In the world of investment banking, there's an adage “Insult is an investment.” The idea is simple those who are underestimated and ignored often end up making the most successful moves, purchasing stocks at a lower price before the crowd catches on.
One geopolitical phenomenon that has kept repeating during recent history is the separation of a country into multiple smaller countries, mainly for political or religious reasons.
Without being alarmist, one must take note of the fact that the possibility of a third world war has been more discussed this year – 2022 - than any previous year since 1945.
Once US spy planes brought back evidence of Soviet missiles on Cuban soil, it was inevitable that the Kennedy White House would issue an ultimatum to the Kremlin: ship out of Cuba or face an attack.
This would also be a continuation of the important role played by India in promotion of non-alignment in earlier days, although the overall conditions then were somewhat different. However, only a country with firmly rooted internal strengths can aspire to such a leadership role among non-aligned countries which together comprise the majority of the world’s countries.
As Mikhail Gorbachev, the last leader of the Soviet Union passed away, a remarkable Pizza Hut advert filmed in 1997 resurfaced. In the ad, Gorbachev walked alongside his granddaughter across Moscow’s famous Red Square and entered a Pizza Hut
China is expanding its territory and influence as a global power while seeking to isolate the USA from its allies.
Vladimir Putin probably had this grandeur in his mind when he described the breakup of the Soviet Union as the ‘greatest geopolitical catastrophe of the century‘, when Russia lost its power and influence in the world, especially in Eastern Europe, besides losing territories it had controlled for centuries.
The Pakistan army has gained the maximum by adopting this policy. It has twisted history and engulfed its population with the belief that India is an eternal enemy and seeks to destroy them.
January approaching, it will be time again to reset the ‘Doomsday Clock’. The ‘Doomsday Clock’ which has been maintained by the members of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists’ Science and Security Board since 1947, represents how far we are from the hypothetical global catastrophe, denoted by ‘midnight’.
