INDIAS ENEMY

India is a country which is strategically located in world map enjoys adavantage in maritime with southern peninsula, Himalaya in north which protects the country from cold Arctic winds, rich natural resources, population, history and culture. There is no other country in the world which is as diverse as India is. 

Over the past few days, I have been trying to understand who India’s enemy is. Before I move to tell you who it is, let us try to understand few things from a human body’s perspective.  

We know how the human body works. When our internal flow is strong, we are very fit and running fine. But when an external factor comes in contact with us, we get pain, wound or fracture in body.   Our death can be caused due to internal issues such as not taking care of body in form of health, stress and many other factors. 

 Similar is the case with our country. What I feel is that our neighbours be it China, Pakistan or any other country is not our enemy. These countries can be easily tackled with provided our internal systems are very strong. The reason is that both the countries are able to take advantage of India, because they know whatever they do, India will not react as internally it is not strong and bold enough to tackle them.

Answering the above question, which you would have guessed by now. Our country’s real enemy is we the people only (internal).  See what is happening in JNU or Haryana, UP or take any part of India.  Most of the attacks could have been avoided if we all are together and do not allow anyone to penetrate in to our country. 26/11 could have been avoided if some people did not support them. We get to see violence/ riots happening in different parts of country for reservation status or to spread uneasiness or on false rumour, political motive and various other reasons. Sometimes our politicians just see as if nothing happened..  They wake up in parliament, noise is made and the house is then adjourned for a period or indefinitely until consensus is raised.    Most of them are problem creator rather than problem solver. Why they all can’t come together, form a consensus and solve the problem. It’s time to grow up and go to the next level.  Even the common man is involved in many such issues. We have the insurgency in our country who are fed up with the governments functioning.  We also quite often see strikes in different parts of country on matters not of importance but for the want of few people.  At border, corruption sometimes takes place so that people can slide into the country. 

All the above issues suggest that our real enemy is not China or Pakistan, but internally within us. If we as a nation need to grow, it is of prime importance that we take care of ourselves in the same way we take care of our body.  We  as a nation have to internally address each of the problems, solve them and strengthen our country just like our body.  This will then destroy India’s enemy and there will be no country in the world which can take on India.

“Hope is like a cloud, but it comes true when it rains”

In the era of 21^st century, when the world is going downward, it is India’s turn to capitalise on its growth. We as countrymen have a key role to play.