India, Jan. 25 -- Humanity has ushered into a new year. I have had many and myriad thoughts about world affairs sitting in Taiwan last year. Here I have chosen one out of these many to articulate my first piece of this column.

I have been seriously thinking about politics from the perspective of the human mind which means I have been thinking about some serious topics like leadership, pragmatism, diplomacy, policy making and growth from a psychological perspective. I would add peace to this list but would preferably use harmony as a better synonym, simply because while peace is a delicate balance between war and deterrence, harmony encompasses peace and also requires growth, innovation and well being.

This list isn't inclusive for that'...