The fall of the Davos Man: Globalisation as virtue is over – and India is playing its part in the fractured new order

In the sun-drenched halls of Davos, nestled amidst the soaring Swiss Alps, once reverberated the fervent chants of "Davos Man". This superclass figure was born in the optimistic fog of the 1990s at the peak of post-Cold War globalisation. His creed: Open markets, unfettered capital flows, and a borderless world pulsating with the exchange of ideas and talent. His utopia: A level playing field, a seamlessly connected planet where prosperity trickles down under the banner of a universalised globalisation model. The Davos Man was the peak representation of a flat world where a superclass of global elites was still able…