News18 Rising Bharat Summit 2026 Showcases India’s Sporting And Cultural Surge

At the ABP Network’s Ideas of India Summit 2026, themed “The New World Order,” Mr. Atideb Sarkar delivers a sharp and timely reflection on a world in transition. From renewed conflict in multiple regions to trade disruptions and great-power rivalry, the assumptions that once underpinned global stability are under visible strain.

Peace, as history reminds us, is never automatic—it rests on rules, legitimacy, and power. Invoking the ideas of Henry Kissinger and the Westphalian system born in 1648, the address revisits the principles of sovereignty, non-interference, and balance of power that shaped modern geopolitics.

Yet technological change, economic interdependence, and the assertive rise of new powers have challenged that order. Competing visions—from American idealism and realism to China’s hierarchical worldview—signal an era where spheres of influence, strategic rivalry, or even stagnation in global power shifts are plausible outcomes. For India, the churn presents both risk and opportunity.