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Business Standard
28-04-2025
- Politics
- Business Standard
Raisina Chronicles: A public square for global dialogue and debate
In their editors' note to Raisina Chronicles: India's Global Public Square, S Jaishankar and Samir Saran write: 'The imperative of dialogue in polarised times is self-evident. And it has gained salience precisely because the promise of globalisation has been visibly broken.' The publication of the book celebrates the tenth anniversary of the Raisina Dialogue, an international conference on geopolitics and geoeconomics that has been convened in Delhi since 2016. This platform, which brings together heads of state, government officials, policymakers, diplomats and leaders of intergovernmental organisations, along with business leaders, media persons, experts from the development sector and members of civil society, is a collaboration between the Observer Research Foundation (ORF) and the Government of India's Ministry of External Affairs (MEA). Therefore, it is fitting that the volume is edited by Rajya Sabha member Mr Jaishankar, who has been India's External Affairs Minister since May 2019, and ORF President Mr Saran, who is the Curator of the Raisina Dialogue. The book is valuable for readers interested in international relations and public policy as fields of study and practice. The language used here seems accessible enough for seasoned and early-career professionals, as well as students. Moreover, it is a useful resource for people who watch television shows like Barbara Hall's Madam Secretary, David Guggenheim's Designated Survivor and Deborah Kahn's The Diplomat for the high-octane drama and are curious about how politicians and diplomats build alliances and resolve conflicts in real life. It is divided into seven sections: (1) Changing Realities: Shifts in the World Order; (2) Shared Visions: Unbreakable Bilateral Ties; (3) New Opportunities: European Future in the Indo-Pacific; (4) Guards of Honour: Forging a More Secure World; (5) Viral World: Outbreaks, Outliers and Out of Control; (6) Unblurred Vision: Development with a Difference; and (7) At the Helm of Power: India, Raisina and the New Way Forward. Each section features reflections by speakers from various countries who have participated in the Raisina Dialogue and have rich insights to offer about key priorities in specific geographies and across the world. Rosa Balfour (Director, Carnegie Europe) and Zakaria Al Shmaly (Research Analyst, Carnegie Europe) acknowledge the European Union's 'blind spots', particularly its limited engagement with the 'Global South', and the need to understand critiques of its migration and asylum policy that treats white Christian and brown Muslim refugees differently. Kwame Owino (CEO, Institute of Economic Affairs) and Jackline Kagume (constitution, law and economy programme head at the Institute of Economic Affairs, Kenya) point out that Sub-Saharan Africa is 'the least embedded in global economic affairs and commerce' and advocate for 'access to regional and global markets' to ensure prosperity for countries represented by the African Union. The book addresses subjects such as democracy, climate finance, maritime security, gender equality, soft power, vaccine equity, public-private partnerships, and terrorism. Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, for instance, calls terrorism 'a cancer that needs to be faced through wide international cooperation'. With Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif announcing his readiness for a neutral investigation into the Pahalgam terror attack, it remains to be seen how this international cooperation pans out, and whether it amounts to more than lip service. Mohammed Soliman (director, strategic technologies and cyber security program at the Middle East Institute, Washington, DC) compliments 'India's growing voice in world affairs' for making the Raisina Dialogue 'a critical pathway for conflicting parties to utilise'. He writes, 'Not many global capitals have the diplomatic pull to host Israel, Iran, the Palestinians, and the Arab states under one roof to debate the most contentious regional and global issues'. Amrita Narlikar (president and professor, German Institute for Global and Area Studies) points out that the Raisina Dialogue 'is more inclusive and more diverse' than the Munich Security Conference and the World Economic Forum. What makes it stand out is not only 'its location in a democratic nation in the Global South' but also the decision to 'enable the participation of the interested public' rather than having closed-door meetings. This congratulatory tone pervades the book. While it reinforces the significance and impact of the Raisina Dialogue for multiple stakeholders, there is hardly any reflection on challenges encountered over the last 10 years and areas of improvement that have been identified either by the organisers or the participants. Introspection and feedback are crucial for growth. The other contributors to the volume range from United Nations Secretary General António Guterres, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Rwandan President Paul Kagame to former Canadian Prime Minister Stephen J Harper, Former Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Director David Petraeus, and Mexican Minister of Economy Marcelo Ebrard. The absence of voices from India's own neighbourhood — Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Bhutan, Myanmar, Afghanistan, China, and the Maldives — is quite conspicuous. Since the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) has failed to help members settle disputes, the Raisina Dialogue could serve as a forum to have some of those conversations.
