A Pivotal Dais for Diplomacy

An extremely important compilation of curated discussions, edited by S Jaishankar & Samir Saran, Raisina Chronicles celebrates a decade of India's flagship geopolitical dialogue, and brings together global voices to find solutions to common challenges. Excerpts:

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Despite having generated many global benefits (including poverty reduction), globalization has been under attack from the political left, right, and populists of different types. Unfortunately, its ardent defenders—often well-meaning liberals—have not helped the cause. Caught between the doomsayers who warn against the dire consequences of deglobalization and denialists who argue that reports of discontent are greatly exaggerated, the political and intellectual space for a serious and much-needed reform of economic interdependence has narrowed. Globalization is undoubtedly worth preserving for the many gains that it brings to many people. But this, in turn, requires a fundamental reconsideration of both its direction and scale. In this essay, I present a brief overview of the problems inherent in the current model of globalization.

In the second section, I explain why Bharat may be uniquely placed to lead the way towards a more secure, inclusive, and sustainable globalization. The Raisina Dialogue can serve as the flagship for this for reasons that I outline in the third section. In the same section, I offer an agenda for future research and dialogue.

THE LIMITS OF GLOBALIZATION