In the current world order, while hegemons can go it alone, everyone else is on the menu if they aren’t at the table. That is the takeaway from Carney’s speech, and that is what India needs to acknowledge as it tries to chart a course of its own.

Under former president Bashar al-Assad, Damascus never formally recognised Kurdish autonomy. 

Former US President Donald Trump launched his “Board of Peace” initiative at the World Economic Forum in Davos. India received an invitation to join this effort aimed at resolving global conflicts. However, India was not present on the stage during the unveiling. Several countries, including some from the Middle East and Asia, were listed as participants in the initiative.