Journal of Contemporary Politics

Abstract

We are living in a scenario where we are seeing brutal wars happening, and the ones who are suffering the most are the citizens living in these conflict zones. The agony of suffering is attached to the idea of human rights exploitation, seen in recent wars like that of Russia- Ukraine where innocent citizens are living in adversity and are denied the inalienable rights, which were meant essentially for their protection, but have rather aggravated perils for them. And in such a turmoil, the philosophy preached by India that of 'Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam' reminds the entire world that it is essential to see each other as a part of a global world, thus not bound us to the parochial territories, and rise above the cross-cutting differences existing all across. This also relates to the idea of Immanuel Kant, who talks about universal solidarity in cases of suffering and how the ramifications of violations of rights are also felt in other regions as well, and not just restricted to the idea of fixed territories, highlighting how we all are interconnected in this cosmopolitan world. 1 The idea of unification was also seen in how women of the entire world, irrespective of their differences, came together and led to their emancipation by organizing themselves under the feminist movement, representative of the diverse viewpoints and identities. Thus, the idea is to keep 'human' in the center and not create the notion of 'us vs. they' when thinking of human emancipation. This relates to the idea even mentioned in our ‘Vedas' that “the world is a nest.”