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1/ Worth watching this i/view w Indian ForMin @DrSJaishankar
On Cold War vs today: "earlier...was a bipolar world w some incipient multipolar characteristics. This will be a multipolar world w strong bipolar characteristics"
& poles will be of diff size
On Cold War vs today: "earlier...was a bipolar world w some incipient multipolar characteristics. This will be a multipolar world w strong bipolar characteristics"
& poles will be of diff size
2/ @DrSJaishankar notes that when Rajiv Gandhi went to China in 1988, Chinese & Indian economies were abt the same size; now C's is 4.5 times bigger.
Reasons? More sweeping, earlier reform + "In many ways, they were much more aggressive about leveraging the world than we were"
Reasons? More sweeping, earlier reform + "In many ways, they were much more aggressive about leveraging the world than we were"
3/ @DrSJaishankar "If we're to grow by leveraging the int'l situation, then..we hv got to exploit the opportunities out there. U can’t [do that] by saying..I’m going to stay away from it all & btw when I find it useful I will step out. Either ur in the game or ur not in the game"
4/ @DrSJaishankar: "era of great caution, & a v much greater dependence...on multilateralism...is to a certain extent behind us. & we hv to step out more. We hv to be more confident...hv to articulate our interests better...need to take risks..w/o taking risks..u can’t get ahead"
