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Modi Mantras - Integral, Digital & Cultural

As the Narendra Modi government completes 2 years in office, his development and governance model is becoming clear. There are 3 key principles that drive Narendra Modi's governance and development model .. 

1) Integral - Governance has always been driven by a 'either-or' paradigm. A government is either pro-middle class or pro-poor, either capitalist or socialist , either urban or rural focussed, either pro-industry or pro-agriculture. Modi's government seeks to integrate these so called bi polar opposites. Modi talks of taking electricity and roads to our villages in the same breadth as smart cities. Startup India is spoken in the same breath as Stand Up India. Increase in FDI comes with a record outlay for agriculture spend. It is for the first time in the world that a development model does not make one part of society compete with another. It is integral in nature. 

2) Digital -  India for the first time has a 24x7 government with a wide digital presence. Policy announcements are accompanied by mobile phone apps that drive adoption. If you are a refugee stranded in the middle east or a rail commuter in distress, getting help from the government is only a Tweet away. Its the first time in the world that government interacts with the people directly over social media.

3) Cultural - Lastly,  Narendra Modi's development model is based on our own cultural ethos. . Culture is being leveraged as a very potent tool to bring about social changes( Swach Bharat, Beti Bachan, Beti Padhao etc). Globally culture has been used to unite the Indian diaspora and also position India has a thought leader in meeting global challenges. The government is indeed every proud of our Indian identity. There is a sense of pride in being desi. 

The first two years demonstrate that we have for the first time got over our colonial hangover. Governance and Development models are based on timelines Indian values (Integral and Cultural) yet very modern(Digital).




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