Reversal of globalisation

The issue of inequality remains unaddressed

In this era of renewed nationalism, can and should globalisation be saved? As country after country has turned inward, putting up increased trade barriers or cracking down on migration, there are several theories as to why, but few are asking how, coherently, this turn to nationalism — in fact, towards nativism — can be countered. But first, is it in fact necessary to reverse this trend? As Nitin Desai, a Business Standard columnist, argued in his recent Pochhammer Address in New Delhi, the world continues to face global problems that require if not global solutions then at least some form