Gautam Adani said at the Priyadarshini Academy’s global awards ceremony that the fact that India fought the pandemic should in itself be a lesson to all, that in order to reduce the incidence of black swan in future, it is important to learn from Atmanirbharta (self-reliance). There could be no better defense.
Billionaire Gautam Adani on Monday defended the country’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, saying criticism should not be at the cost of national dignity and destroying the confidence of the nation.
The fact that India fought the pandemic should in itself be a lesson to all, that there can be no better defense than atmanirbharta (self-reliance) to reduce the incidence of black swan in future, he said of Priyadarshini Academy. said at the global awards ceremony.
Over the next two decades, the Adani Group chairman said, India will by far have the largest and youngest middle class and the country will be the market that every global company will target.
“In this fervor, we must never forget that we were largely left alone to fight the pandemic. This does not mean that there can be no criticism. However, criticism cannot be at the cost of national dignity. It cannot be at the cost of anyone. Undermining or destroying the trust of a nation. It cannot be about dividing the society – otherwise we play in the hands of those who want a resurgent India don’t want to see it,” he said.
Be it sustainable technologies for a greener world, digital technology for a more connected India, education solutions for a more literate India, medical solutions for a healthier India, agriculture solutions for farmers and all enabling infrastructure all trillion dollar opportunities ahead. Huh. Not too distant future, Adani said.
“They lay the foundation of our self-reliant India. This journey should be led by companies from our own country that compete on some levels and yet collaborate on other levels,” he said.
He also said that expansion, integration and deepening of trade and finance between nations is inevitable.
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“But the world is not as flat as Thomas Friedman has made it. There are twists to navigate. India, for example, had nothing to do with the virus, but faced some of the harshest consequences and criticisms globally. Understand There was not a single major international voice. All this as a nation we had the courage not to criticize any country as they fought their battle to control the virus,” he said.
The pandemic has been a wake-up call for every nation and has permanently changed geopolitics, he said, adding that the integration of new and dissolution of existing global alliances has far-reaching implications.
“A bigger India should be an India that is clearly a more self-reliant India, a bigger India should be an India that is more powerful in appearance, a bigger India should be an India that is more India to Indians Such an approach It is not about politics, but about the emerging world order. If ever there was a time when democratic India had the need and opportunity to stand strong and celebrate our Indianness, now it is the future of development. The decade is at the door.
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