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PROFILE - Dr APJ Abdul Kalam
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(e) His three visions for India:
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2.4 Three Visions for India
Dr APJ Abdul Kalam, the father of India’s integrated guided missile program, states three visions for
India based on the achievements and progress that he has witnessed in the history of the nation and
during his own career, as a missile scientist. Dr Kalam’s three visions for India are FREEDOM,
DEVELOPMENT, and STANDING UP. The focus of his presentation is on developing India to its fullest
potential, while standing up to the rest of the world with fully validated self- respect for the
achievements that have been obtained in the modern times.
If we are not free, no one will respect us.
I have three visions for India. In 3,000 years of our history, people from all over the world have come
and invaded us, captured our land and conquered our minds. From Alexander onwards the Greeks, the
Portuguese, the British, the French, the Dutch - all of them came and looted us and took over what was
ours. Yet we have not done this to any other nation. We have not conquered anyone. We have not
grabbed their land, their culture and their history, nor tried to force our way of life on them. Why?
Because we respect the freedom of others.
That is why my first vision for India is FREEDOM. I believe that India had its first vision of freedom in
1857, when we started the War of Independence. It is this freedom that we must protect and nurture
and build on. If we are not free, no one will respect us.
My second vision for India is DEVELOPMENT. For 50 years, we have been a developing nation. It is time
to see ourselves as a developed nation. We are among the top five nations of the world in terms of
Gross Domestic Product (GDP); we have 10 per cent growth rate in most areas.
Our poverty levels are falling and our achievements are being globally recognized today. Yet we lack the
self-confidence to see ourselves as a developed nation - self-reliant and self - assured. Isn’t this right?
India must stand up to the world
I have a third vision, that India must STAND UP to the world or no one will respect us. Only strength
respects strength. We must be strong not only as a military power, but also as an economic power- both
must go hand - in - hand.
Why are we in India so embarassed to recognize our own strength, our achievements? We are such a
great nation. We have so many amazing success stories, but we refuse to acknowledge them. Why? We
are the second largest producer of wheat in the world. We are the second largest producer of rice. We
are the first in milk production. We are number one in remote sensing satellites. Look at Dr Sudarshan,
he has transferred the tribal village into a self - sustaining, self - driving unit. There are millions of such
achievements, but our media is obsessed only with bad news and failures and distasters.