Time of India
23-04-2025
- Business
- Time of India
Former Gen Secy of banned outfit Jamaat-e-Islami condemns Pahalgam terror attack
Jamaat-e-Islami 's former General Secretary Ghulam Qadir Lone , a banned outfit, condemned the terror attack in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir , saying that the indiscriminate killing of tourists was done without any religion in mind, and such terrorists just look to disturb the peace of the region. Condemning the killing of innocent tourists , he told that such attacks should be resisted and protested against. "The thing is that there is a lot of injustice in the world, this is the rude face, where the people who do not want to fight, just came for seeing the place, it is a shameless act to attack them, it is a crime. However much this (terror attack) is resisted against is less," he told ANI. 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Since the ban, Lone said that they have formed a panel to hold talks with the security agencies and has renounced militancy. "I was part of Jamaat since 1968, I have been its general secretary. When a ban was put on Jamaat then we had set up a panel to talk with the agencies of India, and we had said that that we are not with the militancy, I am a secretary of that panel," he said. Live Events Underlining that such attackers don't have a religion, he said that such people should be punished accordingly and not be associated with. "We should understand that these people have no religion, it is these people who want to disturb the peace in the region. We should not befriend them, or think that they have a reason for this, there is no reason for this," he said. The terrorist attack which took place on Tuesday has sent shock waves across the country, especially within the local community, which has called for a shutdown. Following the terror attack, security forces have launched search operations on Wednesday to track down the terrorists responsible. Security has been heightened since the attack, with visuals from the area showing the streets deserted in the usually bustling tourist area. Many organisations have also called for a Jammu bandh following the attack.
Yahoo
24-03-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Some world leaders invoke Trump to justify political crackdowns
Analysts argue that US President Donald Trump's upending of political norms has emboldened autocratic leaders around the world to pursue crackdowns on human rights and democracy. Some leaders have explicitly invoked Trump's return to power as justification for their moves: After Hungary's parliament voted this month to ban an annual LBGTQ+ Pride parade, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán's government said the changes in Washington meant the 'American boot' had been lifted off Hungary's chest and that events like Pride no longer enjoyed US protection. Serbian authorities cited Trump's claims of fraud at USAID to launch raids against pro-democracy civil society groups. Georgia's government similarly used the USAID aid freeze to vow to pursue new restrictions against media and civil society, including a proposed ban on foreign funding for media. Other leaders have not openly cited Trump, but analysts see clear links between their actions and Trump's rule: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is betting that Trump won't challenge the jailing of a top rival, while some have drawn comparisons between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's recent efforts to oust critics in this government and Trump's prioritization of loyalists for key posts. Donald Trump's domestic policies and statements are 'providing cover for a fresh chill on freedom of expression [and] democracy' globally, The Washington Post argued. The director of Carnegie Europe said the accelerated pace of democratic crackdowns in several countries following Trump's return to power show that 'autocrats and would-be autocrats' are 'much more connected in their policies and goals than we have been assuming.' These leaders are 'sniffing the change in the geopolitical air, and reckoning they're on the cusp of a new era,' Politico Europe's opinion editor wrote. Critically, they are looking to each other for inspiration to enact new rules or find new ways to cement power. Experts worry the next phase of the lurch toward autocracy will borrow from Donald Trump's expansionist vision. 'Conquest is back,' an expert declared in Foreign Affairs, arguing that if Washington helps negotiate a Ukraine peace deal that gives Moscow part of Ukrainian territory, 'other powers may be more tempted to wage wars of conquest.' That would alter an accepted post-World War II norm that overt invasions of sovereign territory would elicit widespread, US-led pushback, The Guardian wrote. 'It was advertised that the US didn't do conquest. What is clearly changing is this the first time since [the 19th century] when there is a conversation about whether the US does do conquest or not,' a UK-based international security expert said. Leaders who align with Donald Trump's worldview will no longer be able to accuse malicious foreign actors from the West for fomenting anti-government protests in their countries, Bloomberg noted. Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, whose actions to suppress political opposition have barely invoked Western criticism, will have 'nobody but himself to blame' for public pushback. Meanwhile, European populists like France's Marine Le Pen and Italy's Giorgia Meloni who — while aligning with Trump's brand of national conservatism — also support Ukraine, are in a bind over Trump's overtures to Russia, The Economist wrote, and their factions find themselves divided over how to deal with the US president.
