Guru.....
We can do it. We need some fundamental changes. More investment in our educational centers. We need to stop folowing the West, and need to rediscover what made India great. We had the biggest library in the world thanks to the Buddhists. Our maths has been superior for centuries. Let me give two examples. That Math wiz from Bihar (Super 30) should be given a position that helps our educational system. Using tech, have him come up with a plan or a course that would make our educational system superior. I refernced tech because it would allow anyone in India to gain access to quality education. The other example is Khan Academy. Check it out online and you will understand why its a great tool. He is a NRI investor banker in California who has come up with a revolutionary way of educating our young ppl. The need of the hour is a gov't back program (free of corruption) that promotes a tablet to every kid (like the Akash Tablet perhaps better). This itself would create an educational software industry in India. We talk about job creation but this is a opportunity in a lifetime to project India forward. Why should we work in call centers only? Don;t you think if every family had a smartphone in India, the app industry could proflierate and grow exponentially? I think the apps could truly help ppl of various background in India. A farmer, a student, etc. The opportunities are endless.
We need to realize that Western countries don;t want re emerging powers to come back to the world platform.
All the countries you mentioned except China and Russia are allies to various degrees and historical ties going back centuries. They have no problems sharing tech. There are no barriers to their success. Are you aware these countries handpick our greatest talent in India and then offer them salaries that nobody can compete against? Those talented ppl go abroad and make patents for their host countries. My uncle is one of them. He is a PHD in Physics. He has made many patents in Nanoscience in the US.
Building a tank from near scratch is quite difficult. Nobody will aid us willingly. Therefore, sometimes we need to adopt Chanukya tactics like China and Russia. We live in a world where spying and stealing of info is the norm. Why arent we more part of it? When we built of our first supercomputer, it was herculean task. Our scientists did not know where to start. But they did and learned from their mistakes. We need to have parallel programs one indigenous and one reverse engineering. We need to take the best from everyone and incorporate our best. China builds numerous models and decide which will go ahead or stop at a prototype stage. By doing so, we would be able to see what features have shown promise. Competition always brings out the best in ppl. There should be contests in DRDO or between research univ more often. More science fairs. Maybe create a list of problems in the world or problems in India, so it would create a creative buzz in our minds.
Just my thought process.
Have you or anyone else ever thought about why Israelis have decided to accept the Bnei Menashe are a group of more than 9,000 people from the northeastern Indian states of Mizoram and Manipur who practice a form of biblical Judaism and claim descent from one of the Lost Tribes of Israel. Many were converted to Christianity and were originally headhunters and animists at the beginning of the 20th century, but began converting to Judaism in the 1970s. ISrael is very smart it leverages her ppl like no other. The fact they have citizens from almost every culture allows them to infiltrate closed societies with ease. These northeasterners of India would provide an opportunity for them to infiltrate China and surrounding areas. Im not saying that is the reason behind such activities but it does bring up an interesting question? Why aren;t we doing the same? India is very diverse. We need to really start thinking of every way to get ahead. Even the Muslims Empires of long ago would kidnap white Europeans to use in their armies and as spies. They also had Asians and Africans in their ranks. Think about it.
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