What would the world be after World War III! Experts on the subject have different versions of their own, based on how they perceive the scenario. And Albert Einstein didn’t talk about World War III, but was sure of its consequences and the way World War IV would be fought. I would like to quote him verbatim. He had said, "I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones." This shows that he believed the weapons used in World War III would be so devastating that civilization as we know it would be gone!
How would you compare today’s situation vis-à-vis World War III? During Corona invasion, there’s no firing of missiles and N-Bombs, no physical destruction of any facilities, no alignment of countries against each other and no exchange of vitriolic dialogues between the heads of the nations. The world which has had been traditionally divided seems to have forgotten all the big talks and each of the countries is now busy in protecting themselves against COVID-19, an invisible enemy of barely a few Nano Meters that has challenged even the mightiest nations and has brought them to their knees into submission.
However, there are two major similarities when we compare the consequences of COVID-19 invasion and the consequences of World War. They are the innumerable deaths and the economic slowdown faced by the countries. Who would have thought just a few weeks back that an invisible virus can play such havoc and be so ruthless in taking lives and ruining the greatest economies? In fact, this silent devastation is much more than what a world war would have brought!
In my opinion, this pandemic has the potential of decimating the nations – more so to the developed economies. It is very much plausible that the current ranking of the nations in the pre-COVID-19 era based on their economic might may change post-COVID-19 era. Their rankings may change and it would primarily depend on the resilience of the individual countries to make a comeback. The more resilience the country displays in its response post-COVID-19, brighter the chances for it to recover, consolidate and reclaim its position. During this phase, it is very much possible that a lesser country may overtake the rank holders!
India as a nation has that strength and resilience. With the youth population on our side, the technical fraternity coming together for engineering, designing and producing innovative products, strong and focused leadership at the helm of affairs; we are certainly going to emerge stronger from this crisis.
India needs to look back to its roots for finding simple answers to the complex issues at hand, to frame policies for inclusive growth, to charter its development plans paying due respect to the nature and executing them in harmony with it. The current challenge of COVID-19 should be taken up as an opportunity to re-define ourselves, our priorities and the philosophy of life.
I have the confidence to say that better days are waiting for us, the only condition is we should be able to catch this opportunity. We all should get engaged creatively to give our best. It is time to transform ourselves and transform the nation.
Let’s do it!
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True. The world order post COVID would be an interesting subject to study. The criteria for national power, virtues of globalization, relevance of neoliberalism, democratic vs authoritarian governments would be a key areas of study
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