The BJP led NDA government thinks that they are cleverly playing politics by diverting the people’s attention into sensitive issues rather than important matters of the country. At present the Indian economy is in bad shape hurting everyone. The finance minister also acknowledge that they perceived the negative sign in the economy before the general elections. However, the BJP pushed the voters to sink in the issue of the terrorist attack on the CRPF and the following events. It is a setback to our youth that during the election campaign none of the BJP leaders talked about India’s economy and at the same time the youth of the country’s mood also penetrated to sensitive matters but not about India’s declining economic growth. The BJP captured the second innings by speaking lies after lies but can’t contain the truth of the economy which is exposed now.
Hence, the ruling elite use the government machinery like the CBI, ED to suppress the opposition voice by creating the atmosphere to put them in jail. Moreover, the BJP is searching for new events to hide the negative side of the government by attracting the people with some magic. The magician is understandably Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
The recent new event was the ‘Howdy Modi’ show at Houston, the US. Why does Modi acts like a new campaign manager to President Donald Trump? We don’t have the correct information when did he get this new position? I think now he left the NDA’s job as the campaign manager. Modi’s new position have greater implications on India’s non-interference on another country’s elections. The prime minister is doing all the unnecessary jobs except the prime minister’s duty.
The Indian prime minister’s chair is inactive since the 2014 general elections. The Indian economy is alive but in ICU. If the finance minister believes that only the stimulus package will wake up the Indian economy, it indicates that she is trying to find the road which leads to nowhere. Ventilator only helps the patient to be artificially alive. However, perceiving the disease and the reason for that will help the physician to give the right medicine. This process will help the patient to get healed. The finance minister does not know what she is doing and the real issue hurting the economy. That was the reason she is mentioning ‘Ola’ and ‘Uber’ for the declining of the automobile sector.
At this crucial time the ‘Pradhan Sevak’, what Modi described about his prime minister position again had taken a world tour. Well, participating in the UNGA meeting is imperative. But what makes him to attend the ‘Howdy Modi’ event? What does India has gained from this? Has the outstanding trade divergence between India and the US sorted out? Has Modi so far said any word about the issues related to H1B visa which matters to Indians?
Modi’s ill strategic policies now gave a space for the Pakistan prime minister to cash up the Kashmir issue in the international stage. His repeated attempts now push the Kashmir issue to be taken for discussion in the US Foreign Affairs subcommittee. Could his appearance with Trump in the ‘Howdy Modi’ event stop this? Absolutely no.
Throwing his responsibility and campaign for another country’s president would have greater implications on New Delhi’s relations with Washington, if a democratic candidate win the U.S. presidential elections. Already the Democratic president candidate hopeful Mr,Sen. Bernie Sanders highlighted about his concern on Kashmir issue particularly New Delhi’s recent detention of Kashmir political party leaders. India has the history of not interfering in another country’s domestic affairs. Does the prime minister will accept if the Bangladesh prime minister will campaign for the West Bengal chief minister? If it happens, would not the BJP make a foul cry?
It is utter shame that some leaders from the ruling elite and from the opposition side without knowing India’s foreign policy history blindly air their view that ‘Howdy Modi’ event was the great moment of India’s soft-power diplomacy. During 1950s and 60s when India’s capacity on military or economy was not accredited the first prime minister of our country had proved that a pluralist India has naturally have all the tools as a soft-power. Further, he articulated 60 years back in a better way in the international arena. Hence, there is no demand to prove India’s soft-power capability.
After India detonated nuclear test in 1974 and 1998 along with India’s growth trajectory demonstrated India’s hard-power capabilities. It would be good at least the present government should not spoil the image of India’s greater leverage as a multi-cultural society which is giving credibility for our soft-power source. The BJPs friends unleashing violence against minority, lynching, cruelty on women and children which is shaking the idea of India. If the idea of India get disturbed then perceptibly it has serious stakes on India’s soft-power.
What is required at the moment? Since the ill thought policy of demonetization and hastily implemented GST without a rational approach completely wiped out the small scale industry. As former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan described the impacts will be spread for the next couple of years in the economy. Now it is true that the GDP growth has declined to 5 percent and the economic indicators are showing negative sign on all important sectors of the economy. Along with increase in unemployment, Kashmir issue, oppressing the opposition voice, decline in agricultural production and automobile industry indicates that the economy is in bad shape and directly affecting the youth of this country. Seeing these catastrophic moment the senior BJP MP Dr Subramanian Swamy lambasted on Modi, “This government has no economic policy”.
While the house is in disorder the leader of the house has the moral responsibility to keep the house in order. Since 1991 the new industrial policy was announced by the Congress Government, India’s growth story had increased our space in global politics. Strong economy will give source to have a strong military. So let the ‘Pradhan Sevak’take some holidays from his international tour to peacefully seated in his chair to listen to the stakeholders of the economy. It is also disappointed that the BJP did not have an economist from their training camp to take care of India’s finance. Even the BJP’s supporter economists like Prof Arvind Pangariya, Arvind Subramanian and the RBI Governor Urjit Patel have run away from Modi’s administration during the midway of their tenure. This proves that the BJP leaders don’t have any economic wisdom. They can capture power, do scientific corruption and rule the country in undemocratic way but not by human touch.
What should be the motive of our prime minister’s visit to the US? The prime motive should be our diplomacy effectively demonstrated to makes the US policy to accept India’s interest. However, keeping this important assignment set aside to give focus only to speak in NRIs events would not give any benefits to India’s interest in the US soil. Further, this kinds of provocative events would give an opportunity or uncertainty about India in the Democratic Party camp.
As I indicated earlier the independent India naturally got all the parameters to be a strong soft-power. It is our strength. Any prime minister can now easily articulate it. Now who could care about soft-power capability of us while India’s hard-power resource ‘the economy’ going on a difficult path? A responsible prime minister will work to bring back the economy on the growth track. Better the prime minister should avoid these kinds of controversial occasions on the international stage which is not going to give any strategic advantage to India’s interest. Especially the ‘Howdy Modi’ event makes India’s Soft-Power credibility at stake. The people of this country are desperately expecting the prime minister and his team to rescue the economy by suitable policy measures not his empty words and dummy dances.
