DEFINING INDIA’S CONSERVATISM IS ESSENTIAL TO DEFINE ITS LEADERSHIP IN THE GLOBAL SOUTH

In a deeply religious society like India, conservative thought can be defined by the left comforted dispensation as the one being synonymous with religion led politics.

- VENUS UPADHAYAYA

But in today’s geopolitical world threatened by Chinese Communist thought and kindled by an economically rising India-India’s conservatism needs a fresh definition.

It’s important to understand and define what would be a conservative, yet progressive Indian thought that’s unique in its construct and doesn’t rely on comparisons with west's definitions of left vs right. A burgeoning Global South looking for an alternate to Chinese Communist IQ and also an alternate to the American perspectives of global thought should have an India-led option which is futuristic, practically attainable and empowering.

This fresh definition of Indian conservatism could include perspectives grounded in following thoughts: Timely scientific and technological aptitudes, approaches and aspirations that are rooted in national development and collective goals.

Second: Ethical perspectives that are practical and applicable in society and economy. These will reflect in governance approaches and can be measured.

Third: Revival of a lost civilizational genius based on not just a narrative of its history but on the intellectual, applicable power of its culture.

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