{"id":16617,"date":"2023-11-19T07:28:53","date_gmt":"2023-11-19T07:28:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/?p=16617"},"modified":"2023-11-19T07:28:55","modified_gmt":"2023-11-19T07:28:55","slug":"dilemmas-of-indias-great-power-ambitions-upsc-daily-editorial-analysis-25th-july-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/dilemmas-of-indias-great-power-ambitions-upsc-daily-editorial-analysis-25th-july-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Dilemmas of India\u2019s Great Power Ambitions &#8211; UPSC Daily Editorial Analysis &#8211; 25th July 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/upsc\/upsc-essay?utm_source=Blog&amp;utm_medium=Banner&amp;utm_campaign=Essay\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/10.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-42412\" srcset=\"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/10.png 1280w, https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/10-1170x274.png 1170w, https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/10-585x137.png 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/a><figcaption><a href=\"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/upsc\/upsc-essay?utm_source=Blog&amp;utm_medium=Link&amp;utm_campaign=Essay\">UPSC Essay Course<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>India&#8217;s pursuit of great power status is fraught with complex dilemmas that demand careful consideration. On one hand, the nation seeks to assert itself as a global player, leveraging its economic prowess and strategic capabilities. However, this ambition is tempered by the stark reality of widespread poverty and socio-economic disparities within the country. The challenge lies in balancing the imperatives of national development with the responsibilities that come with great power status. Striking this delicate equilibrium requires addressing internal challenges, such as poverty alleviation and inclusive growth, while simultaneously navigating the external dynamics of global geopolitics. The dilemmas faced by India in its quest for great power status underscore the need for a nuanced and multifaceted approach that reconciles domestic imperatives with international aspirations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p><strong>Tag<\/strong>: GS Paper-3: Indian Economy\u00a0<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_73 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69d4e7f870003\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-cssicon\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 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and Challenges&nbsp;<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/dilemmas-of-indias-great-power-ambitions-upsc-daily-editorial-analysis-25th-july-2023\/#India_of_2023_Powers\" title=\"India of 2023: Powers&nbsp;\">India of 2023: Powers&nbsp;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/dilemmas-of-indias-great-power-ambitions-upsc-daily-editorial-analysis-25th-july-2023\/#India_of_2023_Challenges\" title=\"India of 2023: Challenges&nbsp;\">India of 2023: Challenges&nbsp;<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/dilemmas-of-indias-great-power-ambitions-upsc-daily-editorial-analysis-25th-july-2023\/#Economic\" title=\"Economic:\u00a0\u00a0\">Economic:\u00a0\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li 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great power status?\">Q: What are the primary dilemmas faced by India in its pursuit of great power status?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-14\" href=\"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/dilemmas-of-indias-great-power-ambitions-upsc-daily-editorial-analysis-25th-july-2023\/#Q_How_do_Indias_domestic_challenges_impact_its_great_power_ambitions\" title=\"Q: How do India&#8217;s domestic challenges impact its great power ambitions?\">Q: How do India&#8217;s domestic challenges impact its great power ambitions?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-15\" href=\"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/dilemmas-of-indias-great-power-ambitions-upsc-daily-editorial-analysis-25th-july-2023\/#Q_What_role_does_inclusive_growth_play_in_resolving_the_dilemmas_of_Indias_great_power_ambitions\" title=\"Q: What role does inclusive growth play in resolving the dilemmas of India&#8217;s great power ambitions?\">Q: What role does inclusive growth play in resolving the dilemmas of India&#8217;s great power ambitions?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-16\" href=\"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/dilemmas-of-indias-great-power-ambitions-upsc-daily-editorial-analysis-25th-july-2023\/#Q_How_can_India_balance_its_focus_on_domestic_development_with_the_demands_of_global_geopolitics\" title=\"Q: How can India balance its focus on domestic development with the demands of global geopolitics?\">Q: How can India balance its focus on domestic development with the demands of global geopolitics?