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THE NATIONALIST Issue:16, 1st October, 2015

ŸDeendayal- India's Gift to the Bewildered ŸThe Quest for Samajik Samarasata (Social Harmony) ŸPandit Deendayal Upadhyaya – A Visionary Leader and Philosopher

PM Modi's Foreign Visits One Year Of 'Make In India' çHkkoh Results in FDI Jump Initiative: An Assessment Hkwfedk esa ih,e Party, Philosophy & Discipline Which is a good party? Evidently the one that is not simply a collection of individuals but is a body corporate with a distinctive purposeful existence, different from its desire to capture power. Political power should be a means rather than an end to the members of such a party. There should be devotion to a cause in the rank and file of the party. Devotion leads to dedication and discipline. Discipline does not mean simply outward conformity to certain do's and don'ts. The more you impose discipline from above the less is the internal strength of the party. Discipline is to a party what Dharma is to a society. Let the different political parties try to evolve a philosophy for themselves. Let them not be mere conglomerations of persons joined together for some selfish ends. It should be something different from a commercial undertaking or a joint stock company. It is also necessary that the philosophy of the party is not kept confined to the pages of the party manifesto. Members should understand it and devote themselves to translating it into action. The question of discipline in the rank of a party is important not only to keep the party in perfect health but also because of its bearing on the conduct of the people in general. A government is primarily an instrument of conservation and protection and not of destruction, or change. To inculcate reverence for law in the people demands that the parties who aspire to be guardians of law should themselves set an example in this direction. The essence of democracy is a spirit of, and capacity for, self-governance. If the parties cannot govern themselves how can they hope to create in the community a desire for self-governance? While on the one hand it is essential for the community to guarantee and protect individual freedom it is desirable, on the other hand, for the individual to willingly submit to the general will. The greater this submission the less will be the coercive power of the State. In a party whose affairs are regulated not by any state law but by the decisions voluntarily accepted by the party units, one can set an example of how best individual freedom and social responsibility can be balanced. It is, therefore necessary for the parties to prescribe a code of conduct for their members and to strictly follow it. -Deendayal Upadhyaya SPMRF Content 02 EDITORIAL INDIA’S WORLD OF DIPLOMACY Articulating a Concrete Agenda of 39 PM Modi's Roundtable meeting Growth, Prosperity & Balance on Financial Sector, at New York 40 PM Modi's Round Table on PM MODI’S VISION "Media, Technology & 04 Salient Points of PM Modi's Communications' -Growth Story Speech at the United Nations for India” Summit 42 PM Modi's Interaction With The 06 Salient points of PM Modi's Leading Fortune 500 CEOs, At A statement to media at Joint Press Special Event, In New York Briefing with PM of Ireland 43 çHkkoh Hkwfedk esa ih,e Editorial Advisors : 08 Salient Points of PM Modi's - foosd dkVtw A d d r e s s t o t h e I n d i a n Shakti Sinha,IAS (retd) Former Power & Finance Secretary, Community at SAP Centre, San SPMRF@EVENT Govt. of Delhi Jose 45 Book Launch “Redefining Governance: Essays on 1 Year of Dr. Anirban Ganguly SPECIAL ARTICLE Director, SPMRF Narendra Modi Government” 10 Deendayal- India's Gift to the - Abhishek Pratap Singh Dr. Shiv Shakti Bakshi Bewildered Executive Editor, Kamal Sandesh - D.B. Thengadi PARTY PRESIDENT Amit Malviya 14 T h e Q u e s t f o r S a m a j i k 48 Hkkjrh; turk ikVhZ ds jk"Vªh; v/;{k National In-charge, IT & Social Samarasata (Social Harmony) Jh vfer 'kkg th dh osclkbV Media Vibhag, BJP - Ram Madhav www.amitshah.co.in dk 'kqHkkjEHk 19 Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya – A Research Team: V i s i o n a r y L e a d e r a n d Philosopher Amarjeet Singh - Dr. Shiv Shakti Bakshi Siddharth Singh 23 The Pandit That India Forgot - Dr. Anirban Ganguly Shubhendu Anand POLICY ANALYSIS Ajit Jha 27 One Year Of 'Make In India' Initiative: An Assessment Gaurav Jha

Shailendra Kumar Shukla NATIONAL AGENDA 30 Modi Government's Rs 10,000 Crore Plan To Transform Layout: Andaman and Nicobar Islands Nandan Singh Bisht 33 Green Highways: An Initiative of Modi Government towards Published by : Sustainable Development Dr. Syama Prasad Mookerjee POLITICAL COMMENTARIES Research Foundation 37 PM Modi's Foreign Visits Results 11, Ashok Road, in FDI Jump New Delhi - 110001 E-mail : [email protected], INDIA@POSITIVE Telephone : 011 - 48005769 38 Celebrating One Year Of Mars Orbiter Mission In Orbit, Release copyright © SPMRF, 2015 Of Mars Atlas

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Articulating a Concrete Agenda of Growth, Prosperity & Balance

Despite an attempt by a section of towards being more positive. disconnected intellectuals and That Prime Minister Modi's state academics in the West to try and stymie, visits abroad yield rich dividends is through a false sense of importance and evident from the fact that foreign direct capacity, Prime Minister Modi's US investment in India recorded one of the visit – the trip by all measures was a biggest annual jumps over in 2014-15, resounding success advancing India's rising 27% to $30.93 billion. Of this, national interest and opening an array of nearly two-third or $19.78 billion or Rs new possibilities and opportunities. 1.3 lakh crore were from countries that Young America, especially the Indian Prime Minister Modi has visited in the diaspora who want to make an active past one year. Data from the contribution to the emergence of India Department of Industrial Policy and as a major power were the most Planning shows that FDI inflows enthusiastic in welcoming Prime jumped 48% between October 2014 and Minister Modi and in listening to his April 2015, the time when Prime vision and plans. America Inc too Minister Modi was making most of his displayed a great interest and visits. Those leaders who go on enthusiasm to come and invest and undefined and undisclosed trips abroad make in India recognizing the rapidly without any express agenda of changing climate that is moving furthering India's national interest will

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never appreciate or comprehend the unionism has been the only legacies of magnitude of benefit that emerges from Left rule in the state. Thus when failed Prime Minister Modi's visits abroad. Communists pick holes with the That the climate and attitude towards Gujarat model or the Narendra Modi creating an enabling environment and model of governance it needs to be business in India is rapidly changing is dismissed with a with the disdain that it evident from the recently released deserved. report of the World Bank on the ease of Prime Minister Modi's reference from doing business in India among the the podium of the UNGA to the goal of states. States ruled by the BJP and welfare of the poorest as central to inspired by the ideals and commitment Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya's thought of improving the lives of the people and was indeed unique as it was contextual. governance climate have figured Prime Minister's observation that “we among the top with Gujarat topped the have chosen the path of removing list scoring 71.14%, followed by poverty by empowering the poor [and] Andhra Pradesh at 70.12%, then that “We have placed priority on Jharkhand at 3rd position with 63.09%, education and skill development”, his Chhattisgarh at 4th position with focus on “sustainable development” 62.45%, Madhya Pradesh ranking 5th was refreshing as it was inspiring. His with 62.00% and Rajasthan at 6th observations that “The world speaks of position with a score of 61.04% while private sector and public sector” but in Maharashtra ranked 8th, in a short span “India, we have defined a new personal of a year scoring 49.43%. Such a study sector of individual enterprise, micro only goes to prove that a serious enterprises and micro finance, drawing approach and effort to create in India a also on the strength of digital and serious and sustainable climate of mobile applications. We are focusing on facilitating business, growth and jobs. the basics: housing, power, water and For those political parties and sanitation for all – important not just for ideologies who have only worked to de- welfare, but also human dignity. These industrialise those states in which they are goals with a definite date, not just a have been in power can hardly mirage of hope”, set before the world a appreciate such a change. Recall how concrete agenda of growth, prosperity three decades of Communist rule in and balance in her national life. West Bengal, tacitly supported by the Congress party, completely ruined the -Dr. Anirban Ganguly, industrial capacities of the state. Fleeing capital, crumbling industrial Director, SPMRF infrastructure and violent trade

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Salient Points of PM Modi's Speech at the United Nations Summit On Sustainable Development Goal: Development] ;g gekjh çkFkfedrk gSA xjhc Agenda 2030 dks f'k{kk feys vkSj mlds gkFk esa gquj gks] ;g gekjk tc&tc fo'o us ,d lkFk vkdj Hkfo"; ds çfr ç;kl gSA geus fu/kkZfjr le; lhek esa Financial vius nkf;Ro dks fuHkk;k gS] ekuork ds fodkl dks Inclusion ij Mission-Mode esa dke fd;k lgh fn'kk vkSj ,d u;k lacy feyk gSA gSA 180 Million u, cSad [kkrs [kksys x,A ;g Agenda– 2030 dk fot+u egRokdka{kh gS vkSj xjhcksa dk lcls cM+k Empowerment gSA xjhcksa mís'; mrus gh O;kid gSaA ;g mu leL;kvksa dks dks feyus okys ykHk lh/ks [kkrs esa igqap jgs gSaA xjhcksa çkFkfedrk nsrk gS] tks fiNys dbZ n'kdksa ls py dks chek ;kstukvksa dk lh/ks ykHk feys] bldh jgh gSaA lkFk gh lkFk ;g lkekftd] vkfFkZd vkSj egRokdka{kh ;kstuk vkxs c<+ jgh gSA i;kZoj.k ds fo"k; esa gekjh ifjiDo gksrh gqbZ lksp Focus on Personal Sector to Make dks Hkh n'kkZrk gSA Entrepreneur On Poverty Eradication fo'o esa vkfFkZd fodkl dh ppkZ nks gh Sector rd ;g [kq+'kh dh ckr gS dh ge lc xjhch ls eqä fo'o lhfer jgh gSA ;k rks Public Sector dh ppkZ dk liuk ns[k jgs gSaA gekjs fu/kkZfjr y{;ksa esa xjhch gksrh gS ;k Private Sector dh ppkZ gksrh gSA mUewyu lc ls Åij gSA vkt nqfu;k esa 1-3 geus ,d u, Sector ij /;ku dsafær fd;k gS vkSj yksx xjhch dh n;uh; ftanxh thus ds Billion og gS Personal Sector- Hkkjr ds fy, fy, etcwj gSA gekjs lkeus ç'u dsoy ;g ugha gS dk eryc gS fd dh xjhcksa dh vko';drkvksa dks dSls iwjk fd;k Personal Sector Individual ] ftlesa gks] tk;sA vkSj u gh ;g dsoy xjhcksa ds vfLrRo vkSj Enterprise Micro Finance lEeku rd gh lhfer ç'u gSA lkFk gh ;g gekjh Innovation gks] Start-Up dh rjg u;k uSfrd ftEesnkjh ek= gS ,slk ekuus dk Hkh ç'u ugha Movement gksA gSA vxj ge lc dk lk>k ladYi gS dh fo'o India's Cultural Legacy Towards 'kkafriw.kZ gks] O;oLFkk U;k;iw.kZ gks vkSj fodkl Sustainability gks rks xjhch ds jgrs ;g dHkh Hkh Sustainable le`f) dh vksj tkus dk gekjk ekxZ Sustainable lEHko ugha gksxkA blfy, xjhch dks feVkuk ;g ge gks] blds fy, ge dfVc) gSaA bl dfVc)rk dk lc dk ifo= nkf;Ro gSA ewy fuf'pr :i ls gekjh ijEijk vkSj laL—fr ls Antyodaya and Good Governance is tqM+s gksuk gSA ysfdu lkFk gh ;g Hkfo"; ds çfr at the Core gekjh çfrc)rk dks Hkh fn[kkrh gSA eSa ml laL—fr Hkkjr ds egku fopkjd iafMr nhun;ky mik/;k; dk çfrfuf/kRo djrk gw¡ tgka /kjrh dks ek¡ dgrs gSa vkSj ekurs gSaA osn mn?kks"k djrs gS & ^ekrk Hkwfe% ds fopkjkas dk dsaæ vUR;ksn; jgk gSA UN ds ,tsaMk 2030 esa Hkh vUR;ksn; dh egd vkrh gSA Hkkjr iq=ks vga i`fFkO;k* ;s /kjrh gekjh ekrk gS vkSj ge nhun;ky th ds tUelrh o"kZ dks eukus dh rS;kjh blds iq= gSaA dj jgk gS] rc ;g fuf'pr gh ,d lq[kn la;ksx gSA gekjh ;kstuk,a egRokdka{kh vkSj mís';iw.kZ gSa] geus xjhcksa dks l'kä cukdj xjhch dks ijkftr tSls % djus dk ekxZ pquk gSA f'k{kk ,oa Skill · vxys 7 o"kksaZ esa 175 GW renewable

