IN FOCUS

From the tower of endeavour, a sun rises; our future shines brightly. I watch the sunrise every morning, hoping that this day might be the one—the day longed for by a freedom fighter who wrote a book titled Roshan Mustaqbil, ‘A Bright Future.’ I greet each new dawn with these words: “That morning will surely come; That morning will surely come.” India earned its historic freedom through peaceful struggle. Now, the task of rebuilding India should also be pursued through peaceful means. Just as India once made history with peace, it is now time to harness that same strength—peace—for its reconstruction. Peace was India’s strength in the past; it remains so today, and it must continue to be our strength in the future. Now, the time has come to decisively chart our course as a free nation. Swami Vivekananda once said that his dream for India was to see it emerge as a spiritual superpower after Independence. India, without doubt, has the potential to become such a spiritual superpower. To turn that potential into reality, only one thing is needed, a united and democratic effort by all. Based on my experience, I believe there is only one practical model for India’s development. That is the same natural model often called the American model. The American model emphasizes free competition, which means creating an environment where individuals succeed based on merit, not favouritism. The true key to progress is competition, not favouritism. In America, the principle in every field is compete or perish, meaning either compete or be finished. In common terms, this is called do or die. According to the law of nature, no group in this world can advance through favouritism. It can only succeed by demonstrating its worth through competition. It is competition that elevates a person from man to superman.