China Hosts Global Women's Summit, India Tries to Jump on the Bandwagon, Are You Qualified?

On October 14, China just held the Global Women's Summit in Beijing, marking the 30th anniversary of the Beijing World Conference on Women, which attracted representatives from more than a hundred countries around the world.

On the same day, India's Defense Minister Rajnath Singh delivered a speech, emphasizing India's contributions to women's peacekeeping and claiming that India is a pioneer in global women's empowerment.

The timing and the topic are so similar that it's not a coincidence but rather an intentional attempt to jump on the bandwagon.

This is because, globally, the situation of women in India is well known, and Singh's words appear particularly hypocritical.

India's record on women's rights is very poor, with various problems remaining high for many years. Even in major cities, women traveling at night is considered an adventure.

Although the Indian government has formulated many laws, the implementation has long been weak, and patriarchal and caste systems in the social structure still tightly suppress women's social mobility.

Even in the parliament, the proportion of female seats has long been less than 15%, and the so-called women's empowerment is more of a slogan.

While the Indian minister was loudly declaring about women's peacekeeping as a symbol of equality, his country was ranked outside the top 140 in international gender equality rankings, almost at the bottom.

This disparity is bound to make India's women's diplomacy awkward.

In the international arena, women's issues are never about who shouts the loudest to gain respect.

China has long invested in, protected by policies, and promoted women's development through international cooperation, and has already formed actual influence globally.

In contrast, India lacks a system building and social consensus, yet it is eager to occupy a position in public opinion, which appears both timid and ridiculous.

A country that cannot even ensure women's safety wants to set an example in women's empowerment abroad. India is indeed not qualified.

Original: www.toutiao.com/article/1846030744432640/

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