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-17\" 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class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-19\" href=\"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/dilemmas-of-indias-great-power-ambitions-upsc-daily-editorial-analysis-25th-july-2023\/#Visit_our_YouTube_Channel_%E2%80%93_here\" title=\"Visit our YouTube Channel &#8211;&nbsp;here\">Visit our YouTube Channel &#8211;&nbsp;here<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Exam_View\"><\/span><strong>Exam View:<\/strong> <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Power and its consequences; India of 1991: Powers and Challenges; India of 2023: Powers; India of 2023: Challenges.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Context\"><\/span><strong>Context<\/strong>: <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Even though domestic inabilities will continue to moderate New Delhi\u2019s ability to influence the world order, being unwilling to be a \u2018global rule shaper\u2019 would be a strategic blunder.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Decoding_the_editorial_Power_and_its_consequences\"><\/span><strong>Decoding the editorial: Power and its consequences<\/strong>&nbsp;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"India_of_1991_Powers_and_Challenges\"><\/span><strong>India of 1991: Powers and Challenges<\/strong>&nbsp;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Economic aspect<\/strong>: A weak, poor, and deeply beleaguered country with a foreign exchange reserve of $5.8 billion and a nominal GDP of $270.11 billion.\u00a0\u00a0<\/li><li>Of the 846 million population, around 50% were poor.\u00a0\u00a0<\/li><li><strong>Neighbourhood<\/strong>: Despite efforts to diffuse fears of a nuclear war, prospects of an India-Pakistan clash loomed, and violence in Kashmir was at its peak.\u00a0\u00a0<\/li><li><strong>Strategic aspect<\/strong>: The Soviet Union collapsed. It was India\u2019s trusted partner.\u00a0\u00a0<\/li><li>Strained relations with the United States further weighed on the country\u2019s ruling elite.\u00a0\u00a0<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"blob:https:\/\/edukemy.com\/310b81e7-3ec3-4888-b111-79692cbe7db3\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>American officials kept a close watch on India and Pakistan and their nuclear plans, and occasionally travelled to the subcontinent to counsel the cantankerous neighbours.\u00a0<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"India_of_2023_Powers\"><\/span><strong>India of 2023: Powers<\/strong>&nbsp;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Economic aspect<\/strong>: India\u2019s foreign exchange reserve has grown to around $600 billion.\u00a0\u00a0<\/li><li>The reforms initiated after the 1991 economic crisis not only led to higher GDP growth but also significant poverty reduction.\u00a0<\/li><li>Ranked as the world\u2019s fifth largest economy, India\u2019s nominal GDP could soon touch $4 trillion.\u00a0<\/li><li><strong>Neighbourhood<\/strong>: A war with Pakistan is not something Indian leaders lose sleep over. China has taken that place and there is a general sense of foreign policy optimism.\u00a0\u00a0<\/li><li><strong>Strategic aspect<\/strong>: It has one of the largest militaries in the world with over a hundred nuclear weapons.\u00a0\u00a0<\/li><li>The U.S. is now one of India\u2019s closest friends, and New Delhi enjoys strong relationships with several powerful states around the world.\u00a0\u00a0<\/li><li><strong>The Ukraine war<\/strong> brought renewed focus on India\u2019s role in world politics.\u00a0\u00a0<\/li><li>The U.S. and the wealthy West want India to be on their side.\u00a0\u00a0<\/li><li>An embattled Russian Federation is doing everything it can to ensure India does not turn its back on Moscow.\u00a0\u00a0<\/li><li>There are serious suggestions that India should mediate between Ukraine and Russia to bring an end to the war.\u00a0<\/li><li>India is a bridge between the north and south and east and west.\u00a0\u00a0<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"India_of_2023_Challenges\"><\/span><strong>India of 2023: Challenges<\/strong>&nbsp;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"blob:https:\/\/edukemy.com\/9c1ce577-dadd-4b76-8c0c-711ade8d3713\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Economic\"><\/span><strong>Economic<\/strong>:\u00a0\u00a0<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Despite being the fifth largest economy in the world, its GDP per capita was $1,947 in 2021 whereas that of Bangladesh, at $2,227, was more than that of India even though Bangladesh is only the 40th largest military in the world.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Infrastructural\"><\/span><strong>Infrastructural:<\/strong>\u00a0<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>A few days of rain crumble the infrastructure, even in the national capital.&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Social_cleavages\"><\/span><strong>Social cleavages<\/strong>:\u00a0\u00a0<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Regional, caste, ethnic and religious divisions run deep.