One, there are more players who have agency than they were after World War I or World War II, or indeed the Cold War. And number two, the starting point for a new settlement is different from 1918, 1945 and 1989. The global power balance has shifted. The Global south has both demography and economy on its side. I mean, here we are in a country which is portraying growth rates of 7%, probably projecting all the way to 2047, and at the same time, it's the biggest democracy in the world. (09:00–09:09)
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Asserts that the Global South now holds demographic and economic advantages in the global power balance.
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