Today’s Bharat is not what yesterday’s India was
The biggest takeaway from the newly released The Vaccine War is a very loud and clear message that the emerging Bharat “can-do.” What it takes is the strong willpower and commitment of the people backed by political will and resources by the leadership. This article highlights several recent incidences which amply justify that the new Bharat is emerging as an economic and political power globally. Additionally, its level of confidence is on the rise signifying the undisputed “can-do” attitude and approach.
Vaccine development
The development of indigenous COVID-19 vaccines with lightning speed, under intense pressure, and unprecedented sacrifices, largely by women scientists, are pretty evident in the appropriately titled movie, The Vaccine War. Even if there is some dramatization, every scientist in the development of the vaccine team deserves our sincerest gratitude. Together, they made us proud and saved millions of lives not only in Bharat but in more than a hundred countries globally.
This author hopes that many non-believers and negative thinkers about Bharat’s strengths and potential will soon join the army of “can-do” attitude after this movie. They were perhaps being blindsided by the media naysayers and opposition political parties’ pundits promoting the narrative like ‘India can’t do it.’ The Vaccine War ended on a positive note, however, when the so-called science reporter finally accepted the “can-do” approach. The Covid vaccine made in Bharat was no less than a miracle making the rest of the world envious of Bharat’s growing global significance and influence.
The new Bharat’s confidence affirming the “can-do” spirit goes far beyond The Vaccine War movie. We briefly review what Bharat accomplished in the last couple of months with impeccable success.
Chandrayan-3
The first-ever successful space mission to the South Pole of the Moon by Bharat’s scientists including a large number of women is Bharat’s proud moment. Perhaps a movie may be in the making about Bharat’s growing scientific prowess proving their level of confidence, commitment, and command of their intellectual abilities and capabilities.
The world was watching, many with doubts, if the Chandrayan-3 would successfully launch the Vikram lander and Pragyan rover on the Moon. It was flawless in the end with all of Bharat and many of us living abroad fully engaged in the live broadcast. We were filled with pride to see Bharat’s duo lander and rover working in tandem on the Moon. Bharat’s Prime Minister Modi himself took time away from the BRICS Summit in South Africa to watch the incredible landing and then traveled directly from South Africa to meet, greet, and express gratitude to the scientists who made Bharat proud.
The G20 Summit
New Bharat’s “can-do” spirit and confidence was equally visible to the world when it hosted the successful G20. Bharat’s skilled diplomats used their power of persuasion to get New Delhi’s G20 declaration unanimously approved. The behind-the-scenes diplomacy under Prime Minister Modi’s leadership was another sign of Bharat’s rising stature geopolitically. Who would have believed that Bharat will ever have any discussion about the Ukraine-Russia conflict during the G20? Other significant accomplishments of the G20 have been discussed earlier.
Canada versus Bharat
It will be remiss if we did not include the “can-do” spirit about the Canadian Prime Minister wrongfully accusing Bharat. Whether or not Bharat had any role in the killing of the Khalistan activist, or shall we say a terrorist, on Canadian soil, the good news is the recognition of Bharat’s can-do capability in clandestine operations. Bharat has decidedly and successfully conducted such operations in neighboring Pakistan but going as far as Canada and successfully conducting an operation is formidable.
Canada underestimated Bharat but finally got its due with Bharat’s can-do approach. Bharat reciprocated Canada’s action by immediately expelling a senior officer of Canada’s Embassy in New Delhi. Bharat also halted issuing visas for Canadian visitors and demanded complete protection of Bharat’s missions in Canada. Bharat’s can-do approach also included its political and diplomatic influence among its allies to not let Canada make a fool of itself without evidence.
Today’s Bharat is not what yesterday’s India was. The aspirational Bharat is also a nation of proud people with built-up confidence and character. The current Prime Minister Modi has not only uplifted Bharat to the fifth economic power in the world, but he has also offered confidence in making Bharat the third largest economy soon. This is the new Bharat’s “can-do” approach and attitude as well as the confidence and character of its people. Clearly, Modi = mumkin (possible), and Bharat can do anything and everything with people’s willpower and determination.
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Formerly, a researcher in Italy, Japan, and France, he has widely travelled and came to the US in 1978. He was a faculty and academic administrator in several different universities in PA, TX, NJ, MN, WI, and NY, and an Executive Fellow in the White House S&T Policy during the Clinton administration.
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