India, Dec. 30 -- In many ways, 2025 can be called a watershed year. Several long-held orthodoxies have collapsed. A rule-based global order - governing trade, war, alliances, and policy predictability - has weakened sharply. In its place has emerged a world driven by naked military and economic power: Transactional, narrowly self-interested, and fundamentally zero-sum in outlook.

This shift has been rapid. It is unfolding alongside dramatic advances in artificial intelligence and technology, intensifying sustainability challenges, and accelerating demographic change. These forces together compel all countries to reassess their economic strategies, institutional frameworks, and global alliances. India is no exception.

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