C Raja Mohan writes: From Davos to NAM, unravelling of the old world order, the end of peace

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Three summits this week — one in Davos, Switzerland and the other two (NAM and G77) in Kampala, Uganda — point to the shifting terrain of global politics in 2024. The world’s rich and powerful in Davos and the underprivileged in Kampala have a shared problem — dealing with structural changes in the international system. The old slogans — on globalism in Davos and collectivism of the Global South in Kampala — are no longer credible or sustainable. The summits also highlight the contrast between the agendas of India and China. The annual gathering at Davos is tempered by the...