supremacism, impunity, and nihilism have overtaken principled global governance.
Key Highlights:
Collapse of Multipolar Illusion:
- Multipolarity has not ensured balance; rather, it has enabled unchecked power politics.
- The West’s hegemonic tendencies remain unchecked, particularly seen in Israel’s aggressive actions in Gaza and the US stance on Iran and Palestine.
Weaponization of Moral Authority:
- Discourse is no longer about truth or justice, but manipulation of narratives as IAEA findings are ignored.
- Truth is substituted by national self-interest and propaganda. Language itself is debased — terms like “peace”, “justice”, and “civility” have become hollow.
Rise of Supremacism:
- The idea of a liberal, rules-based order is under siege as Trump’s rhetoric on Iran reflects a return to supremacist foreign policy.
- Israel’s nuclear advantage undermines non-proliferation discourse.
Moral & Strategic Paralysis:
- No global actor is willing or able to check violent hegemonies. Tribalism, identity politics, and loyalties override rational international action.
- World leaders are reactive, not proactive, leading to incoherent foreign policy responses.
Regional Dimensions:
- West Asia: Israel’s actions in Gaza are emboldened by nuclear superiority, lack of accountability and geopolitical silence on Palestinian rights.
- Iran: Targeted by US-West narrative as existential threat while the real danger lies in strategic incoherence and provocation rather than military parity.
- India-Pakistan: No real movement on peace due to symbolic nationalism, victimhood narratives and hardened positions.
Ethical and Moral dimension:
- Moral bankruptcy in international politics is evident.
- Cynicism replaces hope; strategy replaces values.
- Global order today is built on power, not legitimacy.
- Democracies themselves are failing to uphold values of justice and equality.
Implications:
- Long-term consequences of current geopolitics are deeply unpredictable and dangerous. Even if wars end, the damage to international order and values will persist.
Conclusion:
There is an urgent need for renewed global moral vision, institutions that can check impunity and honest discourse on peace and justice. Without a new vision for global order, power politics will deepen global instability.
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