An Indian's take on world affairs.

The 'official' outcomes of the G20 summit in Delhi were many. Statements were made, documents were signed, dinners were held, and decisions were made. The G20 became more representative, politically and socially inclusive, and covered a wider range of issues than ever before. This blog is the second part of a two-part blog series on the G20 summit in Delhi. The first part, where the G20 summit's official outcomes, the decisions made under its framework, and the Delhi Declaration have been discussed in detail, can be found here -  G20 Special Part I: The Delhi Declaration and its outcomes. But the official summit served as a facade for the actual big meetings, big decisions, and big agreements made on its sidelines, that aim to reshape the world order. The decisions taken on its sidelines may change the way that the East trades with the West, the power dynamics between the East and the West, cementing India's global stature as an emerging superpower capable of leading po

India has managed to pull off a feat that was once considered to be near impossible: Forging a consensus, and signing a declaration despite the deep divisions that loom large on the world. This is widely considered to be a diplomatic win for India as it takes its place on the high table of global affairs. This blog is divided into two parts: The first being the official outcomes of the G20 summit, the Delhi Declaration and related talks under the G20 framework, and the second being the talks on its sidelines, the initiatives taken outside its framework, and their implications on India's national interest, global geopolitics, and the world order at large. The Delhi Declaration is seen as a document that tries to amplify the voice and interests of the Global South, which is becoming more influential in global matters, and seeks to challenge the unofficial monopoly of decision-making of the G7, and its allies in the West. It also seeks to establish an agreement on other issues concern

The 21st century has brought forth many technological advancements on the world, and some of the most important of these are digital and television media. In this age of information technology, information (true or not) can be spread incredibly quickly to a larger audience than ever before with a single click. India is at an important juncture of time, where it is exerting significant influence and projecting its might on the global stage, but the prevalence of technology in daily life and its resultant, that is the so-called 'information war', where wars are based on fighting through competing narratives and aiming to demoralize the enemy, is becoming an increasingly inevitable challenge to India's rising stature as an emerging global superpower. Today, it is largely believed that Western media publications, from nations such as the US, the UK, France and Germany are leading the information war, as they are able to exert their control on building global narratives through

Although this is a question that many in America and her allied nations would not want to raise, it is very much an evident fact that the world no longer accepts the 'domination' by the West and her allies. Today, the world outside Europe and North America are in an informal agreement that the US may not retain its superpower status to the extent that it did during the height of the Cold War or after the dissolution of the erstwhile Soviet Union. This informal agreement among the rest of the world that the US may be well on its way to losing its status as the world's sole superpower, may result in a future power vacuum. Other emerging superpowers today, such as China and India, are already sensing this and are vying to fill the possible 'power vacuum' that may be caused by the US' decline. Today, the US does not seem to mind taking a backseat in world affairs, and the desire to control the world order as per its whims and fancies seems to be fading away from the