Boston Globe
23-03-2025
- Politics
- Boston Globe
Autocrats roll back rights and rule of law — and cite Trump's example
Gergely Gulyas, Orban's chief of staff, told journalists that the change in administrations in Washington had lifted the 'American boot' off the chest of the Hungarian government, making it easier 'to breathe.' Orban himself noted that the Biden administration's ambassador to Hungary - David Pressman, a fierce Orban critic who directly challenged the nationalist leader's democratic backsliding - made a point of participating in Budapest Pride, an event that has brought 35,000 people to the Hungarian capital, to protect it. Get Starting Point A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday. Enter Email Sign Up Pride 'shouldn't have existed earlier, but it did, because the U.S. Ambassador led the march, which clearly showed that the world's great powers supported it,' Orban said last month. 'But now the world has changed, and the Americans have called these types of ambassadors back home. … It's clear that [Pride] won't have international protection.' Advertisement The emboldened Orban is not alone. As Trump upends democratic norms at home, his statements, policies and actions are providing cover for a fresh chill on freedom of expression, democracy, the rule of law and LGBTQ+ rights for autocrats around the world - some of whom are giving him credit. Democratic backsliding in Eastern Europe, the Balkans and Turkey long predates Trump; the president has been said to have derived some of his messaging from Orban. But in several nations, including Hungary and Serbia, authorities say openly that Trump's return has helped them serve up what critics say are fresh violations of basic rights. In Turkey, where President Recep Tayyip Erdogan this week detained his leading political rival and dozens of others, advocates see Trump's influence as an enabling factor. The new Trump administration 'is bringing together autocrats and would-be autocrats around the world,' said Rosa Balfour, director of Carnegie Europe. 'What they share is a radical right agenda, and they are much more connected in their policies and goals than we have been assuming.' Advertisement Cuts at USAID have eliminated funding for nongovernmental organizations that promoted the rule of law in countries where democracy is under attack, she said. Meanwhile, the administration's actions at home - rolling back protections for minorities, the mass deportation of migrants outside normal processes, attacks on judges who stand in the way - and its decision to vote against a United Nations censure of Russia for its invasion of Ukraine, she said, signal a new era in which the United States is no longer seen as a global defender of liberal democracy. For Orban, opponents fear, the ban on Pride is only the starting point. Last week, he announced a 'spring cleaning' against opposition politicians, judges, journalists, civil society organizations and activists - a group he collectively described as society's 'stink bugs.' 'In terms of international pressure, Orban is now liberated,' said Márton Tompos, president of the opposition Momentum Movement. 'It's like he's saying, 'Okay, Trump won, and now I can do anything I want.'' In Serbia, where autocratic President Aleksandar Vucic has been challenged by a sustained protest movement, authorities cited Trump's unsubstantiated claims of rampant fraud, corruption and waste at USAID as a basis for launching raids last month against four civil society groups, including one that monitors elections and one that promotes government accountability and transparency. The International Fact-Checking Network, a program of the Florida-based Poynter Institute, called the raids 'an unprecedented escalation of government repression, meant to silence independent voices and using the pretext of baseless accusations from the current U.S. administration for the suppression of independent media.' Advertisement Donald Trump Jr., interviewing Vucic this month, praised Serbia for 'embracing the MAGA movement,' and echoed Vucic's unproven claim that anti-corruption protests were tied to 'left-wing actors' in the U.S. Erdogan has targeted political rivals, judges and journalists for years. But the arrest this month of nearly 100 people, including Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, his strongest political challenger, on corruption charges opponents call specious, was an escalation. Erdogan, critics say, is also laying the ground work for a fresh assault on minority rights. Kerem Dikmen, a Human Rights Program Coordinator at Kaos GL, a Turkish LGBTQ+ group, said the organization has obtained a draft of a bill that would impose sentences of up to three years on individuals who do not behave in public according to their biological sex. It would also make it a crime to officiate same-sex weddings, Dikmen said. The target isn't new. Istanbul's Pride march has been banned since 2015, and Erdogan has described himself as 'against LGBT.' 