&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Corruption\"><\/span><strong>Corruption<\/strong>:\u00a0\u00a0<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The ease of doing business may have improved, but starting a business without a bribe is still not easy.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Domestic_vs_global_governance\"><\/span><strong>Domestic vs global governance<\/strong>:\u00a0\u00a0<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Reducing poverty is a task that is bound to divert attention from serious external engagements.\u00a0\u00a0<\/li><li>When the political class gives scant attention to the country\u2019s foreign and security policy, it is managed by career bureaucrats who usually do not diverge from precedents and avoid taking even remotely risky decisions.\u00a0\u00a0<\/li><li>Without political will, foreign policy tends to be on autopilot.\u00a0<\/li><li>The <strong>presence of a weak economy also tempers the Indian elite\u2019s appetite for external engagement<\/strong>.\u00a0\u00a0<\/li><li>The political class can not allocate attention and resources to foreign and security policies if large sections of the population are living in poverty.\u00a0<\/li><li>The <strong>Parliamentary Committee on External Affairs (2022-23) <\/strong>observed that despite an increase in the overall budget allocation of the Government of India, the allocation made to the Ministry of External Affairs in percentage terms has witnessed a downward turn during the last four years and during 2022-23 it is only 0.44%.\u00a0\u00a0<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>India has no choice but to influence and shape the global order to meet its foreign policy objectives which would have significant impact on its economic growth, security environment and geopolitical and geo economic interests.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/opinion\/lead\/dilemmas-of-indias-great-power-ambitions\/article67113422.ece#:~:text=%E2%80%9CWhat%20kind%20of%20a%20global,and%20reconcile%20within%20the%20country\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Hindu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Frequently_Asked_Questions_FAQs\"><\/span>Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Q_What_are_the_primary_dilemmas_faced_by_India_in_its_pursuit_of_great_power_status\"><\/span>Q: <strong>What are the primary dilemmas faced by India in its pursuit of great power status?<\/strong> <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>India grapples with balancing its aspirations for global influence against the pressing issues of poverty, socio-economic disparities, and other internal challenges. The struggle lies in finding a harmonious equilibrium between national development and the responsibilities associated with great power status.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Q_How_do_Indias_domestic_challenges_impact_its_great_power_ambitions\"><\/span>Q: <strong>How do India&#8217;s domestic challenges impact its great power ambitions?<\/strong> <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The socio-economic disparities and poverty prevalent within India pose significant hurdles to its global ambitions. Addressing these internal issues is crucial for projecting a credible image on the international stage and achieving sustained economic growth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Q_What_role_does_inclusive_growth_play_in_resolving_the_dilemmas_of_Indias_great_power_ambitions\"><\/span>Q: <strong>What role does inclusive growth play in resolving the dilemmas of India&#8217;s great power ambitions?<\/strong> <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Inclusive growth is pivotal in navigating the dilemmas faced by India. By ensuring that the benefits of economic development reach all segments of society, the nation can foster a more equitable environment and simultaneously strengthen its global standing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Q_How_can_India_balance_its_focus_on_domestic_development_with_the_demands_of_global_geopolitics\"><\/span>Q: <strong>How can India balance its focus on domestic development with the demands of global geopolitics?<\/strong> <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Striking a delicate balance between internal development and external geopolitical considerations requires a strategic and nuanced approach. Policymakers must navigate the complexities of both arenas to ensure sustainable growth while actively participating in global affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Q_What_are_the_potential_consequences_if_India_fails_to_reconcile_its_domestic_challenges_with_its_great_power_aspirations\"><\/span>Q: <strong>What are the potential consequences if India fails to reconcile its domestic challenges with its great power aspirations?<\/strong> <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Failure to address internal challenges while pursuing great power status could undermine India&#8217;s credibility on the global stage. 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