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Continuing from yesterday ( View from the Mars – 3 ) In my view, the following issues may,  inter alia , play an important role in shaping the contours of the new world order that may evolve in the next decade or so. ·           China presently is finding it hard to gain acceptance as a major global leader. One of the reasons is lack of democracy, which is still a major consideration for the western developed world. Besides, it is also regarded as an irresponsible power by the extant major global powers. Recently, the spread of Covid-19 virus from Wuhan laboratory, causing a global pandemic, has materially tarnished the image of China. In particular, the mistrust between the US and China have increased manifolds after the outbreak of pandemic, resulting in a Sino-US cold war. This cold war that may last for many years, or may be decades, may be a key determinant of the new world order. Important to note that Russia, which was a key WWII ...

Have you ever wondered why— ·          In the post WW2 popular movies and novels, all mischievous and malevolent inhabitants of other planets and galaxies (‘Aliens’) attack only the United States of America (the US), especially the richest cities of New York and Los Angeles! Whereas, there is evidence of just one attack (9/11 WTC attack in NY) on the US soil by a non-US citizen, in the post WW2 period. ·          Mostly, agents of the US secret services (or in few cases agents of the UK secret service) assume the responsibility of saving the earth from an imminent destruction (‘Apocalypse’) and always achieve the task successfully! Whereas, there is overwhelming evidence of multiple failures of the US secret services. For example, they failed to prevent assassination of President Kennedy (1963); attack on WTC (2001); Capitol riots (2021); assassination attempt on Trump (2024). They also failed misera...