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energy dh {kerk dk fodkl gks ldsaA gesa ,d oSf'od tu&Hkkxhnkjh dk fuekZ.k djuk gksxkA ftlds cy ij Technology · Energy Efficiency ij cy Innovation vkSj Finance dk mi;ksx djrs gq, cgqr cM+h ek= esa o`{kkjksi.k dk dk;ZØe · ge Clean vkSj Renewable Energy dks loZ · dks;ys ij fo'ks"k VSDl lqyHk cuk ldsaA gesa viuh thou'kSyh esa Hkh cnyko djus dh vko';drk gS] rkfd ÅtkZ ij gekjh ifjogu O;oLFkk esa lq/kkj] · fuHkZjrk de gks vkSj ge Sustainable · 'kgjksa vkSj ufn;ksa dh lQkbZA Consumption dh vksj c<+sa lkFk gh ,d 'kq: djus dh Global Education Programme · Waste to Wealth Movement dh vko';drk gSA tks gekjh vxyh ih<+h dks ç—fr fuf'pr :i ls ;g nqfu;k de pqukSfr;ksa vkSj ds j{k.k ,oa lao/kZu ds fy, rS;kj djsaA eSa vk'kk O;kid mEehnksa okyh nqfu;k gksxhA tks viuh djrk gw¡ fd fodflr ns'k Development vkSj lQyrk dks ysdj vf/kd vk'oLr gksxhA ge viuh Climate Change ds fy, viuh foÙkh; lQyrk vkSj esa nwljksa ds lkFk cakVsaxsA Resource çfrc)rkvksa dks iwjk djsaxs] Hkkjrh; ijEijk esa iwjs fo'o dks ,d ifjokj ds :i Without in Anyway Putting Both Under the Same esa ns[kk tkrk gSA ^^mnkjpfjrkuke rq olq/kSo Head- eSa ;g Hkh vk'kk djrk gw¡ fd Technology dqVqacde** mnkj cqf) okyksa ds fy, rks lEiw.kZ lalkj ,d ifjokj gksrk gS] dqVqac gSA Facilitation Mechanism Technology vkSj dks fo'o ds dY;k.k dk ek/;e lHkh ns'kksa ds fy, Innovation Sustainable Development cukus esa lQy gksxkA ;g ek= futh ykHk rd jk"Vªh; mÙkjnkf;Ro dk fo"k; gSA lkFk gh mUgsa uhfr lhfer ugha jg tk;saxsA fu/kkZj.k ds fy, fodYiksa dh vko';drk gksrh gSA vkt ge ;gk¡ la;qä jk"Vª esa blfy, gSa] D;ksafd ge Reform in UNSC lHkh ;g ekurs gSa fd varjjk"Vªh; lk>snkjh vfuok;Z lqj{kk ifj"kn lesr la;qä jk"Vª esa Hkh lq/kkj vfuok;Z :i ls gekjs lHkh ç;klksa ds dsaæ esa gksuh pkfg,A gSA rkfd bldh fo'oluh;rk rFkk vkSfpR; cuk jg fQj pkgs ;g Development gks ;k Climate ldsA lkFk gh O;kid çfrfuf/kRo ds }kjk ge vius Change dh pqukSrh gksA mís';ksa dh çkfIr vf/kd çHkkoh :i ls dj ldsaxsA C h a l l e n g e s t o S u s t a i n a b l e Development and Necessity of Climate Justice gekjs lkewfgd ç;klksa dk fl)kar gS – Common But Differentiated Responsibilities- vxj ge Climate Change dh fpark djrs gSa rks dgh u dgh gekjs futh lq[k dks lqjf{kr djus dh cw vkrh gSA ysfdu ;fn ge Climate Justice dh ckr djrs gSa rks xjhcksa dks çkd`frd vkinkvksa esa lqjf{kr j[kus dk ,d laosnu'khy ladYi mHkj dj vkrk gSA Climate Change dh pqukSrh ls fuiVus esa mu lek/kkuksa ij cy nsus dh vko';drk gS ftuls ge vius mís';ksa dks çkIr djus esa lQy

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Salient points of PM Modi's statement to Media at Joint Press Briefing with PM of Ireland

Ÿ India and Ireland share much constitute a vibrant part of the Irish in common. We can compare notes community. And, the victims of the on our shared colonial history. Our bombing of the Air India Kanishka Constitutions have something aircraft find a resting place here. In sacred in common. The Directive the 30th anniversary year of that Principles of State Policy in the tragedy, we thank you once again for Indian Constitution are inspired by the memorial that honors them. the Irish Constitution. Ÿ In the pain of their unfading Ÿ I r i s h e x p e r t s g a v e u s memory, we are also reminded of all institutions like the Geological that binds us today – our values and Survey of India and the first our aspirations and the challenges Linguistic Survey of India that we all face today. Ÿ From the friendship between Ÿ India and Ireland must seek Rabindranath Tagore and W.B. closer partnership and cooperation. Yeats to the spiritual contribution of India and Ireland are among the Sister Nivedita in India, the Irish fastest growing economies of Asia and Indian people have formed and Europe. strong bonds of affinity. Ÿ We are pleased that our Ÿ Today, 26,000 Indians bilateral trade and investment ties

THE NATIONALIST 6 PM MODI’S VISION are growing, despite global and between countries like India and regional uncertainties. Our Ireland, which share democratic economic partnership can have a values and are consistent advocates s t r o n g t e c h n o l o g y f o c u s – of international peace and stability. i n f o r m a t i o n t e c h n o l o g y , In this context, we discussed the b i o t e c h n o l o g y a n d role of the United Nations and its pharmaceuticals, agriculture and Security Council in meeting these clean energy. challenges in the 21st century. India Ÿ Greater sensitivity of the and Ireland have been partners in European Union to India's peacekeeping operations. c o m m e r c i a l i n t e r e s t s a n d Ÿ India and Ireland are peace- challenges will help us resume loving countries. We have both been discussions on India-EU Broad- a t t h e f o r e f r o n t o n n o n - based Trade and Investment proliferation. We respect Ireland's Agreement. strong and principled position on Ÿ India and Ireland are ideally this issue. India has also been a p l a c e d t o f o r m p r o d u c t i v e leading voice on universal nuclear partnerships to take advantage of disarmament since Independence. the opportunities in the digital age. I We remain strongly committed to hope that our Joint Working Group that goal. Our credentials and on Information Technology will record on non-proliferation are meet soon to chart out the roadmap second to none. for collaboration. Ÿ Ireland's support was crucial Ÿ Science and technology and for India-specific exemption from education are two other areas, the Nuclear Suppliers Group in where we have a good history of 2008. With rapid growth in India's cooperation, and where we can do enormous energy demand, it has much more. Ireland's Science opened a big option to pursue a Centre in Karnataka is one example sustainable development path. of that cooperation. Ÿ I have now sought Ireland's Ÿ I was pleased to exchange support for India's membership of views on a broad range of the NSG and other international international challenges, including export control regimes. India's terrorism, radicalization and the membership will deepen our situation in Europe and Asia. Our b i l a t e r a l c o o p e r a t i o n a n d discussions underlined the strengthen international non- importance of closer cooperation proliferation efforts.

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Salient Points of PM Modi's Address to the Indian Community at SAP Centre, San Jose

vkt iwjs fo'o esa Hkkjr dh ,d ubZ igpku cuh gS] fy,&vki lcus tks iq#"kkFkZ fd;k gS mls eSa Hkkjr dh ,d ubZ Nfo cuh gSA Hkkjr ds laca/k esa tks yk[k&yk[k vfHkuanu djrk gwa] cgqr&cgqr c/kkbZ iqjkuh lksp Fkh] oks cnyus ds fy, nqfu;k dks etcwj nsrk gwaA gksuk iM+k gS] mldk dkj.k vkidh maxfy;ksa dh dHkh&dHkh gekjs ns'k esa ;s ckrsa lqukbZ nsrh Fkha] Hkkjr deky gSA vkius ds ij Computer Keyboard esa ppkZ Hkh gksrh Fkh] ÞdqN djks ;kj ;s Brain- maxfy;ka ?kqek djds nqfu;k dks fganqLrku dh ,d Drain #duk pkfg,] Brain-Drain #duk ubZ igpku djk nh gSA vkidk ;g lkeF;Z vkidk pkfg,AÞ vjs eka Hkkjrh rks cgq jRuk olqa/kjk gSA ogka ;g ] vkids ] vki Commitment Innovations rks ,d ls c<+dj ,d] ,d ls c<+dj ,d Brain ;gka cSBs&cSBs lkjs nqfu;k dks cnyus ds fy, etcwj dh Qly gksrh jgus okyh gSA ;s Brain-Drain] dj jgs gSaA vkSj tks cnyus ls badkj djsxk] tks Brain-Gain Hkh cu ldrk gS] ;s D;k fdlh us Hkh cnyk ugha gS ;g r; djds cSBsxk] os 21oha 'krkCnh lkspk Fkk\ vkSj blfy, bl lkjh ?kVuk bl dks esa Irrelevant gksus okys gSaA vkSj tc esjs ns'koklh] ns[kus dk esjk utfj;k vyx gSA dHkh tks yxrk Fkk esjs ns'k ds ukStoku] fons'k dh /kjrh ij jg djds ;s Brain-Drain gS] eq>s yxrk gS ;s Brain lkjh nqfu;k dks ,d ubZ fn'kk esa ys tkrs gks] rks esjs Deposit gks jgk gSA vkSj ;s tks Deposit gqvk tSls ,d balku dks fdruk vkuan gksrk gksxk] fdruh Brain gS oks ekSds ryk'k esa gSA ftl fnu ekSds ij [kq'kh gksrh gksxhA vkSj blfy, Hkkjr dks xkSjo ekSdk feysxk] C;kt lesr ;s brain eka Hkkjrh ds fnykus esa Hkkjr dk lEeku c<+kus esa] iwjs fo'o dks dke vk,xkA Hkkjr dks u, fljs ls ns[kus esa etcwj djus ds

