World Order in the age of Covid-19.

The term 'world order' is being highly debated in all sections of social, political, economic, religious, environmental and security life in the age of Covid-19. The stories of new world order are being sketched smartly by analysts in all corridors of world of media without enough rationalities. Speculations of rise and fall of great powers is at its peak in political world. Uncertainty is clouding in economic weather of the world. Philosophers, poets, musicians, artists and fiction writers are painting the post-Covid-19 world in odd and even shades of life. But nobody is sure that where the world is moving except different possible scientific research-based guesses or astronomical prophecies. Every other day, hope and disparity are running parallel like a railway track. If something is common among them, it is resurgence of nationalism in socio-economic affairs, pessimism in religion with broad minded approach, acceptability of scientific approach in a section of religious clerks, and rise of realist approach in political and military policymakers along with acceptance of environmental affairs. Realism has ruled long in all affairs of nations-states across the time and proven its credibility against other theoretical concepts to run the state affairs either during crisis or peace times in international relations. It is because that at the end of the day, when survival becomes questionable to nation-states, they design their line of action in their own ways rather than listening guidelines by international community or regional allies. People become rebellious against the rules they are living by and demand relief in every walk of life when they are confined within national boundaries for an indefinite time. One can lockdown birds and animals for indefinite times but not humans at the same time around the globe. Birds and animals do not pay by themselves either for food or their living while humans do.

Therefore, lockdown and separation may no longer work and may lead towards extreme poverty and hunger. Nations-states shall have to understand that the hunger has no religion, no feelings and becomes emotionless when it crosses certain limits. No religious...

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