India has travelled a lot ever since its Independence 78 years ago. It has ceased to be an underdog and wants to be counted among the powerful. It wants to flaunt its democratic credentials despite being surrounded by neighbours who failed to protect their own

xIndia stood tall in the comity of nations from the very start, not because of its economic or military might, but because of what Dr Martin Luther King Junior would refer to as ‘soul force’. Dr King’s reference was to the moral standing of the Blacks that powered their fight for civil liberties in the United States. This standing comes from the ability to stand up to injustice even in the face of deprivation and great odds.

India has travelled a lot ever since its Independence 78 years ago. It has ceased to be an underdog and want

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