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foKku ds {ks= esa Hkkjr us ,d ubZ igpku cukbZ gSA Terrorist gS\ dkSu ekuorkoknh gS\ dkSu gekjh igys igpku Fkh & mifu"kn dhA vc nqfu;k Terrorist ds lkFk [kM+k gS\ dkSu ekuork ds lkFk ds iYys rks iM+rk ugha FkkA ysfdu vkt ogh ns'k [kM+k gS\ß ;s fo'o esa r; gks tkuk pkfg,A ge rks mifu"kn ls c<+rs&c<+rs mixzg dh ppkZ djus yx ml /kjrh ls vk, gSa tgka xka/kh vkSj cq) us tUe x;k gSA fy;k FkkA fl)kFkZ usiky dh /kjrh ij iSnk gq, Fks] vkt fo'o ds lkeus nks çeq[k pqukSfr;ka vkbZ gSa & ysfdu fl)kFkZ cq) cus Fks cks/kx;k esa vkdj dsA ,d rjQ vkradokn vkSj nwljh rjQ Xykscy ftl /kjrh ls vfgalk dk ea= fudyk gks] oks fo'o okfeaZxA vkSj eSa ekurk gwa] bu pqukSfr;ksa dks Hkh] vxj dks 'kkafr ds fy, vkxzgiwoZd dg ldrk gS fd ekuo nqfu;k dh ekuo lokZf/kd 'kfä;ka ,d gks] ekuork tkfr ds fy, 21oha lnh jDrjaftr ugha gks ldrh esa fo'okl djus okys yksx ,d gks] rks vkradokn dks gSA funksZ"kksa dks ekSr ds ?kkV mrkjus okyh 21oha lnh Hkh ijkLr fd;k tk ldrk gS vkSj Xykscy okfeaZx ls dks dyafdr gksus ls cpkuk pkfg,A Hkh nqfu;k dks cpk;k tk ldrk gSA UN dh 70oha o"kZxkaB eukbZ tk jgh gSA ysfdu vHkh rd United Nations Terrorism dh Definition ugha dj ik;k gSA vxj Definition djus esa bruk oDr yxsxk rks Terrorism dks fuiVus esa fdrus lky yxsaxs\ eSaus nqfu;k ds lHkh ns'kksa dks fpëh fy[kh gSA vkSj eSaus dgk fd le; dh ekax gS fd UN ;g r; djsa fd ;g&;g phtsa gSa] ftls ge Terrorism dgrs gSa] ;s&;s yksx gSa ftudksa ge Terrorism ds ennxkj ekurs gSa] ;s&;s yksx gSa ftudks ge ekuorkoknh dgrs gSa] nqfu;k ds lkeus ;s uD'kk Clear gksuk pkfg, ÞdkSu

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Deendayal- India's Gift to the Bewildered ŸD.B. Thengadi

Legendary thinker & philosopher of the Swadeshi way late Dattopant Thengdi's article on Pt. Deendayal Upadhyaya first appeared in the issue of Manthan the thought-vehicle of the Deendayal Research Institute (DRI). Thengdiji's thoughts, analysis and perception were as relevant then as they are today, his assessment of Pt. Deendayal Upadhyaya not only shed deeper light into his personality but also introduces a contemporary dimension to better understand and evaluate Pandit Upadhyaya today.

andit Deendyal Upadhyaya Rather internationalism was only was a nationalist to the the natural evolution of his Pcore. He loved not only the enlightened nationalism. He had abstract concept of “Nation” but realized that affinity of an individual also the nation in flesh and blood. with different organisms, ranging But his patriotism did not prevent from family to the Universe, was him from being an internationalist. only an outward manifestation of

THE NATIONALIST 10 SPECIAL ARTICLE the evolution of his consciousness. consciousness in to universal T h e m o r e d e v e l o p e d t h e consciousness. That is why he was a consciousness, the larger and h u m a n i s t w i t h o u t b e i n g higher would be the organism with homocentric. Consequently he which one is identified. But this thought that the more appropriate being a process of evolution, the term for his thought-system would higher level of consciousness does be “Integralism”. But in view of his not preclude the previous lower field of practical activity he levels. It is inclusive, not exclusive, considered the term “Integral in character. One can be equally and Humanism” more convenient in the simultaneously attached to all the i m m e d i a t e c o n t e x t , a s a organisms without doing injustice compromise between his ultimate to any one of them. What is needed concept and the common level of is a realistic, an integral view of understanding in the field, even as things. his use of the term 'ism' was, again, a Even a human being must be similar concession to the common considered in an integrated way; the level of understanding which could body, mind, intelligence and soul of not comprehend the grand 'ism'- a person must not be thought of lessness of the eternal Dharma. separately. He was the first political leader of This realization led Deendayalji to the country who added yet another expound his theory of “Integral dimension to the traditionally Humanism”, which is in direct defined 'nation'-concept. Every c o n t r a s t w i t h t h e nation has its soul, its 'Chiti', he compartmentalized thinking of the declared. The strength and energy West. The latter has given rise to activising the nation is its 'Virat'. It strife and struggle at all levels in all is channelised by 'Chiti', The place of departments of life. The seed, the 'Virat' in the life of a nation is similar sprout, the trunk, the branch, the to that of 'Prana' in the body. Just as leaves and the fruit constitute one 'Prana' infuses strength in various single, continuous process of organs of the body, refreshes the evolution. They are not mutually intellect, and keeps body and soul conflicting or exclusive. together, so also in a nation, with a strong 'Virat' alone can democracy In fact, Panditji's comprehension succeed and the government be was not confined to the human effective. “When the 'Virat' is awake, species. His integralism indicated diversity does not lead to conflict, the flowering of the human

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important one, but not above Dharma. It is subject to Dharma. Sovereignty vests in Dharma. Dharma sustains the Nation. Even the Constitution must be in tune with Dharma. T h e A r t i c l e s o f t h e Constitution violating Dharma must be considered null and void to that extent. Both the Legislature and the Judiciary are on an equal plane. Neither is superior to the other. Dharma is higher than both; both are governed by Dharma. The people have a right to elect their own government. But neither the government nor the people have any right to act against Dharma. Pandit ji was a votary of and people cooperate with each 'Bharatiyata' not only because other like the various limbs of the it was his national heritage. He was human body, or like the members of convinced that the maladies of a family.” humanity in general and India in particular could be remedied only Panditji was, again, the first on the strength of Bharatiya culture. p o l i t i c a l l e a d e r i n p o s t - Is it possible for the West to independence era to declare reconcile individual liberty with unequivocally that what mankind s o c i a l d i s c i p l i n e ? I n t h e needed most was a Dharma-Rajya, materialistic West, liberty soon not merely a rule by majority. He degenerates into licentiousness, took pains to explain how Dharma and discipline in to regimentation. was different from Religion and The west could never conceive of Dharma Rajya from theocracy. But basic organic unity in the midst of Dharma alone is supreme. State is apparent diversities, for it mistook one of the several institutions or uniformity for unity. It could never instruments of Dharma; an

THE NATIONALIST 12 SPECIAL ARTICLE appreciate the merit of the not merely a philosopher. Because Bharatiya socioeconomic order, for of his 'Sadhana', his identification it mistook our stability for with Dharma, he could, like a Time stagnation and its own adventurism Machine, roll himself back and forth for dynamism. Western thinkers in the centuries and stand face to could not conceive of a unitary form face with the ancient seers as well as of government with maximum unborn generations. He worked out decentralization of administrative for us the solutions of modern authority, because it is beyond their problems in the light of ancient comprehension that there can be set wisdom. He foresaw and diagnosed up a central state authority without maladies that would afflict statism, and with regional, humanity in the distant future; and i n d u s t r i a l a n d c i v i c s e l f - prescribed for them the remedies governments-which has been the tested with success by 'Sanatana special characteristic of the Dharma'. Bharatiya social order. The West It has been said that people considered national self-reliance without a vision perish. A nation incompatible with the spirit of without its 'Drashta' is doomed to international co-operation. In the decay and death. But our Dharma is West, nationalism can degenerate Sanatana, i.e. endless as well as i n t o i m p e r i a l i s m a n d beginningless. It has, therefore, internationalism into disloyalty to been the sacred mission of Bharat one's own nation. The 'integral Mata to give birth, in every age, to humanism' expounded by Panditji Drashtas who deliver a message of has exposed the inadequacies, hope to the otherwise frustrated lopsidedness, imbalance and futility mankind pursuing false ideals. In of the compartmentalised thought - this age, Pandit Deendayal systems of the West. His integralism Upadhyaya has been the precious enabled him to visualise the gift of this Dharma Bhumi to the emergence of a World State bewildered. enriched by the growth and Courtesy: MANTHAN, September 1979 contribution of different national cultures, and evolution of 'Manava Dharma' enriched by the perfection o f a l l r e l i g i o n s , i n c l u d i n g 'materialism'. Deendayalji was a 'Drashta', a seer,

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The Quest for Samajik Samarasata (Social Harmony) ŸRam Madhav

Three famous ideals that inspired are quite common the French Revolution i.e. Liberty, i n o u r p u b l i c Equality and Fraternity have parlance. Samata subsequently found place in almost is equality in all the democratic constitutions of t h o u g h t s ; the world including ours. Liberty S a m a a n t a i s and Equality are the ideals that can equality in law; be achieved through constitutional but Samarasata is equality of means. But for achieving Fraternity emotions and feelings. For we need something more than achieving Samarasata – social constitutional means. harmony to put it simply – That is why Dr. B.R. Ambedkar, the fraternity is the basic requirement. Architect of our Constitution had Bharat from time immemorial has attached greater significance to this championed the idea of the ideal of Fraternity. What does quintessential oneness of the Fraternity mean?” he questioned, universe. World's ancient-most and went on to explain that l i t e r a t u r e – t h e V e d a s – “Fraternity means a sense of categorically reject the idea of common brotherhood of all Indians inequality and insist upon oneness – of Indians being one people. It is at the emotional level and equality this principle that gives unity and at the mundane level. solidarity to social life.” (B.R. Ajyesthaaso Akanisthaasa Yete Ambedkar and Human Rights) Sam Bhraataro Vaavrudhuh F r a t e r n i t y i s n o t j u s t a n Soubhagaya institutional reality like Liberty and · Rigveda, Mandala-5, Sukta-60, Equality. It has an emotional Mantra-5 quotient – a feeling of brotherhood 'No one is superior or inferior; all and oneness. The national mind has are brothers; all should strive for to be trained through Samskaras to the interest of all and progress acquire this feeling. collectively'. S a m a t a , S a m a a n t a a n d Samaani va Aakootihi Samarasata – These three words Samaanaa Hridayaanivah

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Samaanamastu vo Mano Yathaa u n t o u c h a b i l i t y a n d c a s t e Vah Susahaasati discrimination. In fact the history of · Rigveda, Mandala-10, Sukta-191, the progress of our nation is also the Mantra-4 history of countless social 'Let there be oneness in your reformers, saints and savants who resolutions, hearts and minds; let struggled against these social evils the determination to live with thus ensuring unity and longevity of mutual cooperation be firm in you our nation. all'. A d i s h a n k a r a ' s A d v a i t a t o It is worthwhile to mention here Gandhiji's Ram Rajya and that it was much later and very Ambedkar's social movement; recently that the world had come up Ramanuja's Visisthaadvaita to with the ideals of French Revolution RSS' Hindu Rashtra – countless or for that matter the first Article of reform movements have swept the Universal Declaration of across this vast nation over the ages Human Rights (1948) that exhorts: with the singular objective of preserving the unity and harmony. 'All human beings are born free B u d d h a , M a h a v e e r a , and equal in dignity and rights. Basaveshwara, Kanakadasa, They are endowed with reason and Ramakrishna, Vivekananda, conscience and should act towards Narayana Guru, Dayananda one another in a spirit of S a r a s w a t i , T i l a k , G a n d h i , brotherhood.' Ambedkar, Savarkar, Jyotiba Phule However, in its long journey of – endless is the list of great men who thousands of years that very nation have sacrificed their lives in the which had offered such lofty ideals pursuit of achieving the lofty ideal of to the mankind landed itself in a social harmony. state of decay and disintegration. The RSS is the continuation of that Several social evils and weaknesses great tradition set in motion by the have crept into the body politic of above-mentioned savants and this ancient nation. Over the years social reformers. The founder of the its diversity became its disunity; RSS, Dr. Hedgewar was anguished institutions came to represent its by the utter disunity in the Hindu decay; and social evils like society and was inspired by the u n t o u c h a b i l i t y a n d c a s t e efforts of great social reformers. discrimination became rampant. While starting the RSS he had only There was never a scriptural one vision – of a nation rising like sanction to social evils like

