New Delhi: In her latest book, Making India Great: The Promise of A Reluctant Global Power, Aparna Pande analyses what is holding India back from becoming a global power, and what could make it great.
Published by HarperCollins, the book is set to have its online release on 18 August on SoftCover, ThePrint’s e-venue to launch select non-fiction books.
With India set to become the most populous country in the world by 2024, and the third-largest economy by 2028, the book seeks to explain the dichotomy that lies at the heart of India. According to Pande, the dichotomy is that India has the belief that it can become a great power, yet is reluctant to implement policies that will help achieve that vision and belief, and help India reach its goals.
Pande examines the challenges in each sphere, be it social, economic, military and even in terms of its foreign policy. She further notes that in order to realise its dream of becoming a major world power, India needs more than just economic growth planning — it needs a complete overhaul of mindset and shift in attitudes.
Pande, director, Initiative on the Future of India and South Asia, at Hudson Institute in Washington D.C., has written a number of books, such as From Chanakya to Modi and Pakistan’s Foreign Policy: Escaping India. She studied in Delhi’s St. Stephen’s College before completing her M.Phil in International Relations from Jawaharlal Nehru University and a PhD in Political Science from Boston University.
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Of all the activities that can make India great, writing a book about it is not one of them. Problem is from top down, all the way down and it is very hard to solve in the near future.