Democracy means nothing to our image without a decent level of wealth. If 1/3rd of our population is going to bed hungry, and our cities look like giant sewer pits, then it is irrelevant to the world whether or not we can vote every 5 years. As Indians, it is very important for us if we have democratic rights, but unless we translate these democratic rights into actual economic and civilizational strength, we just become a meme of a naked sadhu saying that he is the freest man in the world.
Secondly, the western mainstream media needs to be BOUGHT, not impressed. We need to start funding various international media outlets behind the scenes to show the side of India that we want to be shown internationally. The Chinese and the Gulf countries have been doing this effectively. You don't hear about everyday killings of muslims in China or of workers dying in their factories due to poor safety conditions. But if you see the news about India, almost every single day, western MSM reports about rape, corruption, caste politics etc. This is not because they care so much about our people, rather, this is a propaganda campaign against Indian civilization itself. Brazil has FAR more crime, including rape and murder, than India. So do Mexico, Kenya, and many other developing countries. But these countries have not been targeted the way India has been targeted. The need of the hour is to infiltrate and manipulate these media houses to our advantage.