THE NATIONALIST 15 SPECIAL ARTICLE one man symbolizing all that is good in 1939, he was also surprised to in its ancient wisdom and find the Swayamsevaks moving discarding everything that is alien to about in absolute equality. When its core thought of universal Dr. Ambedkar asked Dr. Hedgewar oneness. He did not preach much; w h e t h e r t h e r e w e r e a n y but the institution of the RSS that he untouchables in the camp, the latter had created spoke volumes through replied that there were neither its activity. touchables nor untouchables, but In 1934, when Gandhiji visited a only Hindus. Recording his 1500-strong Swayamsevaks camp appreciation Dr. Ambedkar said: “I at Wardha in Vidarbha, he was a m s u r p r i s e d t o f i n d t h e pleasantly surprised to find that the Swayamsevaks moving about in Swayamsevaks were not even aware absolute equality and brotherhood of the castes of one another, not to without even caring to know the speak of any idea of untouchability. caste of the others.” Later, he invited Dr. Hedgewar to Sri M.S. Golwalkar – Guruji – who his Ashram and enquired about the became the Sarsanghachalak of the RSS' activities. The visit had left RSS in 1940, was originally molded such a deep impression on in the tradition of those great saints Gandhiji's mind that he referred to and sages. it full thirteen years later. In his “While the present day West has address to the workers of Sangh in not been able to go beyond the Bhangi Colony at Delhi on 16th motto of the 'greatest good of the September 1947, he said, “I visited greatest number', we have never the RSS camp years ago, when the tolerated the idea of a single human founder Shri Hedgewar was alive. I being, nay, even a single living was very much impressed by your organism living in misery. 'Total discipline, the complete absence of good of all beings' has always been untouchability and the rigorous our glorious ideal”, exhorted Sri simplicity. Since then the Sangh has Guruji. He worked relentlessly for grown. I am convinced that any 33 years with that as the mission organization which is inspired by and left an inerasable imprint on the high ideal of service and self- our national life. sacrifice is bound to grow in It was under the stewardship of Sri strength.” Guruji that the Sangh work had When Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar expanded to include a large number visited Sangh Shiksha Varga in Pune of activities for the welfare of tribals

THE NATIONALIST 16 SPECIAL ARTICLE and backward classes. Many through several means to achieve organizations and activists were harmony. Gandhiji gave the name working among these sections Harijan to a group of so-called lower striving for their upliftment. castes and tried to impress upon the However Sri Guruji insisted that the rest of the society that they were the reform is needed not just in the People of Hari. Dr. Ambedkar wrote backwards and tribals alone, but in a book titled “Annihilation of the so-called Savarnas as well. Dr. Castes”. Socialists have tried to Ambedkar, fully endorsing the create 'Caste-less Society' through views of Sri Guruji, had said that it is organizations like 'Jaati-Paati not enough if the activity of Dalit Todak Mandal'. Each had their own Uddhar is limited to the Dalits experiences at the end. alone; it should come from within Sri Guruji adopted a totally the so-called Savarna society also. different approach. Instead of In a sense Sri Guruji made the ideal working on the differences in our of Dalit Uddhar not a voluntary society he emphasized on the activity, but a natural and fundamental unity of our nation. A fundamental duty of the entire major landmark in this direction society. “It is our utmost important was the starting of the Vishwa duty to serve the brothers who are Hindu Parishad (VHP) in 1964. neglected and we have to improve Awakening the age-old wisdom of their life in various fields. We have fundamental oneness of the to prepare plans for this” he told the universe and ideal of universal love Hindu society. in the society is the best way to As mentioned above Samarasata achieve Samarasata, according to is emotional oneness. In order for Sri Guruji. He chose the VHP as the this to be achieved we need to v e h i c l e f o r a c h i e v i n g t h i s remove the mental blocks in various transformation in the society. sections of our society. Our society The 1969 conclave of the VHP in is divided in to various castes and Udupi was a major turning point in sub-castes. Some castes are the history of the Hindu society in considered high and some others this regard. For the first time in low. There is a misguided recent history a large number of hierarchical caste structure still in saints and savants from almost all vogue. It is creating great fissures in traditions and denominations of the our society. Hindu society had come together Several reformers have tried under one umbrella of the VHP. Sri

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Guruji had personally invited each can never be fallen). He also gave a one of them and supervised the new Mantra to the Hindu society: whole conclave. 'Mama Deeksha Hindu Raksha – A historic resolution was passed by Mama Mantrah Samanata' all the assembled Mahatmas (Protecting Hindu society is my unanimously that read: “It is now up mission and equality is my Mantra). to us to go to those neglected The RSS has tread the path set by brethren of our society and strive the revered saints and covered a our utmost to better their living large space in achieving social conditions. We will have to work out harmony. There cannot be any plans by which their primary revolutionary solutions to the material needs and comforts could disharmony that we witness in our be fulfilled. We will have to open society. Caste system, which has schools, hostels and training become the central reason for programmes to equip them to disharmony today, needs to be benefit from these schemes. reformed. “Old order passeth A l o n g s i d e t h i s m a t e r i a l yielding place to new lest one good amelioration, love and pride in custom corrupt the world,” said A.L. Hindu Dharma and the spirit of Tennyson in the Passing of Arthur. identity with the entire Hindu But this change can be achieved only society have to be rekindled in their through sustained and positive minds through the channels of efforts and a deep commitment to devotion to God. For that we have to the fundamental cultural unity of give up notions of high and low and our society. mingle with those brethren in a If today the RSS stands like a spirit of equality. We should freely beacon of that unity, it is because of mingle with them, eat with them the stewardship of great social and sing the songs of devotion with reformers like Dr. Hedgewar and Sri them.” Guruji only. A momentous occasion in the (The author is National General Hindu history came when the Secretary BJP) Pejawar Mutt Swamy Pujya Vishweswar Teerthaji gave a clarion call from that dais: 'Hindavah Sodaraah Sarve' (All Hindus are brothers and sisters) and 'Na Hinduh Patito Bhavet' (A Hindu

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Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya – A Visionary Leader and Philosopher ŸDr. Shiv Shakti Bakshi

a n d i t D e e n d a y a l P a n d i t Upadhyaya is remembered D e e n d a y a l Pas a great philosopher who, Upadhyaya is as a political activist and leader not widely acclaimed only laid down principles but also a s t h e lived those principles in his political propounder of life. A towering personality well the philosophy of versed in different disciplines, he Integral Humanism. He never was able to give direction to national sought to follow a piecemeal politics through his intellectual approach to seek solutions for the insight and deep understanding of problems afflicting the nation, Indian civilizational values. His rather he aspired to devise a ideas and philosophy still remain philosophy which may herald an era relevant and his contribution as an of integral approach. He advocated ideologue and as a guiding force for the simultaneous and integrated an alternative model of governance programme of the body, mind and and politics continues to define and intellect and soul of each human determine the course of politics in being. While seeking to spiritualise the country. politics like Gandhi, he laid emphasis on coining the idioms of Born on 25 September 1916, Pandit national discourse inspired by the Deendayal Upadhyaya lost his civilizational and cultural ethos of parents in early childhood. As a India. He was not in favour of bright student he earned many adopting borrowed ideas from the laurels and was poised for an West for goals of national illustrious career but he got r e c o n s t r u c t i o n . H e n e v e r attracted towards RSS while still a considered either Capitalism or student and chose to work for Communism as solutions to common people by becoming a RSS problems of human society. prachark. Dr. Syama Prasad According to him, “A capitalist Mookerjee was so impressed by him economy first acquires power in the that he said “If I had two economic field and then enters the Deendayals, I could transform the political field, while socialism political face of India.”

THE NATIONALIST 19 SPECIAL ARTICLE concentrates power over all means religion. Religion while mainly of production in the hands of state. meaning a mode of worship has a Both these systems are against very limited connotation but democratic rights of individuals.” Dharma stands for a wide term Main ideas of Pandit Deendayal i n c l u d i n g m a n y r e l i g i o n s . Upadhyay may be seen in his According to him, religion means a conceptualization of Bharatiyata, creed, or a sect, it does not mean Dharma, Dharmarajya and Dharma. Dharma is a very broad Antyodaya. By Bharatiyata he concept. It is concerned with all meant Bharatiya culture which aspects of life. It sustains society. It unlike Western thought sees life as sustains the whole world. That an integrated whole. Bharatiyata, which sustains is “Dharma''. The according to him, can manifest itself fundamental principles of Dharma not through politics but through are eternal and universal. Yet their culture. If India has anything to implementation may differ offer to the world then it is the according to time, place and feeling of cultural tolerance and a circumstance. The complete treatise life dedicated to duty. He further on the rules in general and their says, “From the national standpoint philosophical basis is the meaning we shall have to consider our culture of Dharma. because that is our very nature. While describing Dharmarajya he Independence is intimately related considers state to be one of the to one's own culture. If culture does constituent within the nation and not form the basis of independence not above it. In theorizing thus he then the political movement for never intends to undermine the independence would degenerate importance of state in the society or into a scramble by selfish and democracy but attempts to p o w e r - s e e k i n g p e r s o n s . emphasise the pluralistic character Independence can be meaningful of the society and the nation. He only if it becomes an instrument for gives a very interesting explanation the expression of our culture. Such as to why a Jana Rajya (Democratic expression will not only contribute s t a t e ) s h o u l d a l s o b e a to our progress but the effort Dharmarajya. He says, “Let us required will also give us the understand very clearly that experience of joy”. Dharma is not necessarily with the He was completely opposed to majority or with the people. attempts to equate Dharma with Dharma is eternal. Therefore, in the

THE NATIONALIST 20 SPECIAL ARTICLE definition of democracy, to say that is the life process of a nation, and it is a government of the people is marks it out from other nations. It is not enough; it has to be for the good the sacred duty of the ruler to of the people. Dharma alone can protect this life process, i.e. decide. Therefore, a democratic Dharma. government “Jana Rajya”, must (2) Dharma Rajya is also also be rooted in Dharma i.e. a inclusive of Gandhiji's Ram Rajya “Dharma Rajya''. In the definition when he defines a ruler as Raja iti of 'Democracy' viz. “government of Ranjati. That is a ruler cannot claim the people, by the people and for the to be a ruler in the true sense of the p e o p l e ' ' , ' o f ' s t a n d s f o r term unless he works for the welfare independence, 'by' stands for of all. (Gandhi, Lohia & Deendayal, democracy, and 'for' indicates ed. P. Parmeswaran, DRI, New Dharma. Therefore, the true Delhi, 1978, p. 40). democracy is one where there is Antyodaya, although a word freedom as well as Dharma.” His belonging to Gandhian lexicon, it is concept of Dharmarajya can be inbuilt in the ideas of Pandit understood more elaborately from Deendayal Upadhyaya. His vision of the following attributes which forms “education for all” and “har hath ko fundamental principles on which a kam, har khet ko pani” was seen ruler should act: culminating in his idea of Economic (1) The ruler is the upholder of Democracy. Explaining his idea of Dharma, not its creator. Nor can he Economic Democracy, he says, “If a decide as to what Dharma is. He is vote for everyone is the touch-stone responsible only for its proper of political democracy, work for enforcement. Dharma means those everyone is a measure of economic eternal and universal laws which are democracy. This right to work does conducive to the sustenance of my not mean slave labour as in life and the universe – those laws Communist countries. Work should which, our Rishis have discovered not only give a means of livelihood through their prescience. On a small to a person but it should be of the scale, they reflect in the most choice of that person. If for doing distinctive and fundamental that work the worker does not get a characteristics of the way of life of proper share in the national income, nation on the maintenance of which h e w o u l d , b e c o n s i d e r e d depends the very persistence of a unemployed. From this point of particular nation. In short, Dharma view a minimum wage, a just system

