India has come a long way from Independence in scientific advancements with its achievements and successful programs. Pursuing breakthroughs and crossing barriers is challenging for any country, and all these innovations come at a cost. Cost of economy, failures and even unrecoverable losses.
Technology is a global field, and the results produced by invention produce a mark on the world. This means that the whole world depends on one another for the fruits and profits of the innovations. This exchange of ideas, technology and innovations forms the basis of an ideal world where different people, regardless of the country, are uplifted socially and economically.
The trade route for any country is of value, but to become a superpower and a fruitful nation, innovation should come from the inside, and first, it should uplift the country, and later, it should spread itself across the globe. And India has that level of potential to achieve such status.
Meaning of Self Reliance
Self-reliance is a term that represents the ability of any individual to be entirely dependent on himself without any external support. And we know that a country is made of sovereign individuals who come together to form a strong society, ultimately creating the basis of a great nation.
Now one question arises, “How to become self-reliant”? It is a question that can be answered in multiple ways; one could be an individual’s responsibility, the other could be an individual’s freedom, and the third could be an individual’s education. So considering the topic of discussion for the essay, we’ll solve it with Science and Technology.
Modernity Through Post Enlightenment
The early enlightenment of the 16th century begins the movement of rationality and scientific advancements worldwide, especially in Europe. Thinkers and scientists like Newton,
Tesla, Einstein, Curies, Raman, Ramanujan and many others revolutionised how we perceive our world. These scientists paved the way for modern scholars to shape a more prosperous world.
Today, we have vaccines, cancer treatments, gene therapy, DNA editing tools, space crafts, missiles, navigation software, AI and thousands of other refreshing technologies and ideas that have made human life better than ever before, and it’s probably going to be better in the future.
Future of India
The population of India is 1.40 billion as of 2023. India also has one of the largest youth populations in the world. This means we have many bright minds full of ideas and creative visions in India. And these are the ideas that will make our country more efficient and self-reliant.
With the coming of the Internet, the world has become a smaller place to navigate. Today, we have so much information in our hands that we can access it through our computer systems and mobile phones, than the whole world living in the 1970s. So it is a mind-blowing fact about our progress and growth as a society.
Impact of Science on the Society
Science can change lives and has changed in the past. But science can flourish only when people’s minds are in an environment of creativity and an economy of freedom, where there is an even exchange of ideas between individuals.
These ideas form the basis of innovation that can bring self-reliance to the country. Appreciating these innovative ideas by the government and investors will lead this country to a new level of Independence socioeconomically.
How to Become Self-Reliant as a Nation
To become self-reliant as an economy, the country needs local businesses that are innovative in science and technology. Take an example of a website; local businesses are the backbone of the market, and the transactions occurring in the market lead up to the promotion of the economy in the form of GDP.
Websites designed by engineers can extend local businesses on a broader scale reaching a comprehensive level of audiences and customers; these customers can provide feedback in the form of constructive criticism to the business owners and therefore improve the overall structure of the entire market.
Local Businesses are the Backbone of the Nation
Local businesses can strengthen the infrastructure in a way no other government scheme could achieve in 10 years. It is because these businesses are thrived by individual effort and fulfilling results.
Also, these can tackle the employment problem to a much greater extent. Scientific achievements have steadily improved people’s lives over the past decades rapidly. As a result, changes and improvements will be more logarithmic in the coming years.
All aspects of human life, from agriculture and infrastructure to healthcare, have drastically improved. These changes are pathways to the self-reliance we want to develop in the nation. To become a great nation, we need to make global countries our customers in trade.
We want to export our technologies, products and even our traditions in a way that helps us to improve the whole world.
Advancement of Technologies and Other Resources
Our technologies, like missile and rocket development, have a global reputation; harnessing the potential of all our scientists can pave the way for India to lead the world as a worldwide leader and a symbol of world power.
Products that could be exported could range from a nut bolt to a spaceship. Based on the necessity of products in the world, we can grab production units in a particular field; that way, we can supply the most natural products worldwide.
Resources
India also has a lot of minerals, and synthesising and developing instruments that are manufactured by using these minerals can also strengthen our economy. And all of this can be made possible if we can improve communication between suppliers, manufacturers, producers (farmers), miners and clients worldwide interested in our products.
India’s Diversity
India is a diverse country with a rich heritage; our rich culture and traditions make us stand apart from the rest of the world. Yoga, a thriving spiritual Hinduism practice, has proved fruitful for treating problems outside the realms of the material world. Therefore, instructing our way of life in a world of chaos can establish order, peace and harmony with our neighbouring territories.
Wisdom of Ages
Also, people teaching these historical techniques can find a place to share their knowledge using technology. The upcoming generation will be based on blockchain technology, changing everything.
Decentralisation of Technology
The decentralisation of transactions will be crucial to the country’s development. The programming youth of this decade should create applications based on these technologies. This way, we can recover from the losses we faced as a country in the age of the Internet when Western countries thrived and took over the world with their brilliant ideas.
The timing and policies at that time needed to catch up. The government branch of the country needs to find a way where both talents thrive with innovation and upcoming technologies. One of the most significant issues we face as a country is the loss of talented people who leave the country for other places where they are recognised.
So the authorities must provide and build an atmosphere where youth gets their freedom, which will ultimately flourish academically with brilliant ideas. Recognition, Independence and results will ensure that these bright young minds gain the respect they desire when building something extraordinary and life-changing.
The Brain Drain Situation
Solving the brain drain situation will be crucial in forming a self-reliant India we all hope to live in someday. Funding science projects and startups can help tackle the brain drain problem. That way, we have our best minds residing in our country.
We have come a long way as a country, but there is a long way to go, and we should only look back to see how far we have come. But now it is not the time to look behind.
Transformation of Lives Through Science
Science and technology have changed lives, and there is no doubt that they will continue to do so. Every day we have a new template of things; we, as individuals, could work to make this country a better place with our small but crucial efforts. Self-reliance is a term that can be interpreted as self-responsibility.
Responsibility of Individuals
Taking responsibility for one’s life will uplift society ten folds, eventually generating an environment for the coming generation where they can achieve new heights.
People, especially those from a scientific background, have a moral responsibility on their shoulders that they try to eliminate obstacles from the less grateful individual so that we can create a future of good being.
That way, we as a society strive for a much better future with meaning in the work we do every day—a lot where there is telling for every individual to work towards something great.
This work can be done only locally because it is the hierarchy of change, and change comes from within. This change can come from worthy education, which can only become widely accessible through technological innovation.
Final Thoughts
Technology may have created differences between rich and poor but has drastically decreased the differences in values that are necessary for a fruitful country.
At last, I want to conclude that to become self-reliant, we need a vision of the country that is better at communication, and its people could face trouble by taking a stand and responsibility in the face of adversity because the government can not survive with people with no aim or meaning in their lives.
And science has played a tremendous role in enhancing freedom in the form of talent, businesses and trade in India and worldwide.
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