Ironically, decisions being taken, equivalent to being imposed, by President Donald Trump are suggestive of his being extremely confident about the prowess of his command. His stature as President of the only superpower may be viewed as greatly responsible for basking in the overconfidence of his, only his stand being the final one. This includes his opting for moves when Israel’s stand appears to be given greater importance than that of United States. He hasn’t also refrained from ignoring at times the common American’s interest and/or opinion. It is fairly obvious that he prefers opting for strategies, that seem to be ideal in his own interest, giving priority to only his options/calculations – irrespective of whether they appeal or not to other interested parties, excluding of course Israel. What seems obvious, is his aim to move like a superpower and also be acknowledged as one. He hasn’t bothered even if this has led to his opting for aggressive, war-like, violent strategies. The failure of these to attract support nationally as well as internationally has had little impact on his considering any significant change in these. He is apparently guided by what he perceives as the end result even if that seems for greater part of the world equivalent to seeing a mirage. 
What else can be understood from his having entertained, not too long ago, the desire of being awarded the Nobel Peace Prize? Trump is keen for the world to go by what he says, even if others don’t think so. He seems to have opted for what appears to keep him ahead and above all others, even this amounts to him being isolated in the process. More than seven months have passed since US and Israel initiated the war strikes against Iran. Prospects of other countries coming to join this war seem as illusive today as they were when this war began. 
Considering that Trump is a democratically elected leader, limited importance being actually given by him to democracy stands out. The same may be said about his attempt to justify the Iran-war in the interest of “democracy.” How can democracy be imposed in another country by external forces and that too by indulging in war-moves, the target of which include civilians of that country? He is still hopeful of ensuring a political upheaval in Iran, with leaders of apparently of his choice holding reins of its government. In fact, this probably is responsible for US and Israel having targeted the key leaders of Iran in their initial strikes. But Iran is still not showing any sign of yielding to designs of US. 
Political as well as diplomatic strategies being excessively indulged in by Trump are certainly suggestive of his trying to demonstrate his importance as President of a Superpower. Sadly, the manner in which these are being demonstrated also indicate a major communication lapse being committed on behalf of no one else but Trump, reflecting weakness/failure of leadership. Success of a strong leader is hardly ever judged by his/her use of force and/or imposition of his/her desires on people – nationally/internationally. In addition, the degree to which Trump stands isolated cannot be missed. Democratically, a strong as well as good leader’s prowess is not measured simply by the media coverage he/she receives but by the support of people he/she actually wins. 
The preceding point stands out markedly when linked with the kind of leadership displayed by Mahatma Gandhi, also known as Father of the Nation. He led the Indian Freedom Struggle without resorting to violence. He dressed as the Indian masses did and he walked with them. He led the Indians in the non-violent freedom struggle against British colonial power, opting for different strategies such as hunger strikes and marches. Certainly, nobody can be labelled as a successful leader only by opting for hunger strikes, protest marches and/or other non-violent moves. What perhaps bears greater relevance is the degree to which these leaders succeed in their drive with people’s support. 
In the present age, issue-based protests are gaining greater importance. In other words, greater importance appears to be given to primary problems faced by sections of society than to certain leaders trying to motivate/manipulate them. In Spain, recent days have witnessed crowds protesting against housing crisis faced by them, in France protests are linked to problems faced by students such as over-crowded classrooms, etc., in India, people are protesting for scrapping of SIR and resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. SIR is Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls, which has been undertaken by Election Commission of India through house-to-house surveys. This exercise has reportedly led to deletion of significant number of eligible voters from the revised list, with around 4.7 million deleted from Delhi alone. Around 133 million names have been erased nation-wide. 
Indian protest is certainly not without key opposition leaders, activists and others using the opportunity to raise their voices with other protesters. The key point is that it is the people’s voice- particularly that of Gen Z, which is in the forefront. At present, the power-holders are the ones who seem to be isolated. 
Be it the case of Trump making noise about his goals or that of leaders in other countries, none can be viewed as a success without support of the people. Chances of people remaining quiet for too long over problems affecting them are extremely limited. People are not to be blamed for their choosing to protest. Perhaps, more attention needs to be paid to leadership-crisis and communication error afflicting respected power-holders in US as well as other countries!