Prime Minister Modi in his recent televised address to the nation, coined a new slogan नागरिक देवोभवः (Nagarik Devo Bhava) raising the citizen to an elevated God-like status. While announcing the role out of GST 2.0, he used the occasion to reflect on larger global developments and the imperative need for Bharat’s focus on self-reliance (आत्मनिर्भर Atma-nirbhar). Especially after the heightened stand-off between the United States and India on the tariff question, this issue assumes salience. The leadership’s increasing emphasis on the need to re-calibrate our strategies focusing on our internal strengths has been frequently asserted. This merits greater attention and a clear focus keeping in mind ground reality. How does one translate powerful rhetoric into persuasive reality? This is the

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