THE NATIONALIST 21 SPECIAL ARTICLE of distribution and some sort of and justice to all) social security are necessary.” 3. Sarvodya and Antyodaya Opposing the ideas of large scale (maximum good to all), industries based development, 4. Samanvaya (synthesis, not centralization and monopoly, he conflict, as the basis of life). a d v o c a t e d s w a d e s h i a n d decentralization. He further said As we pay our tributes to the great that any system which reduces the philosopher, leader and activist on opportunity for employment is his punyatithi, the need of the hour undemocratic. He advocated a is to follow his ideas and principles system free from social inequality which are aimed at making politics a where the capital and power get tool for service to the nation. He decentralized. As a staunch stood rock solid defending Indian opponent of both Capitalism and civilizational values and culture in Communism he felt that the path for the time when the western ideas India was through encouraging the were ruling the world and many sectors of self employment for great thinkers, philosophers and which a system was required leaders of that time were swept away wherein maximum production can by its torrential current. He not only be done by employing maximum stood his ground but defined Indian hands. He was an ardent supporter ethos and value system in the of an integral village which can be context of changing times and in self sufficient and self reliant. He tune with the need of the hour. h a d a v i s i o n o f i n c r e a s e d Today we can say that he was as production, restraint consumption much right in his assertions as he and equitable distribution. He was was firm in his convictions. While also opposed to unrestrained the Marxist and Capitalist exploitation of nature and felt that ideologies have created havoc in the the nature should be used as per our world, his ideas attuned to the need and not for people's greed. Indian civilizational values shows Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya's us the path to be followed in future. message to the world is: (Writer is Executive Editor of Kamal Sandesh and National In-charge of Party 1. B u i l d i n g a s t r o n g a n d Journals and Publication Department of prosperous Indian nation on the BJP) foundation of Indian culture. 2. D h a r m a r a j y a ( w h i c h guarantees freedom, equality

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The Pandit That India Forgot Ÿ Dr. Anirban Ganguly

Sangh, to whose vision he dedicated himself early in life to organise and re-vitalise the B h a r a t i y a s a m a j , P a n d i t U p a d h y a y a would have been largely forgotten, throttled under the multiple narratives that celebrated the one 'Pandit', who dominated Indian politics post-independence and whose legacy has been officially celebrated and patronised for decades. Here was a political-philosopher, who brought back into the Indian public life and public lexicon, the e p t e m b e r t h i s y e a r words that described the nation as a announces the centenary of pulsating entity — an entity which SP a n d i t D e e n d a y a l possessed an identity-soul — chiti Upadhyaya, the one leader who, and whose frame was infused with after Syama Prasad Mookerjee, virat, like the physical body was guided, established and spread the infused with prana. Just as prana Bharatiya Jana Sangh and its vision infuses strength in various organs of and ideals across the breadth of the body, refreshes the intellect, and India. In shaping post-independent keeps body and soul together, India's political evolution and in pointed out Upadhyaya, “so also in a imparting it a distinct direction, nation, with a strong virat alone, can Pandit Upadhyaya's contribution d e m o c r a c y s u c c e e d a n d has, perhaps been unparalleled and Government be effective.” Such epochal. Yet, had it not been for the articulations brought back into political party he worked to post-independent Indian polity, a establish in India's national life or tone that was in consonance with for the Rashtriya Swayamsevak her intrinsic civilisational temper

THE NATIONALIST 23 SPECIAL ARTICLE and worldview. and instead pointed out like many of By shaping a political philosophy his ideological and spiritual that was essentially a quest to evolve colleagues and mentors from the a p o l i t i c a l f r a m e w o r k a n d RSS, that while Western science was m o v e m e n t i n s p i r e d b y t h e universal and needed to be Bharatiya civilisational ethos, absorbed if one were to move Pandit Upadhyaya unleashed the forward, the same could not be said possibilities of evolving a political to be true of the Western way of life discourse that was inspired by and of its values. indigenous thought-roots of India. Pandit Upadhyaya refused to Unlike other political ideologies equate modernisation with which had no roots in the Indian Westernisation and in that, he was thought-evolution and which way ahead of his times and of the derived inspiration primarily from period when societies across the foreign frameworks and paradigms, world would increasingly look to the vision of integral humanism, as going back to their roots of identity propounded by Pandit Upadhyaya, which had seen gradual dilution due sprung from the fountains of to a process of 'modernisation' read Bharatiya thought and aspirations. 'Westernisation.' Post-independence, when models Pandit Upadhyaya spoke of for India were being volubly dharma rajya, as a state, where debated, when an attitude of inequality and divisiveness was importing and grafting into Indian eradicated. An economic system conditions models that were and a Government must be able to predominantly experimented upon provide food, clothing and shelter in the West dominated, Pandit and must “enable the individual to Upadhyaya displayed a spirit that carry out his obligations to society w a s n o t o v e r a w e d b y t h e by properly educating him” and in achievements or dominance of the the event of “an individual falling West. prey to any disease, society must Instead, he chose to question, arrange for his treatment and examine, evaluate and weigh the maintenance” he argued. For him, a viability, the success and the Government which was concerned shortcomings of each proposition. with these was a Government which He was not, as some have worked out the rule of dharma - preposterously and hurriedly otherwise it reflected the rule of argued, opposed to Western science adharma. Pandit Upadhyaya

THE NATIONALIST 24 SPECIAL ARTICLE argued basing himself on the Indian discover the fundamental balance civilisational vision and framework between nature and man — a o f g o v e r n a n c e t h a t “ B e i n g balance that had been stipulated responsible for the maintenance, a n d e n j o i n e d b y I n d i a ' s protection and education of his civilisational thought leaders from subjects”, the ruler was their true across the ages. Long before debates father. on sustainable development had The need for India to evolve her g a i n e d m o m e n t u m , P a n d i t own understanding of the world, the Upadhyaya, in a sense, pointed to need for her to rediscover her the need for focusing rather on cultural and civilisational roots and “sustainable consumption.” to understand the essential shape Pandit Upadhayay's entire and expression of her identity and to political career spanned the era of re-state it in the current context the Cold War and the fierce division were issues that Pandit Upadhyaya of the world into ideological and advocated as he advocated the need economic blocks. Yet, he refused to to develop our own technologies be swayed or side with any of these, suited to our societal conditions and not in a spirit of an ambivalent non- achieve technological and industrial alignment but rather inspired by the self-sufficiency, self-reliance in urge to see India genuinely energy and the need to explore independent and self-reliant. In the options of energy and power early 1960s, India faced her PL 480 generation. phase, primarily because those He spoke for the marginalised, for philosophers and moralist who the traditional and indigenous ruled her post-independence, landholders, for the farmers and for largely ignored the need to enhance those who still stood on the last rung her agricultural production. The of the societal ladder and who easiest course of action was for the needed support and an enabling then Indian leadership to appeal to environment. At the same, the West to pour the spill-over of its anticipating a debate that would own production on to the Indian gather steam only a decade after he bowl. was dead, Pandit Upadhyaya While the then (1960) Food cautioned against an increasing Minister of India, the formidable SK habit of resorting to an “eco- Patil, prided himself on striking a destructive consumerism” and great deal with the Americans on the called for the need to evolve or re- supply of wheat, Pandit Upadhyaya

THE NATIONALIST 25 SPECIAL ARTICLE argued that “while these imports prosperous…and, therefore, we may help us tide our present m u s t c a r r y o n p r a c t i c a l difficulties, the real solution to the p r o g r a m m e s f o r n a t i o n a l problem” lay in “maximising r e c o n s t r u c t i o n o n t h i s agricultural production in the foundation…Our goal is not merely country.” to protect the culture but to re- Writing his political diary, Pandit vitalise it so as to make it dynamic Upadhyaya argued that what we and in tune with times. We must want is “our freedom and our food” ensure that our nation stands firm and that was possible only if we on this foundation and our society is worked for “freedom from foreign e n a b l e d t o l i v e a h e a l t h y , f o o d . ” T h e s a m e s p i r i t o f progressive and purposeful life.” independence and national self- And in pursuance of this supreme reliance was displayed when he national objective, if need be, called for defence preparedness as argued Pandit Upadhyaya, “we shall well as defence self-sufficiency and have to end a number of traditions called for a foreign policy that and set in reforms which are helpful “should be framed with the sole in the development of values and of o b j e c t i v e o f s e c u r i n g t h e national unity in our society. We enlightened self-interests of the shall remove those traditions that nation” and to be realistic and take obstruct this process.” into account the “mundane nature The re-emergence of drasthas — of the world”, in short, esoteric creative thinkers or visionaries — in f o r m u l a t i o n s a n d s h a l l o w the Bharatiya tradition is an sentimentalism had no role while imperative for a civilisational charting the course for pursuing renewal — for our times, Pandit India's national interest on the Deendayal Upadhyaya has clearly world scene. emerged as one such drashta — a It was Pandit Upadhayay's visionary who envisioned and pragmatism that was in sharp anticipated an entire epoch. contrast to the wooliness of the (Dr. Anirban Ganguly is the director of public policies of the period. He Dr. Syama Prasad Mookerjee Research Foundation) cautioned against excessive philosophising and conservatism Courtesy: Daily Pioneer, Wednesday, 30 September 2015 when he wrote that “We have set out with the determination to make this n a t i o n s t r o n g , h a p p y a n d

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One Year Of 'Make In India' Initiative: An Assessment

ake in India initiative, India a global manufacturing hub. It launched by Prime was also rolled out with the aim of MMinister Narendra creating millions of jobs in the Modi on 25th September last year, country. Under the 'Make in India' was an initiative aimed at making initiative, the government has, in

THE NATIONALIST 27 POLICY ANALYSIS the last one year, announced several · Environment clearances can steps to improve the business be sought online. environment by easing processes to · All income tax returns can be do business in the country, and filed online. attract foreign investments. As PM · Validity of industrial licence is Modi's flagship program, it was an extended to three years. initiative launched to encourage c o m p a n i e s t o i n c r e a s e · Paper registers are replaced manufacturing in India. This not b y e l e c t r o n i c r e g i s t e r s b y only includes attracting overseas businessmen. companies to set up shop in India, · Approval of the head of the but also encouraging domestic department is necessary to companies to increase production undertake an inspection. within the country. 'Make in India' 2. Foreign Direct Investment aims at increasing GDP and tax (FDI): The government has revenues in the country, by allowed 100% FDI in all the sectors manufacturing products that meet except Space (74%), Defence (49%) high quality standards and and News Media (26%). FDI minimize the impact on the restrictions in tea plantation has environment. Fostering innovation, been removed, while the FDI limit protecting intellectual property, in defence and pension sector has and enhancing skill development been raised from the earlier 26% to are the other aims of the program. 49%. Policies under 'Make in India' 3. Intellectual Property Facts: initiative: The government has decided to There are 4 major policies improve and protect the intellectual under the 'Make in India' property rights of innovators and program: c r e a t o r s b y u p g r a d i n g 1. New Initiatives: This infrastructure, and using state-of- initiative is to improve the ease of the-art technology. The main aim of doing business in India, which intellectual property rights (IPR) is includes increasing the speed with to establish a vibrant intellectual which protocols are met with, and property regime in the country. increasing transparency. Here's 4. National manufacturing: what the government has already The vision to improve the rolled out: manufacturing sector includes:

