Making India Great Again: Opportunities, threats, and the path forward

The ruling dispensation is actively promoting the greatness of the Indian past through what has come, ubiquitously, albeit somewhat vaguely, to be termed “Indian Knowledge Systems” (IKT). There is, in addition, a huge emphasis on decolonization, albeit somewhat belated after 75 years of independence.

The opportunities are, of course, immense. India, the world’s most populous nation, also boasts of the world’s largest working-age population. It is a rising economy and regional power. A combination of public and private sector companies, many of which are over a century old, including scores of multinationals attract investments from around the world. The Indian diaspora, moreover, has come to occupy positions of power, prestige, and wealth in North America, Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and Australasia. India, with its stable government and diverse but peaceable populace, seems to be, by universal reckoning, in a sweet spot.