India then and India now if we compare the two pictures it will be
clear that the country has progressed in terms of growth and development
in each and every sector. The country has undergone a major political,
cultural and economic change since independence. If we go in details we
will see that today's focus is mainly on creating India a strong,
unified nation, and a dynamic economy. But all of which have been put
into jeopardy in recent years by increased cross border terrorism
inter-caste conflicts, and the worst communal massacres since
Independence. For a nation like India, politically subjugated, for
centuries by alien conquest, and socially unsettled by invasions, the
idea of becoming a super power is no ordinary thought. Understandably,
even after winning freedom, India never aspired seriously to become a
super power, politically or economically.
After India achieved freedom it thought of becoming a global leader
based on Indian values of universal tolerance, peace and brotherhood.
But these high values had no reverence in a world which respected only
power so India was swiftly marginalized. With the passage of time slowly
and steadily India fought back its drawbacks and faults made in past and
tried to recover the losses incurred. Since independence India has
transformed a lot. It has improved in each and every sector be it
economy, agriculture, education and technology. The Indian economy has
made great strides since 1947. Notably in the past few years the cities
in India have undergone tremendous infrastructure up gradation. Many
predicted that India because of its diversities in culture, religion,
casts, language, manners and identities will not be a united democratic
country but it proved everyone wrong. Instead of having numerous
internal and external problems it has survived as a nation with a single
identity.