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· to increase manufacturing manufacturing unit soon with sector growth to 12-14% per annum expected investment of approx 5 over the medium term. billion dollars in next 5 years. · to increase the share of Recently, Lenovo also announced manufacturing in the country's that it has started manufacturing Gross Domestic Product from 16% Motorola smartphones in a plant to 25% by 2022. near Chennai. · t o c r e a t e 1 0 0 m i l l i o n In a report released by the World additional jobs by 2022 in Bank, about a state-wise bifurcation manufacturing sector. based on ease of doing business, Gujarat was ranked as the top state, · to create appropriate skill sets followed by Andhra Pradesh and among rural migrants and the urban Jharkhand. poor for inclusive growth. SPMRF Desk · to increase the domestic value addition and technological depth in manufacturing. · t o e n h a n c e t h e g l o b a l competitiveness of the Indian manufacturing sector. · to ensure sustainability of growth, particularly with regard to environment. Response to the 'Make in India' initiative especially in Electronics sector: The government has said that it has, so far, received Rs 1,10 lakh crore worth of proposals from various companies that are interested in manufacturing electronics in India. Companies like Xiaomi, Huawei have already set up manufacturing units in India, while iPhone, iPad manufacturer Foxconn is expected to open a

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Modi Government's Rs 10,000 Crore Plan To Transform Andaman and Nicobar Islands

The Narendra Modi led BJP tourism potential of locations such Government has drawn up an as limestone caves and mud ambitious, Rs 10,000 crore plan to volcanoes. Plans for the projects transform the Andaman and that are to be undertaken over the Nicobar Islands into the country's next two years have already been first maritime hub, taking formulated. Projects that entail an advantage of its strategic location investment of Rs 2,000 crore have and making it the base for been sanctioned and work on the infrastructure that will include an rest of the programme will start expanded dry dock and ship repair soon. industry in the capital Port Blair. The shipping ministry has The Modi Government has readied prepared a 15-year perspective plan a blueprint of the plan that also for the development of shipping and entails protection of the original port infrastructure on the islands, Jarawa inhabitants while boosting

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which are home to India's eastern because the pristine waters make it and southern tips, putting them ideal for diving. To promote the area within close distance of an as a destination, the government international shipping route. Apart has sanctioned a Rs 50 crore project from ship repairs, the plan includes on the development of a sea route t h e d e v e l o p m e n t o f p o r t from Port Blair to Baratang, one of infrastructure, the acquisition of the islands and home to the mud vessels to run mainland-island volcanoes. The project is being services, the purchase of tugs for i m p l e m e n t e d b y A n d a m a n safe berthing and sprucing up Lakshadweep Harbour Works and docking capacity. will be completed by October 2017. Andaman is a very sensitive zone. To augment the dry docking So, all these projects will have to be capacity in Port Blair, the existing undertaken after assessing the facility will be expanded with an impact on environment. Tribal investment of about Rs 120 crore. areas and tourist areas would be The government doesn't want to be bifurcated. the sole participant in creating The islands are a big tourist draw mod e rn p ort and s hip p ing

THE NATIONALIST 31 NATIONAL AGENDA infrastructure in the islands. For A n d a m a n a n d N i c o b a r t h e s h i p r e p a i r i n d u s t r y , administration is also planning to Government is also expecting declare Port Blair a free trade area. private participation. But only clean, non-polluting Around the islands, 23 sites have industries will be allowed. The move been identified for development is aimed at boosting employment into ports, with seven of these being opportunities. small facilities. The government The government aims to acquire plans to spend about Rs 4,000 crore 60 small and large passenger and on this project and also to create cargo ships for around Rs 5,000 direct connectivity with Chennai crore. These ships would provide and Vizag ports. better connectivity with Chennai The Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Vizag port. It has already are a chain of 572 islands of which a ordered two ships with capacity of little more than 30 are inhabited. 1,200 passengers and 100 tonnes of They constitute 0.2 per cent of cargo each. Four small ships with India's land mass but provide for 30 capacity of 500 passengers each for per cent of the country's 200- inter-island connectivity are also nautical-mile exclusive economic being acquired. To boost tourism, zone (EEZ). government is also planning to buy luxury cruise ships for visitors, to In keeping with their strategic replace the aging, basic vessels that location, the shipping ministry is are available. also collaborating with the ministry of defence through the Andaman a n d N i c o b a r C o m m a n d t o undertake some of the projects. The islands are scattered between the Bay of Bengal and the Andaman Sea and are closer to Myanmar and Indonesia than the Indian mainland. The government has also planned a container transshipment terminal in the area to tap into the potential of the international trading route to cut down on freight costs. The

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Green Highways: An Initiative of Modi Government towards Sustainable Development

or Highway projects to be friendly economic growth and e n v i r o n m e n t a l l y development. Fsustainable, it is necessary The NDA Government has given a that the natural resources lost in the deep thought to this aspect and the process of Highway construction Ministry of Road Transport & are restored in one way or the other. Highways has framed Green This requires that ecological needs H i g h w a y s ( P l a n t a t i o n , are taken into consideration from Transplantation, Beautification & the stage of project planning and Maintenance) Policy-2015. The designing to its execution. The vision is to develop eco-friendly Highways developed as green N a t i o n a l H i g h w a y s w i t h corridors not only sustain participation of the community, biodiversity and regenerate natural farmers, NGOs, private sector, habitat but also benefit all institutions, government agencies stakeholders, from road users to and the Forest Department. local communities and spur eco- India has a total 46.99 lakh kms of

THE NATIONALIST 33 NATIONAL AGENDA road length and out of which over preference while widening the 96214 kms are National Highways, roads. accounting 2% of total road length. The policy aims at changing the The Highways carry about 40% of whole process for the avenue the traffic load. The Ministry has p l a n t a t i o n a n d l a n d s c a p e decided to develop all of existing improvement. Earlier, the land National Highways and 40,000 kms needed for these activities was not of additional roads in the next few considered during the Detailed years as Green Highways. Project report (DPR) stage. Now the The objective is to reduce the new policy has recommended that impacts of air pollution and dust as the requirement of land for tree trees and shrubs along the plantation should be included in the Highways act as natural sink for air Land Acquisition Plans prepared by pollutants and arrest soil erosion at the DPR consultants. This move will the embankment slopes. Plants help in pre-planning of the along highway median strips and plantation activities and the space along the edges reduce the glare of required for the same, so that there o n c o m i n g v e h i c l e s w h i c h is a systematic plan before the sometimes become cause of construction of National Highways. a c c i d e n t s . T h e c o m m u n i t y One percent of the civil cost of the involvement in tree plantation road projects will be for developing directly benefits local people by green corridors. generating employment. The In the new policy, the provisions Panchayats, NGOs and other Self about the responsibilities attached Help Groups (SHGs) will be have also been clearly defined. Now involved in the process of planting it will be the responsibility of the and maintenance. The plant species planting agency to ensure that the selected will be region specific condition of the site is good enough depending on local conditions such for the successful establishment of as rainfall, climate type of soil etc. grasses. The planting agency is For example at some places soil required to supervise all field conditions may suit for plantation of operations like preparation of Jamun or mango trees while at surface, sowing of seeds or saplings other places plants and grasses can and quality of planting material be grown to derive biomass. used. Wherever possible, transplantation The monitoring of the plantation of existing trees will be given

THE NATIONALIST 34 NATIONAL AGENDA status has been included as an and natural resources into danger. integral part of the policy. The Such initiatives taken by the Monitoring Agency will monitor Government indicate that the progress of planting and status of process of development is not plantations on continuous basis. e x c l u s i v e o f e n v i r o n m e n t This agency shall carry out the site protection. The development can be visit for field verification in respect sustainable when systematic and of survival, growth and size of conscious decisions are taken. plantation and maintenance of the The policy when implemented in same. The monitoring Agency will letter and spirit will result into India conduct performance audit of being a “Nation with Natural executing agencies for various Highways”. It will address the issues projects on an Annual basis and that lie in the “road of development” award of new contracts to the and pave “a journey towards agencies will be decided based on sustainable development”. their past performance. It is the onus of the communities T h e p l a n t a t i o n s a n d i t s involved in the path of development maintenance may be taken up that they also participate in the through outsourcing following process of protection of nature. The bidding process as per standard Government can frame policies, protocol of procurement of Ministry provide standards, but success of of Road Transport & Highways projects depends on strong (MoRTH) and its agencies for the monitoring which is not possible stretch/ROW not declared as w i t h o u t a c t i v e c o m m u n i t y protected forest under Forest participation and community Conservation (Act) 1980. The ownership. MoRTH/NHAI will appoint the Government's highways push authorised agency for empanelment picks up speed with foreign funds of Plantation Agencies. Only empaneled agencies will be allowed Last month, when a consortium led to bid for planting work on the by Canada's Brookfield Asset National Highways. Management shelled out Rs 3,000 crore to buy nine projects, including The new policy has given a new the Mumbai-Nashik highway, from i n s i g h t t o t h e p r o c e s s o f Gammon India, the spotlight turned development. It gives answer to the to the country's highways sector, question whether the development which is being seen as a vehicle for a process is putting our environment

THE NATIONALIST 35 NATIONAL AGENDA sharp economic turnaround. The process of restructuring these deal is the first of its kind in stretches started. Now, the ministry highways since the Narendra Modi has started the process of bidding government tweaked rules to spur out these projects, and over 4,200 life into the sector. kilometers have already been A top Singaporean firm is in talks awarded in less than six months. to buy out several projects from a The government has also decided South India-based developer. not to roll out highway projects until Interest has also been shown by they have 80% land in their sovereign wealth funds and private possession and all the clearances are developers from the UAE to buy in place. This will pave the way for completed highway projects in faster project execution, and shuts India. The government has also the door on developers trying to find lined up 80 projects which can be an excuse for cost and time sold to investors. overruns. In another major step, the The sudden interest in highways government allowed developers to has come as a boost for the divest their entire stake in government at a time when completed projects to enable them domestic investment in the sector to take up fresh works. The easier has dried up. This also provides the exit rules have breathed fresh life government an option to fast-track into the sector. More measures are the development of highways using lined up for the sector which the foreign money. Once the centre of Modi-led NDA government has global attention owing to the identified as a key driver of growth. spanking new highways built under Courtesy: Reports of Ministry of Road Vajpayee, the sector was hit hard by Transport & Highways, Government of India a string of factors, including regulatory delays, land acquisition issues, drying up of bank finances, and a pile-up of stressed assets. But cut back to 2015, the highways ministry has decided to tackle the issues head on. They had a tough task at hand as 73 projects involving over Rs 1 lakh crore were stalled. Projects which could not take off for years were scrapped, and the

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PM Modi's Foreign Visits Results in FDI Jump

