India today stands on the cusp of a potential transformation in the way in which it produces and consumes. Irrespective of the political ideologies people may follow, it is worth to look at the ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’ movement from an economic perspective.
Indian economy is in much better shape today than what it was in 1991 when a balance of payment crisis loomed largely and there was a chance that India might default on the payment of its external debts.
If we want to compare economic condition and job loss due to lockdown and blame the govt., we ought to compare the mortality rate too, which one of the lowest in the world at around 2.83%!
इस समय भारत के लिए एक सुनहरा अवसर है कि चीन से निकलने वाली कंपनियों का भारत में स्थापित करवाएं और वह सब सहूलियत दे जो चाहते हैं। जिससे भारत एक विनिर्माण का केंद्र बन सके और इस महामारी के समय जो युवा रोजगार विहिन है उनको रोजगार मिल सके।
It is easy to criticize the government for not taking measures that seem, in retrospect, obvious; but in these times, it is perhaps best that we engage constructively with the government rather than attacking them at every turn.
India is placed at a great advantage to lead the world and show them the real path to move towards achieving a happy and satisfied world instead of creating several pockets of competitive and dissatisfied societies.