INDIA ROCKING

I recently read the papers on the eve of our 58th Republic Day and found out that ‘the soft spoken general’-VLADIMIR PUTIN will b our country’s guest of honor on this great occasion.
I then thought he must be one really pissed of guy. The leader of the ’Red Army’ must be ragging red now that India has officially back-stabbed it’s old friends in Moscow and signed the so-called “ground breaking “ Indo-Us nuclear deal. But to my utter surprise, when asked about the implications of the deal on India’s relationship with Russia, he acknowledged India’s right to search for alternate and cheap energy sources and reaffirmed Moscow’s commitment towards Delhi. He also announced that his country will be supplying us with enriched Uranium to serve our energy needs, very generous indeed Mr. Putin. But WHY????
Another News in everybody’s lips is the alleged Racial slur witnessed by a Bollywood Beauty in channel 4’s hit reality series. It kicked off a real storm. With such a diplomatic reaction of quantum proportions it seemed as if they were trying to prevent two countries from going to war. But once again I was unfazed. Nothing new was happening-if u ask me. Racism and Britain went and in hand. I have not seen a single of those ”VIDESI born confused DESI” flicks without racism been acknowledged in it. Even in Football black players have become accustomed to the “Monkey Chants”. Then why are Tony Blair,Gordon Brown(Britain’s Prime minister in waiting) all so very concerned? Once again I ask WHY???
One may think that both Putin and Blair are doing the ‘right’ thing.But they are Politicians, they have better things to do then do the right thing.
Why all of a sudden is India everywhere?
The answer lies in the question itself. All this is happening because INDIA IS EVEYWHERE.
India with its’ young population, availability of cheap labor, immense brain pool is virtually guaranteed to be the flavor of the future. Thus the ‘firangis’ don’t want to stay away from the party. As a result we have F-16’s and MiG-21’s fiercely pitted against each other, lobbying very hard just be get the IAF contract for new fighter planes. We also have the likes of Vodafone ready to pay whatever price is necessary just to get a foothold in the largest and also fastest growing telecommunications market in the world. We also have retail giants realizing the potential of Indian consumers and forming alliance with Indian counterparts .Finally we have our very own Laxmi Niwas Mittal ready to undergo the difficult task of setting a Green field project (A first time for Mittal steel) rather than acquisitions. All this trouble because it is worth it. India is worth it.
Having missed an opportunity with CHINA, no one is taking any chances now. Everyone wants a seat on the success train whose engine happens to be controlled by INDIA.
So I guess Blair,Putin,Bush are not being kind to India. On the contrary they are being kind to themselves by doing what is right for their economy. Now we are in a position to choose. Predictably no country wants to do anything to look bad in our eyes hence all the attention.
Another very crucial change that has come about due to Indian’s economic crusade is the mind set of its’ people. So a sreesanth dancing down the pitch(with absolute no regret of his actions) causes no surprise. In the 70’s during the “LICENSE RAJ” Amitabh Bachchan became the numero-uno star because of the character he portrayed. A ‘angry young man’ frustrated with the system trying to break away and create his on rules. The general audience identified with him and hence the popularity. Even today he has the same popularity but for a different reason altogether. Today he represents a different cause. His is a success story. Today our nation identifies with his success more than with him. His smile represents the smile o the nation. I say this is all very good. A more confident Indian has more chances of being successful. This new found confidence is already showing results.
But a word of caution. We are Indians. Whatever good things are being said about our nation is a hypothesis. We Indians have a tendency of letting victory slip away from our fingertips. Let that be history and nothing more. Yes nothing much has been achieved and a lot of hard work needs to be done to achieve “VISION 2020” but I will say this much-WE HAVE MADE A BEAUTIFUL BEGINNING.
INDIA-keep ROCKING