The real strength of a society does not reside in its weapons, but in its words; not in its armies, but in its assemblies. The ballot box is hope, choice, and the shared dream of a better tomorrow. It is, in fact, much stronger than the bullet, for while bullets kill, ballots build.
In a nutshell, all these components of the social movement theory combined and led the first wave of feminism to be a success …
Indians will miss Modi’s bear hugs, the concert rallies abroad, the yoga poses, and the cute interviews.
The road ahead is the same as behind. Sooner or later, advertently or inadvertently, the seemingly warring stakeholders will reach a settlement, not because better sense will prevail but because all are the manifestations of the same ill.
The economy must be liberal, and the menace of State control must be resisted; the use of religion for political shenanigans must stop; draconian laws and powers must be abolished; the country must be returned to its people. An uncluttered, egalitarian, and rational Truth is needed. Nothing else will be stable, nothing else will work.