Old world is crumbling: India is pushing to rewire the new global order

As the United Nations enters its 81st year, it is important to note how India, the largest democracy in the world and the most populous nation, has always striven for and supported multilateralism, multilateral institutions and multipolarity. It has been a founding member of almost all multilateral institutions including the United Nations — even before it achieved independence from the time of the San Francisco Conference. In the post-World War II era when the newer institutions were being crafted, New Delhi’s approach was to stand for the cause, welfare and interests of the developing world which is now called Global…