Post Covid-19: Restructuring of the World Order

The Year 2020 will go down in history as an unpredictable year, which tested mankind on account of apparently a simple flu virus having significant and long-reaching consequences. The ray of hope in the form of a vaccine for the Corona Virus emerged only in 2021.The virus was contagious and spread all over the world with a high number of infections and death tolls. Mankind before the advent of Corona boasted of technological advancement; later it was literally at the mercy of a virus. Covid 19 or Coronavirus has within the initial days of 2020 changed the lives of human beings across the globe. Not only has it introduced a „new normal‟, i.e., SMS (Sanitize, Mask and Social Distancing), it has put the entire world into the doldrums. It has not only impacted global politics but also has set the global economy into a downturn. Under such a challenging situation, a power game has emerged in the global scenario. The main player who has emerged is China; alleged to be the super spreader of coronavirus. Amidst the blame game regarding who is the spreader of the Virus and politicking around the origin of the crisis, is a competition for a global numero uno position that is lurking. China vies for a global position by any means. So it is spreading its tentacle amid these troubled times in South Asia, Asia-Pacific and the South China Sea. This has triggered actions from the US, Russia, Japan, South-east Asian countries and India. India is bearing the brunt of Chinese aggressive policies and is being guarded about her neighbors too, who are being used as pawns in China‟s scheme of expansion. India based upon its scientific prowess in the field of medical sciences is reaching out as a major power through „vaccine diplomacy‟. It is worth noting that India has started its 2-year term as a nonpermanent member of the UN Security Council in January 2021 and is closely keeping watch over the global strategic developments. Many businesses are relocating, right sizing and searching for near-home solutions, thereby affecting the power relations in a globalized world. Therefore, a global power game has emerged. Covid- 19 times not only has challenged our normal existence as human beings but is also unfolding a global power game. Political challenges of the Post-Covid era will surely set the course of the world order. In this paper, we tend to look into the intricacies of the political and strategic matrix that are emerging in the Post-Covid era which might shape the current world order.