The Indian budget every year has always been an eagerly awaited event. For many decades, the best minds in economics, finance, tax, business and industry throng the media house to analyze the provisions shared by the Financial Minister.
Sometimes major events completely disconnected may be data points for the plans of the different powers around the world. The challenge is to discern what purpose they serve? More critically, what are we moving towards?
When the US Ambassador threatened India's "Strategic Autonomy" policy over India's friendship with Russia - much more than meets the eye was at stake. Let us unpack how the Ukraine war has fundamentally changed the US and the world. And why are we here anyway?
“Revolutionaries of one era are moderates of another”
…… was how Bal Gangadhar Tilak assessed Dadabhai Naoroji’s opposition to his “Swaraj is my Birth-right!”. Little realizing that one day he himself will “live” his own principle!
July 30, 1920: Tilak Dies Aug 1, 1920: Gandhi launches Non Cooperation Movement
Is the juxtaposition of these dates within a day a mere coincidence?
No, because Tilak stopped Gandhi from launching the Non-Cooperation Movement until HIS DEATH! The reason – IT WAS TOO BOLD! On Aug 1, 1920 Gandhi had rendered Tilak a moderate!
Between Naoroji, Tilak and Gandhi; to search for who was “right” or “wrong” is to underestimate their contributions.
On the journey that INDIAN HISTORY undertook these were THREE BRIDGES. Important and Critical!
Indian History could not have gotten to Point B from Point A without stepping foot on the Naoroji bridge. However, it would not have “ARRIVED” at point B either if it kept standing on that bridge and not stepped OFF IT!
Its also true that it could not have proceeded to Point C if it had been content at Point B and not carried on the journey by now stepping onto the Tilak bridge!!
Sanctity of a journey is in THE JOURNEY ITSELF! … the adventure of arriving and then denying yourself the comfort of resting at a temporary destination but continuing the exploration further on!!
The Indian budget every year has always been an eagerly awaited event. For many decades, the best minds in economics, finance, tax, business and industry throng the media house to analyze the provisions shared by the Financial Minister.
When the US Ambassador threatened India's "Strategic Autonomy" policy over India's friendship with Russia - much more than meets the eye was at stake. Let us unpack how the Ukraine war has fundamentally changed the US and the world. And why are we here anyway?
This visit of India left me with many questions. Many observations and inputs from different people and sections. Food for thought that I have tried to contemplate on and make sense of. Sharing all that with you.
When you analyze the last 60 years of the economic miracles of Singapore, South Korea and Malaysia versus the continued impoverished Indian economy, you get very interesting lessons. Can Indians have the wherewithal in them to do in one generation so that the coming generations may rise?
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