New Delhi must be watchful but not necessarily too concerned about China angle in Sri Lanka. Colombo has the rationale, reason and space for engaging both.
It would be a disservice to the women of Hassan to look at Prajwal Revanna’s alleged abuse of power as a ‘sex scandal’. Allegations against him show what ‘absolute power corrupts absolutely’ actually means.
Companies are borrowing more from banks and public. Economists say high capacity utilisation & growing new orders could set stage for renewed investment push by India Inc.
New Delhi has, in past, too, objected to Chinese construction activities in Shaksgam Valley. Work in this strategic region gathered pace after the 2017 Doklam stand-off.
A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.
OMG, you as a journalist still do not get it. 132/190 is not a world order item. Stay put. Try to better the country as well as you can and do not delude yourself and the nation. Please……
An informative essay but the conclusion is vague, What exactly does the author propose that India do, if currently Indian strategies are insufficient to bring it to “great power” status? First India needs to define what this status is and what it entails. What does it mean in the Indian context? Invading and killing, as in the case of the US, or bullying and threatening as with China? This perplexing question needs to be answered first. Looking at India’s past, preventing murderous invasions should be priority number one. As the author contends, the present day universe that we live in is dominated by science and technology. And technological advances cannot happen without money. Without reforming and restructuring the economy to create wealth, India’s fate will become that of a rentier state, for the singular lack of real wealth will cause India to use its scarce resources to buy weapons from others. For wars are dominated by those who produce superior weapons, mostly arising from a wealthy economy. This much is clear. All talk of “great power” status is idle until the point where Indians have created a certain threshold of wealth. Then answers will fall into place, as Indians have shown time and again that they can compete with the best on ideas.
Very informative article – underscores the importance of the economy in power projection. The challenges that face India from an economic sense are not easy to overcome. But until it does, India cannot hope to be a leading power.
OMG, you as a journalist still do not get it. 132/190 is not a world order item. Stay put. Try to better the country as well as you can and do not delude yourself and the nation. Please……
An informative essay but the conclusion is vague, What exactly does the author propose that India do, if currently Indian strategies are insufficient to bring it to “great power” status? First India needs to define what this status is and what it entails. What does it mean in the Indian context? Invading and killing, as in the case of the US, or bullying and threatening as with China? This perplexing question needs to be answered first. Looking at India’s past, preventing murderous invasions should be priority number one. As the author contends, the present day universe that we live in is dominated by science and technology. And technological advances cannot happen without money. Without reforming and restructuring the economy to create wealth, India’s fate will become that of a rentier state, for the singular lack of real wealth will cause India to use its scarce resources to buy weapons from others. For wars are dominated by those who produce superior weapons, mostly arising from a wealthy economy. This much is clear. All talk of “great power” status is idle until the point where Indians have created a certain threshold of wealth. Then answers will fall into place, as Indians have shown time and again that they can compete with the best on ideas.
Very informative article – underscores the importance of the economy in power projection. The challenges that face India from an economic sense are not easy to overcome. But until it does, India cannot hope to be a leading power.
On the button.