Modi's visits abroad have managed scoring brownie points that grab to attract FDI. Foreign direct headlines and generate quick investment in India recorded one of chatter on social media than the biggest annual jumps over in anything else. Thus criticising Modi 2014-15, rising 27% to $30.93 for visiting overseas countries billion. Of this, nearly two-third or w i t h o u t u n d e r s t a n d i n g t h e $19.78 billion or Rs 1.3 lakh crore background and the government were from countries that Modi has policy that focuses on enhancing visited in the past one year. Data relations with countries with from the Department of Industrial significant economic and political Policy and Planning shows that FDI clout is pointless. The reality is hard inflows jumped 48% between for some to digest. October 2014 and April 2015, the SPMRF Desk time when Modi was making most of his visits. The problem with Modi critics is that they are more interested in

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Celebrating One Year Of Mars Orbiter Mission In Orbit, Release Of Mars Atlas

rbiter spacecraft marked processes. one year of its life around Mars is one of the closest celestial Othe red planet on 24th objects to the Earth and it has September. After successfully attracted humans towards itself completing one year of the mission since the time immemorial. A large life around Mars, now a large data number of unmanned orbiters, set has been acquired by all five landers and rovers have been payloads of MOM. On this occasion launched to reach Mars since early Space Applications Centre, (ISRO), 1960s. These missions had provided Ahmedabad has brought out a Mar large amount of data on various Atlas which contains a scientific aspects of the compilation of images Mars. The knowledge acquired by Mars Colour acquired by the analysis Camera (MCC) and of these data, suggested results obtained by other enhanced possibility of payload results in a form the presence of life, on of scientific atlas. this now dry and dusty The images from MCC planet. India has joined have provided unique the club of space faring information about Mars nations to explore Mars at varying spatial resolutions. It has by sending its first planetary obtained Mars Global data showing mission called, Mars Orbiter clouds, dust in atmosphere and Mission or popularly known as surface albedo variations, when MOM. The MOM spacecraft was acquired from apoapsis at around designed, built and launched in 72000 km. On the other hand high record period of less than two years. resolution images acquired from M O M c a r r i e d f i v e s c i e n c e periapsis show details of various instruments collecting data on morphological features on the surface geology, morphology, surface of Mars. Some of these atmospheric processes, surface images have been showcased in this temperature and atmospheric atlas. The images have been escape process. categorized depending upon the SPMRF Desk Martian surface and atmospheric

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PM Modi's Roundtable meeting on Financial Sector, at New York

The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra sector, he was laying emphasis to Modi, chaired a roundtable meeting i n d i v i d u a l s t a r t - u p s a n d with top American CEOs from the entrepreneurs – whom he referred financial sector. The CEOs to as the “personal sector.” He said expressed appreciation for the steps start-ups and innovation had been taken by the Prime Minister to at the heart of the IT revolution. The improve ease of doing business, and Prime Minister highlighted the his various initiatives including his economic successes over the last p u s h f o r i n f r a s t r u c t u r e fifteen months. He said FDI in India development and Digital India. had increased substantially over Many CEOs expressed keen interest this period, a trend contrary to what in the Indian start-up sector, and was seen across most of the world, showed willingness to invest in and this showed increased investor entrepreneurial ventures and confidence in India. The Prime innovative start-ups. Making a Minister spoke of the ease of doing s t r o n g p i t c h f o r i n c r e a s e d business rankings among states that investment in various sectors in had been done by the World Bank. India, the Prime Minister outlined He said there was now a healthy his vision for “Start-Up India, competition among states in this Stand-Up India.” He said that along area. with the public sector and private SPMRF Desk

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PM Modi's Round Table on "Media, Technology & Communications' -Growth story for India"

The Prime Minister Shri Narendra Anthony Pratt, Chairman, Visy Modi, chaired a roundtable meeting Industries; William Duhamel, with top American CEOs from the Route One Investment Company; media and entertainment sector. and Jeff Ubben, CEO, ValueAct The CEOs present included Rupert Capital. Murdoch, Executive Chairman, The CEOs appreciated the Prime News Corp and 21stCentury Fox; Minister for his energetic and James Murdoch, CEO, 21st Century dynamic leadership, and expressed Fox; Robert Thompson, CEO, News optimism about the future of India. Corp; Uday Shankar, CEO, Star Specifically, the CEOs were India; David Zaslav, President and enthusiastic about the digital CEO, Discovery Communications; transformation that is taking place Michael Lynton, CEO, Sony in India through the Digital India Entertainment; Michael Roth, CEO, initiative. They said that the current Interpublic Group of Companies; strong trajectory of the Indian Shane Smith, CEO, Vice Media; economy makes it at a unique Martin Sorrell, CEO, WPP; Jeff moment to accelerate growth in this Bewkes, CEO, Time Warner; Nancy sector. Dubuc, CEO, A&E Networks,

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The Prime Minister and CEOs citizen of the 21st century, and think observed that the changes in about what values he will represent technology and media in recent and what challenges he will face. He times have led to an enormous also spoke of the role that digital democratization of knowledge. The technology can play in human Prime Minister said that the world is resource development. The Prime now in a technology- driven era, Minister emphasized that he saw a w h e r e g r o w t h o f d i g i t a l key role for digital technology in infrastructure is as important as further strengthening democracy, growth of physical infrastructure. and in India's development He suggested to the CEOs that India narrative. represents both the biggest SPMRF Desk opportunity and the biggest challenge for them, and urged them to keep regional languages in mind, as they firm up investment plans for India. He spoke of his Government's vision to connect 600,000 villages through broadband connectivity. He asked the CEOs to visualize the

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PM Modi's Interaction With The Leading Fortune 500 Ceos, At A Special Event, In New York

Prime Minister Narendra Modi were Lockheed Martin Chairman met the top 47 CEOs from the and CEO Marillyn Hewson, Ford Fortune 500 companies in the US, President and CEO Mark Fields, listing the various sectors that India IBM Chairman Ginni Rometty, has opened up for investments and Pepsi Co Chief Indra Nooyi and Dow inviting the US business leaders to Chemical Chairman Andrew 'Make in India'. "Reform in Liveris. Citigroup Chairman governance is my number 1 priority. Michael O'Neill, MasterCard CEO We are for simplified procedures, Ajay Banga, Boeing International s p e e d y d e c i s i o n m a k i n g , President Marc Allen, Goldman transparency and accountability," Sachs President Gary Cohn, Modi told the top 47 CEOs. The Blackstone President Hamilton Prime Minister said India is ready to James, SanDisk co-founder Sanjay welcome them (CEOs) with both Mehrotra, Harman International hands and it is the right time for Chairman Dinesh Paliwal and Time them to come and invest in the Inc CEO Joe Ripp were also present world's largest democratic country. on the occasion. Among the CEOs of Fortune 500 SPMRF Desk companies who attended the dinner

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çHkkoh Hkwfedk esa ih,e Ÿfoosd dkVtw ç/kkuea=h ujsaæ eksnh ds U;w;kdZ] flfyd‚u oSyh i;kZoj.k ifjorZu ij bl vkSj fQj U;w;kdZ ds nkSjs us nks [kkl vkSj fHkUu rjg lky fnlacj esa isfjl esa gksus dh xfrfof/k;ksa dks ,d lkFk feykus dk dke fd;kA okyh cSBd esa Hkkjr dk #[k igyk la;qä jk"Vª ls lacaf/kr FkkA ;gka la;qä jk"Vª dkQh egRoiw.kZ gksxkA }kjk vk;ksftr lEesyuksa esa Hkkxhnkjh djuh Fkh vkSj fodflr ns'k pkgrs gSa fd buesa Hkkx ysus U;w;kdZ vk, vU; ns'kksa ds usrkvksa ls dkcZu mRltZu dks lhfer Hkh feyuk FkkA nwljk vesfjdk ij dsafær FkkA blesa djus ds y{;ksa dks fodkl'khy ns'k Lohdkj dj ysaA vesfjdh jktuhfrd usrkvksa vkSj m|ksx] foÙk] ;g gj ns'k }kjk [kqn fuf'pr fd;k tk,xk] ysfdu VsDuksy‚th vkSj ehfM;k ds vxqvk yksxksa ls feyuk if'peh ns'k bu y{;ksa ds fy, fdlh rjg dh 'kkfey FkkA ;s nks vyx&vyx rjg dh xfrfof/k;ka varjjk"Vªh; fuxjkuh O;oLFkk pkgrs gSaA phu us ,d ds ckn nwljh dh rjg ugha pyhaA eksnh us ,d igys gh ladsr ns fn;k gS fd og ,slk djus dk gh fnu U;w;kdZ esa vesfjdh m|ksx txr ds çeq[k bPNqd gksxkA phu ds ckn vc utj Hkkjr ij gSA yksxksa ls eqykdkr dh] mlds ckn la;qä jk"Vª ls ç/kkuea=h us i;kZoj.k ifjorZu ij fu;a=.k ds lacaf/kr cSBdksa esa Hkkx fy;k vkSj fQj çeq[k vesfjdh varjjk"Vªh; leqnk; ds #[k ds fy, ^lkewfgd yksxksa ls feysA blfy, nkSjs ds ifj.kkeksa ds fo'ys"k.k ysfdu varj djus okys mÙkjnkf;Roksa* ds fl)kar dks vkSj mudh ij[k ds fy, nks fHkUu çdkj dh tkjh j[kus ij tksj nsdj lgh lans'k fn;kA mUgksaus xfrfof/k;ksa dh ckr fnekx esa jguk t:jh gSA ;gka DykbesV tfLVl ;kuh i;kZoj.k U;k; ij tksj eSa Hkkjrh; fgrksa ds pkj çeq[k {ks=ksa esa eksnh dh la;qä fn;kA blds eqrkfcd t:jr bl ckr dh gS fd jk"Vª ls lacaf/kr xfrfof/k;ksa ds çHkko dk vkdyu fodflr ns'k fodkl'khy ns'kksa dks i;kZoj.k dj jgk gwaA ifjorZu dks de djus vkSj mi;ksxh cukus ds fy, eksnh us la;qä jk"Vª dh vksj ls vk;ksftr ml VsDuksykth vkSj foÙkh; lgk;rk nsaA eksnh us ladsr lrr fodkl lEesyu esa Hkkx fy;k ftlus vxys fn;k fd Hkkjr LosPNk ls y{; r; dj ldrk gS iaæg o"kksZ esa ekuo fodkl ds fy, ,d egRokdka{kh vkSj mls iwjk djus dks ysdj jk"Vªh; Lrj ij vWkfMV ,tsaMk cuk;k gSA lEesyu us l=g y{; fu/kkZfjr djk ldrk gS] ysfdu og vius fodkl ij jksd ugha fd, gSaA buesa xjhch mUewyu] Hkq[kejh] LokLF;] yxk,xkA Hkkjr dk çfr O;fä xzhu gkml xSl f'k{kk] fyax lekurk ls ysdj i;kZoj.k ifjorZu ls mRltZu dkQh de gS vkSj ;g mi;qä Lrj ij gSA fucVus yk;d fodkl xfrfof/k;ksa dks 'kkfey fd;k mUgksaus thou'kSyh ds mu rkSj&rjhdksa esa cnyko ij x;k gSA bUgsa lHkh ns'kksa dks viuh jk"Vªh; uhfr;ksa Hkh tksj fn;k tks vuko';d phtksa dks c<+kok nsrs vkSj fLFkfr;ksa ds vuq:i vkxs c<+kuk gSA bl gSaA [kkl ckr ;g gS fd blh lEesyu dks lacksf/kr lEesyu esa vius lacks/ku esa eksnh us ekuo dY;k.k djus vk, iksi us Hkh ,slk gh dgkA U;w;kdZ nkSjs us ds fy, xjhch mUewyu dks eq[; j[kus ij tksj nsdj la;qä jk"Vª lqj{kk ifj"kn esa LFkk;h lnL; cuus ds lgh fd;kA mUgksaus Hkkjr ds mu fodkl dk;ZØeksa Hkkjr ds ekeys dks vkxs c<+kus dk volj miyC/k dk ftØ fd;k tks xjhcksa ds thou esa csgrjh yk jgs djk;kA bl flyflys esa eksnh dh igy lgh le; gSaA mUgksaus bl ckr ij Hkh tksj fn;k fd Hkkjr ij Fkh] D;ksafd la;qä jk"Vª egklHkk us gky esa igyh xjhcksa dh enn ds fy, foÙkh; lekos'ku] dkS'ky ckj ,d çLrko Lohdkj fd;k ftlesa lqj{kk ifj"kn fodkl vkSj m|ferk ds tfj;s ^O;fäxr* {ks= ij lq/kkj ds fofHkUu vk;keksa ij vf/kdka'k lnL;ksa ds Hkh /;ku ns jgk gSA fopkj j[ks x, gSaA eksnh us LFkk;h lnL;rk dh

