Context: The push for a self-confident Bharat is needed more than a self-reliant one.
Benefits of the concept of an Atma Vishwasi Bharat (AVB) or self-confident Bharat
Challenge to AVB:
Way forward:
Conclusion: AVB will solve India’s problems with “next practice” (new and better, leading the world) not “best practice” and will not dismiss the considerable Indian innovation in this direction as jugaad until foreigners bless it.