I love how Dr Bibek Debroy - polymath and Chairman, Economic Advisory Council to the Indian PM - defines the śloka from the Maha Upanishad where the theme of India's G20 Presidency, 'Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam', comes from.
He defines it as laying down a process of discovering one's mindset & purpose, which is fundamental to how one interacts with others. (Clip of his definition: https://youtube.com/clip/UgkxgdQjbxzzI_hXe2SYaTnltmbktesluH0N.)
Something of relevance to understanding how states play geopolitics.
--> If India's G20 advertising/other materials quoted the full śloka, it could be used as a subtweet against the #DragonBear (as coined by the sage, Velina Tchakarova).
Source of the screenshot: https://kavishala.in/@kavishala-sanskrit/vasudhaiva-kutumbakam-the-world-is-one-family
49 seconds · Clipped by Ravi Nayyar · Original video "Desha or Darshana- The Meaning of India" by Pondy Lit Fest
“🧵🇨🇳🇷🇺 Does China distance itself from Russia because of war against Ukraine? A terrific @FT piece helps to understand how Beijing wants its policy towards Moscow to be seen in Western capitals. Spoiler alert: the real policy might be very different. Let me help to unpack it. 1/”
Beijing "will never forge a true alliance w/ Russia that would require China’s leaders to coordinate policy more closely or that would bind them to mutual defense. … The stronger China becomes, … the more Beijing may prod Moscow to align its interests with China’s." #dragonbear
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RT @MichaelSchuman
The true nature of Xi Jinping’s relationship with Vladimir Putin shows China isn’t a very good friend. My latest in the @TheAtlantic
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https://twitter.com/MichaelSchuman/status/1608468910818619394
RT @vtchakarova: 🇨🇳🇷🇺 China will boost ties with Russia in military tech, energy and space, Ambassador Zhang Hanhui tells Russian news agency. #Dragonbear #China_Russia #geopolitics
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3177093/china-will-boost-ties-russia-military-tech-energy-and-space
🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/IlvesToomas/status/1523846568427892737