Very easy
superpower...an inspiring and fascinating word when used for our nation
but what dose it mean really .the first thought is USA (in most of us)or china for some and ussr for some others.but is that so .if we are planning to be a future superpower will that thinking work.not at all.
the day we (as a majority) will start thinking of india with its own values and its own philosophy as a superpower , that day will mark the beginning of India emerging as a superpower.
instead of imitating others the day we will imagine about india as an elephant that neither eats other animals nor gets eaten by others. We should neither threatening nor be defenceless. We should strive to be a superpower in technology, education and lead the world in ideas just as we did from the start of human civilization. I would rather have India known for its Zero or Yoga rather than an India victorious in its massive showdown against China or Pakistan (that doesn't mean we will spare them ,but the impact of india as yoga guru should be brighter)
if we talk honestly presently India is just another developing nation and only thing that makes it diff from other developing nation is large area and humongous population.
so its clear that we will need to identify our faults and rectify them in order to attain our goal
the important ones are
1)FREEDOM :Not the one attained in 1947 or the one kejriwal is talking but its freedom to prosper,it all starts from mind so freedom of mindset.starts right from choosing subjects of own choice at higher sec level instead of parents forcing , to freedom of questioning the very basic ideas(related to society or science whatever) .
2)LONG JUMPS:looking at the present condition we have to jump off many in between steps to cope up and get a lead from our competitors. i am talking about technology.as an example we jumped directly to mobile kranti jumping off the landline kranti....simillarly we got to leave behind petrolieum for fuel cell , retali chains for ecommerce,steelstructures for carbon nanotube,and why not wireless electricityas suggested by tesla years ago.
the good thing of being developing nation is we have not invested enough in conventional technology to worry about resource wastage.
3)EDUCATION:100 % literacy isn't enough....we are suppose to educate rather then making them literate.traditional university system is surely not enough for a projected population of 300 million illiterates.innovative ways to be found out using the penetrative power of internet and mobiles(superpower is all about using our resources in right way at right time).it may look like a dream but we need a constellation of satellite system with a well equipped optic fiber grid on land to boom the broadband revolution.
4)MILITARY:Again technology comes in play to sustain the needs of super military of a superpower.we not only have to increase in this field in quantity but more importantly quality.basic requirement will be to develop military technology to such a level that we have 100%indigenous weaponry system and instead of relying on others we should supply weapons to world.this will be most ideal condition strategically for a superpower.
5)GEO POLITICS:we have to deal with an effective deplomecy in this feild showing a right balance in our kicks and kisses.it will be an important factor for the dream ultima includes the issue of inland unrest too.
no one will have an impact globally if they are not able to resolve problem in there vicinity
6)SOCIETY:A Lot is discussed in jatland already but we have to revamp our social structure for the dream.we need to be supersocial and to attain that we don't have to follow someone but to implement the measure of ancient india(remember i am not talking bout medieval india) ,have to go to the basics.....learn from ants and bees
7)TECHNOLOGY: a basic platform to implement the ideas practically and quickly adopt them in our system is all necessary.for eg a 13 year old girl had an idea of vacuum toilet in indian railway.for her detailed version she was rewarded by then rail minister lalu but the idea was never implemented.many more example of these which force quality technocrats to leave country for other where they get proper acceptance to constructive ideas
8)ECONOMY:Its one of the major factors for a superpower.we need to have a super strong economy.but i being from science discipline don't have relevant revolutionary ideas to share in this field.but we have plenty of jutlanders to monger on this topic
also a very personal thought when i imagine India becoming a superpower i imagine India to excel in various field ,leed in them and get the desired status not as previous and existing superpowers who excelled in military and war technology to supersede world in other field.that was just looting.we should be the one always preaching the world "Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam"
for many these whole talk will be like a flight in a dream but we will only succeed in becoming superpower if we make true this revolutionary superdream
