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Xi cites Thucydides Trap; cockroach protest upends India
In May, Chinese President Xi Jinping warned Washington about the Thucydides Trap, the theory that an emerging power and a hegemon often go to war, the New Indian Express reports. Closer home,…
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In May, Chinese President Xi Jinping warned Washington about the Thucydides Trap, the theory that an emerging power and a hegemon often go to war, the New Indian Express reports. Closer home, the cockroach protest has triggered a backlash where teenage girls faced doxxing and death threats from trolls, the newspaper adds.
The article argues the world stands at a threshold similar to the end of the Bronze Age, looking back on the collapse of post-war certainties. It criticises state-sanctioned lawlessness in India and the dismantling of institutions, calling the troll army’s harassment of minors a serious national disturbance.
The Indian Opinion
Some call the cockroach protest proof of creeping authoritarianism; others dismiss it as student mischief. Both sides exaggerate. The trolls’ threats against 15-year-olds crossed a line that no political allegiance can justify. The real test is whether those responsible face investigation, and whether the uninjured public stays outraged enough to demand accountability. That will decide if India escapes a paltry Greek tragedy.
Source: newindianexpress.com
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