I want India Today essay
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Explanation:
India is the seventh-largest country by area and the second-most populous country in the world, situated in Asia. Three sides of India are surrounded by the Indian Ocean on the south, the Arabian Sea on the southwest, and by the Bay of Bengal on the southeast, it shares land borders with Pakistan, China, Nepal, and Bhutan to the north; and Bangladesh, and Myanmar to the east. The National animal of India is The Royal Bengal Tiger, National Bird of India is Peacock, National Fruit of India is Mango, National Flower of India is Lotus, and the name of the national anthem of India is Jana Gana Mana.
India Today
POINTS TO DEVELOP
1India as an independent modern state not long in existence in terms of historical time, but enough for us to form an assessment
2)Both positive and negative features in the polity, economy, and social sector.
3) Real freedom out of reach for many; ’rights’ more on paper than in reality. ,
4) Cynicism in large sections of the population-a dangerous feature
5)Values have eroded
6) Time to renew our tryst with destiny.
Main essay
India as an independent modern state has not been in existence for even for a century, but it has been there long enough for us to pause and try to assess what has been achieved since we won freedom from an alien rule. Today India appears to be a bundle of contradictions, a mixture of the good, the bad and the indifferent. We see a coexistence of positive achievements and negative features.
As a political entity we have survived several problems of transition, coped with the biggest ever refugee exodus in all history in the wake of partition, taken in our stride political assassinations; we have managed to continue as a democratic republic whose Constitution has stood the test of time. This is not a meagre achievement if we look at many of the nations in Asia and Africa. How many of these have managed to retain their democratic-republic status and not succumbed to a military or other coup since getting liberated?
In the economic field none can deny that the much maligned planned development policies have achieved some good. A sound industrial and agricultural base, growth in national and per capita incomes, increase in skilled manpower are all the positive achievements. The gradual Opening up of the economy to the private sector has helped the economy to grow all the more.
Scientific and technological research too has progressed. We have to our credit the creation of several hybrid seeds, irrigation systems, development of nuclear power infrastructure, space applications, ocean research and computer systems.
On the social front, some improvement is seen in educational level, equity and health. Women have entered the job market and made steady progress towards top posts.
The other side of the picture, the dark negative side, however threatens to eclipse the positive aspect.
Democracy has survived but it appears to be precariously placed. The quality of that democracy leaves much to be desired.
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