Retired Indian Navy Vice Admiral Shekhar Sinha says the global balance of power is shifting toward Asia, with countries such as China, India, Japan, and South Korea emerging as key drivers of economic growth and influence.
"I think China played a very important role in helping the Allied forces defeat the enemy fairly quickly in World War II, which also accelerated the decolonization of many countries," Sinha said in a recent interview, noting that China's wartime contributions helped free much of East Asia from colonial rule.
He pointed out that most East Asian nations were once colonies and fought alongside the Allied powers during World War II. "Take India as an example," he said. "It was under British rule at the time, so the British claimed the victory as their own. Yet the people who fought were primarily Indian—Indians made up 90 percent of the armed forces, with only about 10 percent being British."
According to Sinha, the current global order is undergoing a significant realignment. "It appears that the West is giving way to the East," he said. "I wouldn't say the West is declining, but Eastern countries have developed so rapidly that they're catching up, and the gap has become much smaller."
Reporter | Mao Shujie
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