Ramachandra Guha: Ten reasons why India will not and must not become a superpower

International observers point to a coming Asian century that will be dominated by the economic strength and political power of China and India. Some suggest the success of Indian unity and democracy, and recent surge in economic growth signal India's imminent emergence as a global superpower.

In an IDRC public lecture, renowned Indian historian and biographer Ramachandra Guha critically explored India's future on the world stage. Analyzing the deep fault-lines within Indian society, politics, economics, and culture, he suggested that talk of Indian superstardom is highly premature.

Écoutez la vidéo en français : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oowE3OePHNY

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Education

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• IDRC development
• international
• India
• Asia
• democracy
• economics
• politics.

[abuyahyagreen]

Top ten reasons start at 40:20

[Psyched]

@savita1926 I'm glad to see there is a smart Indian on youtube who actually understands something and doesn't go on blabbing, India is the next superpower!

[CHERIKUGAJEVIKUGA]

i agreee to this person 100%...i am a proud indian

[yd5266]

india has started to grow now..how can it decline...i completely diagree with this man...i admit india doesnt have god governance and political environment but what about the people...people can still grow if they want...moist is under control and kashmir is now stable...and not only kashmir the whole india is now stable..Indians are learning from the mistake they made in 90s and early 2000s..but now the communal harmony is preserved....

[SuperDesi45]

India lacks superpower because of corruption, bad politics

[delialah02]

I'm so proud of India !!

[DaSnipy]

Something that must be pointed out is that many of the problems which look very big from outside have been always around since we got our independence. Still we are managing to creep ahead, while doing that slowly taking care of these problems too.. what one cannot avoid is education of young indians who are now getting more and more educated to decide the fate of this nation. Also, as inherently indigenous economy nations, we are somewhat protected from external events.

[Harshamostwanted1]

I agree with 99% but I don't agree with statement saying bjp as right wing!

[nathswathi]

the best reply for this lecture and his book(India after gandhi) is Patrick French's 'India: a portrait' just read both these books and then make a conclusion.

[localfox1000]

Interesting and educational speech.

[vikaskhantwal]

I wont say, i am highly impressed, but what he highlighted is the present day's reality, and that wouldnt last, the issues in Kashmir, East Indian states etc, this is changing fast and as diverse India is, it is bound to take long, take for eg Dalits, the situation of dalits has improved a lot since Independence, i would say they are at least economically better of then Brahmins in the present Indian society

[SheStillRuns]

good that you at least added 'I believe'. It would be highly presumptious of you otherwise. I'm highly unimpressed by this dude.