Overview
- Bob Minor’s 1925 Daily Worker illustration showing colossal figures of China, India and Africa overshadowing Western imperialists armed with whips has gone viral across social platforms.
- President Trump’s steep tariffs, including a 25% reciprocal levy on Indian imports effective August 7 and a further increase slated for August 27, have reignited interest in the cartoon.
- Commentators cite concrete developments—China’s Belt and Road Initiative, India’s booming IT and space sectors, and Africa’s demographic surge and resource growth—as evidence of the power shift the artwork predicted.
- The image’s shadowy portrayal of Russia monitoring the scene has prompted analysis of Moscow’s potential role in emerging multipolar dynamics.
- Stakeholders on LinkedIn and beyond, including RL Narayanan of CIIEE, have invoked historical strategy and called for economic countermeasures in response to perceived US overreach.