Niranjan Vasant mentioned two factors holding India back. There are many others ingrained in Indian psyche, will be difficult to overcome. Analogous to Shakespeare’s “Macbeth”, India is like a “blasted heath” where “fair is foul and foul is fair”. Everything leftist and liberal is projected as “fair”/ rightist projected as “foul”. Press pushes miscreants towards “hovering through fog and filthy air”.
Loyalty transferred from one ruler to next eg raja, Moguls, British, Nehru dynasty etc, is not yet translated into Indo centric patriotism. Therefore Nehru dynasty that ruled for more than 60 years may return in 2019. Misinterpretation of nonviolence and tolerance, resulting in passive mood of public, are a handicap when leftists create turmoil.
Meddling by local, and international espionage agencies hinder progress of India. Though Sardar Patel successfully united 500 states under one Union, underlying parochial divisions are still pulling India in different directions. This also might be one cause why Gujarati P.M. Modi’s every good effort is not appreciated, is mocked by opponents. But seething volcano under tranquil mien of P.M. Modiji threatens all miscreants who are making loud noises in Parliament and in public to divert attention from investigations that may be their nemesis.
Ramesh Jhalla
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