Daily Analysis of 'The Hindu' - 9th May, 2020 | Additional Study Material for UPSC PDF Download

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Shaping India’s response in a global hinge moment 
Eradicate it 
Contempt for labour 
Slower growth and a tighter fiscal 
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Shaping India’s response in a global hinge moment 
Eradicate it 
Contempt for labour 
Slower growth and a tighter fiscal 
Shaping India’s response in a global hinge moment 
?The world is fragmenting and slowing down 
economically. 
?Asia-Pacific is the new economic and political centre 
of gravity of the world.  
?Rapid shifts in the balance of power. 
?Arms races and to rising uncertainty. 
? “America First ” attitude of USA. 
?Strategic autonomy: Fear leads some to suggest 
alliances. 
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Shaping India’s response in a global hinge moment 
Eradicate it 
Contempt for labour 
Slower growth and a tighter fiscal 
Shaping India’s response in a global hinge moment 
?The world is fragmenting and slowing down 
economically. 
?Asia-Pacific is the new economic and political centre 
of gravity of the world.  
?Rapid shifts in the balance of power. 
?Arms races and to rising uncertainty. 
? “America First ” attitude of USA. 
?Strategic autonomy: Fear leads some to suggest 
alliances. 
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Shaping India’s response in a global hinge moment 
Eradicate it 
Contempt for labour 
Slower growth and a tighter fiscal 
Shaping India’s response in a global hinge moment 
?The world is fragmenting and slowing down 
economically. 
?Asia-Pacific is the new economic and political centre 
of gravity of the world.  
?Rapid shifts in the balance of power. 
?Arms races and to rising uncertainty. 
? “America First ” attitude of USA. 
?Strategic autonomy: Fear leads some to suggest 
alliances. 
?An alliance is a wrong answer.  
?Keep I n d i a ’ s powder dry and free to pursue its 
own national interest. 
?The big question, of course, is how to handle 
China.  
?1988 Rajiv Gandhi: framework is no longer 
working and the signs of stress in the relationship 
are everywhere. 
?The balance will keep shifting between 
cooperation and competition with China, both of 
which characterise that relationship.  
 
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Shaping India’s response in a global hinge moment 
Eradicate it 
Contempt for labour 
Slower growth and a tighter fiscal 
Shaping India’s response in a global hinge moment 
?The world is fragmenting and slowing down 
economically. 
?Asia-Pacific is the new economic and political centre 
of gravity of the world.  
?Rapid shifts in the balance of power. 
?Arms races and to rising uncertainty. 
? “America First ” attitude of USA. 
?Strategic autonomy: Fear leads some to suggest 
alliances. 
?An alliance is a wrong answer.  
?Keep I n d i a ’ s powder dry and free to pursue its 
own national interest. 
?The big question, of course, is how to handle 
China.  
?1988 Rajiv Gandhi: framework is no longer 
working and the signs of stress in the relationship 
are everywhere. 
?The balance will keep shifting between 
cooperation and competition with China, both of 
which characterise that relationship.  
 
?High-level strategic dialogue between the two 
sides about their core interests, red lines, 
differences and areas of convergence. 
?Prime Minister Narendra Modi has declared a goal 
of India to be a ‘Vishwa guru’, or world teacher, 
which is still a long way away when it is an 
importer of knowledge and technology.  
?India is more dependent on the outside world 
than ever before.  
?It relies on the world for energy, technology, 
essential goods like fertilizer and coal, 
commodities, access to markets, and capital.