Notes on Geopolitics Part 3 of 3
Further shifts needed
The competitive game India has been able to play in recent times gives hope not only to our own future, but also to countries that look upon India as a friend, philosopher and guide.
Further shifts needed
The competitive game India has been able to play in recent times gives hope not only to our own future, but also to countries that look upon India as a friend, philosopher and guide.
Keeping our civilisational integrity in the world driven by consumerism; and preserving India’s long legacy of being the Culture Guru of the world is a challenge India can only tide over with careful planning beyond the current geopolitics.
• An inherently proud generation to take on the world.
Age and skills do not bring home the demographic dividends. A national pride is needed.
How India can achieve this in the face of manipulative social engineering is a clear challenge for us.
Age and skills do not bring home the demographic dividends. A national pride is needed.
How India can achieve this in the face of manipulative social engineering is a clear challenge for us.
• Countering propaganda and info war: India still has a long way to go when it comes to information and media management and in countering propaganda.
There is no reason to believe India has not thought about this. India shares this issue with a number of countries which are
There is no reason to believe India has not thought about this. India shares this issue with a number of countries which are
run by nationalistic governments.
A campaign is possible for India to develop and successfully run exposing the propaganda as India has nationalism or protectionism (of her allies and neighbours) which are no evils compared to the imperialistic expansionism of the propagandists.
A campaign is possible for India to develop and successfully run exposing the propaganda as India has nationalism or protectionism (of her allies and neighbours) which are no evils compared to the imperialistic expansionism of the propagandists.
• Reforming the toxic democratic order within: all democracies are inherently flawed.
India’s system is a weak example of transferring power from people to elected representatives while keeping zero power in the hands of the voters.
India’s system is a weak example of transferring power from people to elected representatives while keeping zero power in the hands of the voters.
The very concept of opposition creates an illusion that the sole intention of the opposition is to keep the government in check.
Every issue becomes an instrument of political warfare which weakens our political and administrative order reflecting in our external engagements.
Every issue becomes an instrument of political warfare which weakens our political and administrative order reflecting in our external engagements.
The stance of the opposition during the India-China standoff recently was a shameful example of our flawed system.
Our democratic order must ensure the voice of the country is united in preserving our civilisational and territorial integrity as a nation.
Our democratic order must ensure the voice of the country is united in preserving our civilisational and territorial integrity as a nation.
Seeing the pace and momentum we have created in the world geopolitics, it’s safe to predict that India will orchestrate these long-term shifts sooner than later.
After all, it’s not often that India finds her political stability and leadership will all at once to navigate the complex game of global geopolitics. We are on to it and are here for the long haul.
End of Part 3 of 3
End of Part 3 of 3
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