Any takers for that sacrifice today when the state is in dire straits?
Review - DEKHO
During the first Green Revolution, all the natural resources were put to exploitative use to make the nation self-sufficient in food grains. Punjabis came forward with full force.
As New York's Mayor Zohran Mamdani calls on King Charles III to return the Kohinoor diamond, a jewel taken from India in 1849 and now housed in the Tower of London, the demand once again reopens a long-standing question of colonial justice, ownership, and historical accountability. As global conversations around restitution grow louder, is this moment just another symbolic flashpoint, or could it mark a serious shift in how former colonial powers respond to demands from countries like India seeking the return of their cultural and historical treasures ?
जैसे न्यूयॉर्क के मेयर ज़ोहरान ममदानी ने किंग चार्ल्स तृतीय से कोहिनूर हीरा लौटाने की मांग की है, एक ऐसा रत्न जो 1849 में भारत से लिया गया था और आज लंदन के टॉवर में रखा है, यह मुद्दा फिर से औपनिवेशिक न्याय, मालिकाना हक और ऐतिहासिक जिम्मेदारी पर बहस को सामने ला रहा है। जब दुनिया भर में ऐसे मामलों पर चर्चा तेज हो रही है, तो क्या यह सिर्फ एक प्रतीकात्मक मुद्दा है, या फिर यह उस बड़े बदलाव की शुरुआत हो सकती है जिसमें भारत जैसे देश अपनी ऐतिहासिक धरोहर वापस मांग रहे हैं ?
With Iran facing a prolonged Strait of Hormuz blockade and attention turning to Russia as a possible economic lifeline, a larger global question is now taking shape. If two heavily sanctioned nations begin relying on each other through alternative trade routes, payment systems, and energy ties, are we witnessing the rise of a parallel world economy outside Western control ? While Moscow may offer short-term relief to Tehran, can two pressured economies truly rescue each other, or does this only deepen mutual dependence and long-term weakness ? And if sanctions push rivals closer together instead of isolating them, could the strategy itself be creating new power blocs ?
