Shyam Saran writes: With Trump, the old West is gone

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How should we describe the topsy-turvy world we are living in today? Children’s playbooks have a “joining the dots” game, which traces an image when the dots are joined together. We are now attempting to join dots that are constantly moving and no recognisable pattern is appearing. How can one navigate an unstable and shifting geopolitical terrain where familiar landmarks and reassuring anchors vanish with bewildering rapidity? And how should one deal with the most powerful country in the world, which under Donald Trump has transitioned from being the upholder of the global order to its ruthless undertaker? During Trump...