India an emerging super power just marches ahead
Already the third largest Economic Power in PPP terns (more accurate than measuring it against any country specific currency ), when last month India had launched its first indigenously designed aircraft carrier, the INS Vikrant, the country celebrated the breakthrough moment of military self-reliance.
Though Western media seemed to be just asserting that the Carrier was made only to counter China. Instead of praising the Indian achievement, as less than 10 countries have this capability,
Western media kept placing “China” in their report headlines: “India launches first home-built aircraft carrier amid China concerns”, “India unveils first homemade aircraft carrier, with eye on China”. CNN reported that “the new carrier will enable India to take a bigger role in military exercises by the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue.” AP commented that “India commissioned its first home-built aircraft carrier as it seeks to counter regional rival China’s much larger and growing fleet.”
However, the Indian government and people just ignored such headlines, they celebrated the landmark achievement as the demonstration of a rising India. On the Cochin Shipyard in Kochi, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiled the new Naval Ensign, a move aimed at doing away with the colonial past and befitting the rich Indian maritime heritage.
An ensign is a flag that ships or formations carry to denote nationality. The earlier Indian Naval Ensign consisted of the St George’s Cross — a red cross on a white background, symbol of Britain. This has now been replaced by the crest of the Indian Navy on a navy-blue background encompassed in an octagon, representing the royal seal or Rajmudra of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, known as the founder of the Maratha Kingdom of India and Father of Indian Navy. Imagine the British calling the Surkhail or the Grand Admiral Kanho Ji Angre a pirate !!! When in fact it was the British Navy itself which flourished through acts of piracy.
“Today, India has taken off its chest a burden of colonial past and a symbol of servitude,” Modi stated at the ceremony, “Until now, a symbol of servitude remained on the ensign of the Indian Navy.” Some Indian media pointed out that Indian Navy’s effort to eliminate the colonial mindset wins even more attention than the commissioning of the warship itself does.
That cultural and historical departure from a colonial legacy was seen elsewhere too. On the day of September 8, the Indian people celebrated the renaming of Rajpath in New Delhi, marking another historical step. Rajpath, previously called as Kingsway by the Brits, is now Kartavya Path. At the inauguration, Prime Minister Modi said, “Today this new aura is visible everywhere, it is the aura of confidence of New India. Kingsway i.e. Rajpath, the symbol of slavery, has become a matter of history from today and has been erased forever.”
So it is clear that Western media do not share at all the joy and pride of the Indian people. They are only interested in drawing India into America’s “Indo-Pacific Strategy” and pushing India to the forefront of confronting and containing China.
Western countries as per their own geopolitical agenda are attempting to draw India into their the Indo-Pacific Strategy, the Quadrilateral Security in particular.
India will just continue to move forward along the road of progress and independent developments on all fronts, economic, technological, Scientific, military and cultural revitalization. India will chart its own foreign policy and will be the North Star for the human civilization.
