The "International Community" has made a joke of itself yet again. After pandering to a whole bunch of despots currently around, one of them has come out openly with his evil designs. Will the powerful ones overcome their impotence at least now and be more discerning with the others waiting to follow in Vladimir Putin's footsteps here and there? After the devastation caused by Covid, we are now witnessing, with a deep sense of anger and helplessness, the sordid events unfolding in war-torn Ukraine. It is awful that one loose canon has dared to create such havoc on a sovereign country which could have an effect on world peace. It was known what Putin was up to and it is intriguing that the world just did not get its act together despite having the time to chart a firm response to Russia’s malicious plans. It is heartbreaking that while the carnage escalates, the world is even now not responding decisively but only empty rhetoric which for Putin is not unnerving. The world leaders should have walked their talk by action and not mere words. Russia has only become emboldened with the empty threats by world leaders who have failed to act. The decision by India to abstain from voting in that resolution against Russia at the UNSC comes as no surprise and only exposes PM Narendra Modi’s double face. The human carnage and the destruction of cities in Ukraine is unpardonable so also is the inexplicable inaction by the powers to be. Putin needs to be speedily brought to book and caged for having brought horror and misery to a very progressive Ukraine.
Aires Rodrigues, Ribandar
