During the last few weeks, the opposition has been having a field day due to the rising prices of petrol, wasting no time in utilizing the trend as one of those rare opportunities they can use to attack the Modi Government. It’s understandable why they’d want to do so – after all, the corruption and scandal free NDA government hasn’t given the opposition or the liberal media many reasons to criticize its functioning. The opposition’s hidden agenda notwithstanding, however, it’s incredibly unfair and ignorant to just blame the Central Government for these fuel hikes. Allow me to explain just why that’s the case.
During the last few weeks, the biggest news story that has been dominating chatter on social media and primetime discussions in the confinements of news studios has been the Rohingya crisis.The apparent plight of Myanmar’sRoingya Muslims, many of whom are looking for refuge in foreign countries, has sparked a lot of discussion and debate. While liberal news anchors and social justice warriors on Twitter remind us to “find our humanity” and save these refugees from persecution in a foreign country, I can’t help but ask an important and necessary question that needs to be asked – What about the plights of our own Kashmiri Pandits?
After the masterstroke that was last year’s Demonetization, the passing of the GST bill in April this year can be considered as being one of the biggest landmark achievements of the Modi Government so far. The Prime Minister and the Finance Minister have been working hard to ensure the smooth implementation of this landmark economic reform and in the two and a half months since its official implementation, we are already seeing many of GST’s economic benefits come to fruition. And while these benefits of GST have been seen across the board, Small and Medium Enterprises is one sector where its positive impact hasn’t been accorded the attention it warrants.
Ever since it won its independence from British Raj, there’s a lot that India has accomplished, despite facing its own set of struggles, conflicts and challenges. These accomplishments include, but aren’t limited to, a projected GDP growth rate of 7.2%, harboring the world’s third largest economy in terms of absolute GDP (PPP), and having positioned itself to reach a higher position on the world’s power index. And then there is its defence sector, which is a different beast altogether and one of modern India’s crowning achievements.
Just in a few days, India will proudly be celebrating its 70th year of Independence from British Raj with great zeal and fervor – a day when India will pay tribute to all of its valiant freedom fighters, ones who sacrificed their lives to give us the India we are proud of today.