Dhaka, May 7 -- Mark Carney, to use a cliche, has snatched victory from the jaws of defeat. His Liberal Party was way behind the Conservatives and had Justin Trudeau still been in office would have lost the election. Even when Carney took charge of the country following Trudeau's resignation, there was a widespread feeling that he would be unable to have his party make a turnaround and retain power. Now that Carney has done it, Canadians as well as election watchers around the world are impressed.

Of course, what we have seen in Canada and then in Australia, where Antony Albanese has led his party to a second consecutive election victory, has been linked to Donald Trump. In the months since he took over from Joe Biden, Trump has caused c...