THE NATIONALIST 43 INDIA'S WORLD OF DIPLOMACY nkosnkjh ij tksj nsus ds fy, j.kuhfr;ksa ij fopkj bl çLrko dks ysdj BaMs jgs gSaA Hkkjr dks viuh djus ds fy, U;w;kdZ esa f'k[kj Lrj ij czkthy] dwVuhfr esa lhlhvkbVh dks çkFkfedrk nsuh pkfg,A teZuh vkSj tkiku ds lkFk th&4 cSBd esa Hkkxhnkjh la;qä jk"Vª 'kkafr vfHk;kuksa ij vksckek }kjk dhA f'k[kj Lrj ij th&4 dh ;g cSBd nl lky vk;ksftr lEesyu esa eksnh us ?kks"k.kk dh fd Hkkjr ds varjky ds ckn gqbZA bu pkj ns'kksa dk nqfu;k ij vius 7]700 lSfudksa dh la[;k esa 850 dh c<+ksrjh T;knk çHkko gS vkSj budk LFkk;h lnL;rk ij [kkl djsxkA bl dke ds fy, Hkkjr us 'kq: ls lSfud rkSj ls vf/kdkj gS] D;ksafd bl lky 70oka tUefnu eqgS;k djk, gSaA la;qä jk"Vª dh MîwVh djrs gq, vc euk jgk la;qä jk"Vª nwljs fo'o ;q) ds fotsrkvksa rd 161 Hkkjrh; lSfud 'kghn gq, gSaA la;qä jk"Vª }kjk funsZf'kr ugha cuk jg ldrkA 'kkafr lsuk lSfudksa] gfFk;kjksa vkSj iSls dh deh rFkk la;qä jk"Vª esa lq/kkj ds dbZ fojks/kh gSaA buesa dbZ nQk la;qä jk"Vª lqj{kk ifj"kn ds vLi"V ikfdLrku] vtsZUVhuk vkSj bVyh 'kkfey gSaA ;s ,sls funsZ'kksa lesr dbZ vU; leL;kvksa ls tw> jgh gSA ns'k gSa ftudk th&4 ns'kksa ds lqj{kk ifj"kn dk eksnh us dgk fd vius lSfud nsus okys ns'kksa dh LFkk;h lnL; cuus ij vius {ks= esa çHkko de gks 'kkafr lsuk ds QSlyksa vkSj muds çca/ku esa Hkh T;knk tk,xkA blls Hkh egRoiw.kZ ckr ;g gS fd ikap esa ls Hkwfedk gksuh pkfg,A ;g Hkh lgh le; ij dgh xbZ rhu LFkk;h lnL;ksa& vesfjdk] :l vkSj phu us lgh ckr FkhA bl rjg ns[ksa rks ç/kkuea=h vius vHkh rd la;qä lqj{kk ifj"kn esa tYn lq/kkj djus U;w;kdZ nkSjs ds oä la;qä jk"Vª ls lacaf/kr dh dksbZ bPNk ugha trkbZ gSA oLrqr% bu ns'kksa us xfrfof/k;ksa esa jk"Vªh; fgrksa dks ysdj çHkkoh Hkwfedk vHkh rd egklHkk dks vius fopkj vkSipkfjd :i dk ifjp; nsrs utj vk,A ls Hkh ugha lkSais gSaA bl rjg vkxs dk jkLrk yack foosd dkVtw ¼ys[kd fons'k ekeyksa ds tkudkj gSa½ vkSj dfBu gS] ysfdu eksnh us lgh dgk gS fd la;qä lkHkkj%&nSfud tkxj.k] fnukad%&01 vDVqcj 2015 jk"Vª lqj{kk ifj"kn dh LFkk;h lnL;rk le;c) rjhds ls gksuh pkfg, vkSj tulkaf[;dh] vkfFkZd etcwrh] yksdrkaf=d fLFkjrk vkSj la;qä jk"Vª esa Hkkxhnkjh tSls ekudksa ds vk/kkj ij vfrfjä LFkk;h lnL; pqus tkus pkfg,A LokHkkfod rkSj ij LFkk;h lnL;rk ds fy, Hkkjr dh nkosnkjh iq[rk utj vkrh gSA vkradokn ,d vU; elyk Fkk ftldh vksj eksnh us /;ku vkdf"kZr fd;kA vc ;g bl 'krkCnh dh cM+h pqukSrh gS vkSj blls la?k"kZ ds fy, varjjk"Vªh; leqnk; dks ,d lkFk vkuk pkfg,A t‚MZu ds 'kkg vCnqYyk vkSj felz ds jk"Vªifr vy lhlh ds lkFk viuh cSBdksa esa eksnh us vkradh laxBu vkb,lvkb,l ds f[kykQ oSf'od dkjZokbZ vkSj varjjk"Vªh; vkradokn ij ml O;kid laf/ki= ¼lhlhvkbVh½ dks vaxhdkj djus dh la;qä jk"Vª dh t:jr ij cy fn;k ftldk Hkkjr us 1996 esa igyh ckj çLrko fd;k FkkA lSu tksl esa Hkkjrh; leqnk; dks vius lacks/ku esa Hkh bl eqís ij og HkkoukRed

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Book Launch “Redefining Governance: Essays on 1 Year of Narendra Modi Government”

“Redefining Governance; Essays on on LG and what he meant by LG was 1 Y e a r o f N a r e n d r a M o d i the Land Bill and GST bill. But there Government” edited by Dr. Anirban is plenty more that is going on. So Ganguly, Director SPMRF, was that's why he also complemented released on 3rd September, 2015 at the Prabhat Prakashan and Dr. the India International Centre, New Anirban Ganguly for bringing out Delhi. The book is a compilation of this book. He also said that there is 34 essays covering a range of issues no government after independence based on one year of Modi which has been scrutinized so much government and its impact on within the first year of its tenure. governance. Professor Bibek Some of the most significant Debroy, Member, NITI Aayog, changes which are not talked about released the book in presence of by our political commentators have Professor R. Vaidyanathan, been covered in the book. He started Professor of Finance at IIM with NITI Aayog. He said, “Quite Banglore and Ambassador Rajiv often I meet with people and people Sikri former Secretary, Ministry of ask me what NITI is planning to do External Affairs, Government of for India and the States and I always India. reply why we should decide. One of At the launch of the book while the most important thing that's has addressing the gathering, Professor happened is the change in the whole Bibek Debroy said that these days if institutional structure. There are 3 nothing happens then it is blamed sub-groups of chief ministers that

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Glimpses of the programme

have been constituted for various will be implemented and what kind issues. So it is not the PM who is of policy States want in future.” deciding, it is not the PMO which is Another example of which he gave deciding, it is the CMs who are was of smart city. What is the deciding how the central schemes Smartness about the smart cities?

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These cities have been chosen by the Amb. Rajiv Sikri also addressed the states. He said that smartness does gathering on the occasion. He not come about from the X amount highlighted the dynamism in the of money Union government is foreign policy of India in last one going to spend. The smartness is for year. He said, “Even the critics of us as citizens to decide and figure PM Modi would have to concede out the plans. that his foreign policy has been truly He also touched upon the schemes dynamic and imaginative and it has like PMJDY and associated social given much needed and long security insurance schemes. He also awaited coherent direction. In the pointed out the relevance of SECC globalised world of today it is data. absolutely essential for the chief executive of the country to be seen On GST, he said that why there is 1% and heard because he is the face of extra tax because the producing the country. PM Modi has brought a state wanted it and not the centre. It new self confidence and ambition in is not something that North Block India's foreign policy.” wanted. He gave all these examples to drive home the point that the Dr. Anirban Ganguly, Director most significant change that has SPMRF, introduced the book and happened is the decentralization, d e l v e d o n t h e g o v e r n a n c e devolution and the decision making philosophy of Antyodaya that in Delhi. Professor Debroy also inspires the Modi model of pointed out how obsolete laws were governance. He also proposed the being withdrawn and how this was a vote of the thanks expressing his significant achievement of this gratitude to all the contributors. government among others. The programme was attended by a While speaking on the occasion, cross section of academia, Prof. R. Vaidyanathan highlighted bureaucracy, former servicemen the importance of MUDRA Bank and diplomats, young scholars, and said that future of Indian intellectuals and others. economy is very bright because direction and objectives are clear. He compared PM Modi to Lee Kuan Yew of India. He said that it will take some time to change the track because the old Nehruvian mindset is still ruling the country.

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rFkk ekuuh; v/;{k th dh fopkj/kkjk vkSj esjk fo'okl lkeFkZ~; ls T;knk leiZ.k esa jgk gS vkSj Hkkoukvksa dks vke dk;ZdrkZvksa rd ,d ljy igq¡p ;gh esjh çsj.kk jgh gSA Jh vfer 'kkg us dgk fd cukus ds mís'; ls v/;{k th dh osclkbV dk eq>s fo'okl gS fd bl osclkbV ds tfj;s eSa turk 'kqHkkjEHk fd;k x;k gS vkSj eq>s mEehn gS fd ;g rFkk dk;ZdrkZvksa ds chp vkSj vf/kd lqxe rjhds ls osclkbV vius y{;ksa dks iwjk djus esa lQy gksxhA laokn LFkkifr djus esa lQy gks ikm¡xk rkfd yksx bl volj ij Hkktik ds jk"Vªh; v/;{k Jh vfer Jh ujsaæ eksnh dh yksd dY;k.kdkjh ljdkj vkSj 'kkg us dgk fd ;g osclkbV esjh rFkk ns'k dh ikVhZ dh fopkj/kkjk ls vkSj vf/kd ljyrk ls tqM+ turk] Hkktik ds lHkh dk;ZdrkZvksa ,oa ehfM;k ldsaA ca/kqvksa ds lkFk laokn dk tfj;k gSA mUgksaus dgk fd

THE NATIONALIST 49 " T h e g i g a n t i c t a s k o f reconstruction, cultural, social, economic and political can be r e n d e r e d p o s s i b l e t h r o u g h coordinated efforts of bands of trained and disciplined Indians. Armed with the knowledge of India's past glory and greatness, her strength and weakness, it is they who can place before their country a programme of work, w h i c h w h i l e l o y a l t o t h e fundamental traditions of Indian civilisation will be adapted to the changing conditions of the modern world." - Dr. Syama Prasad Mookerjee Convocation Address delivered at Gurukul Kangri Viswavidyalaya, Haridwar, 1943

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