Prejudice: The West toward the East
- Hamim Khalil
- Sep 23, 2022
- 2 min read
Updated: Jan 27, 2023
Prejudice happens everywhere, mainly when politicians or leaders speak about policies between two countries or blocks of nations. The United States of America, Great Britain, and Europe are world leaders. As a result, many policies were Western-centric focus.
As a result, the policies are more beneficial to western nations. Many politicians disagreed with the guidelines; however, because of the dependencies on the West, they are taking a non-confronted stand. Only a few had the guts to go against the odds and replied logically and truthfully.
One of the outstanding leaders is Dr. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, Minister of External Affairs of India. He has excellent academic background and has many years of experience working as a Diplomat, Ambassador, and Secretary for an External Affairs Minister.
He was always articulative and spoke his mind when discussing India's policies. Whomever he is talking to, whether in front of Presidents, Ministers, or an attractive chairperson. He is always consistent in his statement.
His background was not in politics initially but more in public service. In 2019, Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi offered him a Minister post from the Ministry Secretary. Dr, Jaishankar is an example of one's talent speaking louder than his position.
Let us look at how he responded to many Indian government policy issues.
Conclusion
Prejudice happens everywhere and from anyone. It could happen among siblings, family members, or even husbands and wives. In terms of work, it also can happen in our workplace, between organizations, units, superiors, and subordinates.
In the Cambridge Dictionary, prejudice means:
An unfair and unreasonable opinion or feeling, primarily when formed without enough thought or knowledge
The way to manage them is through dialogue and conversation. The way to respond to the argument is by logic and facts. Through this, people quickly understand what we stand for and why the other person's perception is inappropriate.
Before ending, let us hear a song titled Prejudice by Tim Minchin, a comedian, singer, and musician from Australia.
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