'Those in Turkey are not passing a law because Trump is in power. But there is a psychological influence,' Dikmen said. 'It will become easier.' The Biden administration clashed bitterly with Orban, an ally of both Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, who has sought to establish what he calls an 'illiberal state' in Hungary. Since coming to power 15 years ago, Orban has undermined judicial independence and sought to control the media while targeting migrants and the LGBTQ+ community. The 2021 antigay propaganda law stoked fear in Hungary's LGBTQ+ community. Lawmakers followed it in 2023 with a proposal to allow citizens to report same-sex couples with children anonymously. Advertisement That bill, however, was never signed - the result, Pressman told The Washington Post, of public and private pressure by U.S. and European officials. In the final weeks of the Biden administration, the U.S. also sanctioned a top Orban aide for alleged corruption in office. 'Look, when you're dealing with an emerging authoritarian government, part of the effort of diplomacy is to create guardrails,' said Pressman, who left his post as ambassador in January. 'I think there is a very fair question as to whether or not those guardrails still exist. And some of the policy decisions you see, I think, are reflecting that.' The ban on Pride affects far more than one event, critics say. It allows fines of up to roughly $550 for any protest or gathering authorities deem a danger to children. A convergence of challenges - an anemic economy, high inflation and flagging poll numbers - have left Orban vulnerable to a surging challenge by former ally Péter Magyar. Organizers of Budapest Pride see the renewed harassment of the LGBTQ+ community in part as an effort to direct attention toward a scapegoat. Orban said Pride participants would not be arrested but fined. Mate Hegedus, a spokesman for Budapest Pride, said the June 28 event will go ahead as planned. By happenstance, he said, it will coincide with the anniversary of the Stonewall riots, the Greenwich Village uprising in 1969 that gave lift to the modern gay rights movement in the U.S. 'After this, anyone can be silenced,' Hegedus said. 'We're not going to stand for this. We will go on with the event.' Advertisement Orban's vows to expand his net to include judges, journalists, NGOs and others have also rattled the country. Orban has acted against opponents in the past, said David Vig, executive director of Amnesty International in Hungary. But Trump's action against USAID, he said, seemed to serve as a 'trigger' for a 'very significant change in tone.' 'The prime minister has said he wants to wipe out these organizations by Easter [and] the smearing, the chilling effect is already there,' Vig said. 'If a prime minister is talking about civil society, talking about journalists, and judges, as bugs who need to be killed and wiped out, I think that is sending a very clear chilling message.' Karoly Szilagyi in Budapest and Stefano Pitrelli in Rome contributed to this report.
Bloomberg
17-02-2025
- Business
- Bloomberg
US-Russia Talks Set for Saudi & Europe's Leaders Urgent Ukraine Talks
Bloomberg Daybreak Europe is your essential morning viewing to stay ahead. Live from London, we set the agenda for your day, catching you up with overnight markets news from the US and Asia. And we'll tell you what matters for investors in Europe, giving you insight before trading begins. On today's show, Senior US and Russian officials are meeting in Saudi Arabia this week to discuss a potential Trump-Putin summit to end the war in Ukraine. President Trump says Ukrainian President Volodomyr Zelenskiy will be involved in peace talks with Russia. Meanwhile, key European leaders are gathering today in Paris to discuss Ukraine. Today's Guests: Lale Akoner, Global Market Analyst at eToro, Senior fellow at Carnegie Europe, Judy Dempsey & Mati Staniszewski, Co-founder of ElevenLabs. (Source: Bloomberg)
