World as a Global Village: Learning to live together

(1) Introduction
(2) World's march towards Global Village
• Commerce & trade
• Silk Route established
• Sea routes
• Voyages undertaken by Columbus/ vasco dagama
• Commercial pursuits resulted in social/cultural intermingling
• Imperialism
• Proselytizing campaigns
• Post colonial world order based on international institutions
(3) How world is learning to live together
(3.1) Formation of Nation-States: ground rules for international conduct, rights and Duties
(3.2) Fostering & promoting multiculturalism
(3.3) Cultural & Educational exchange programs
(3.4) Representation & Role in international multilateral organization such as WTO, UNO,IMF & others as a means to have say in issues of common concern

(4) Why World Should learn to live together
(4.1) Common security threat requires joint, collaborative action that can only be possible if states learn to live together in cordial manner
(4.2) Issues of climate change requires well coordinated, joint action plan by national governments for which living together in a cordial manner is a pre-requisite
(4.3) Public health issues: fighting Ebola, Zika virus, and other pandemics
(4.4) Commercial ties foster interdependence, which rules out escape from globalization, thus making it imperative for states to learn to live together
(5) Benefits that living together can accrue
(5.1) Poverty Reduction
(5.2) Sharing of resources
(5.3) Market efficiency
(5.4) Information revolution
(6) Hurdles that lie in the way of the world becoming a true global village
(6.1) Inadequate representation in multilateral forums(UNO,IMF,WB)
(6.2) Cultural, social, and economic among the states
(6.3) Transnational terrorism
(6.4) Islamophobia/xenophobia
(7) Conclusion