title: The Necessary Revival of the Indic System
abstract: The concept of balance is crucial in the absence of a global institutional framework.Before the creation of the United Nations in 1945, the landscape was largely shaped either by the convergence of different civilizations or by the dominance of powerful empires.The First and Second World Wars were, in part, a consequence of the inability of Britain, as the leading empire, to maintain stability in the international system.Recognizing the lessons of past failures, the United States understood the 