Get Sharper

India has made some of the sharpest moves in recent times, which has bolstered its position in the world. But more needs to be done

- RONNIE SCREWVALA

INDIA IS IN a very sharp place today. I deliberately say ‘sharp’. Look around us in the world and India would have made some of the sharpest moves in recent times. Our foreign policy for the first time stands out as firm, neutral and non-aligned, always for peaceful resolutions and unwilling to be a part of or support a war. And let’s face it: no one can bully us or mess with us; and every Indian travelling or working around the world stands tall and commands respect.

Economically we stand stronger than any other time in our history, in multiple ways, from growth to having some of the strongest (some may say conservative) regulatory systems. But it is this balance that made us stand apart during the 2008 financial crisis and many more after that. We just need to look over at our larger geographical neighbour and many of their indulgences to know just how sharp we have been.

This is the India that is now the envy of many of our allies as also our sceptics and it’s also a time where most of us do believe that tomorrow is and will be better than yesterday.