Great read! And totally agree. An article in a similar vein that you might like is the "The Cultural Superpowers of 2072"
"By 2070 India’s population should be around 1.7 billion. If English speaking rates increase in India from the current 12% to a more modest 30%, that means that there will be over 500 million Indian English speakers. Add that to the number of English speakers from other countries and it is clear how online culture in English will change because of this."
Great article ser. Two things really caught my attention: (1) the way you characterised and referred to Pakistan and its people (they are our long lost family indeed); (2) your recognition of the fact that India is a civilisation pretending to be a country.
Would love to connect with you sometime for a quick chat - I think we have lots to discuss! Hit me up on telegram or Twitter @p1modi
Good article and articulation. One thing I took a double take on was this assertion. “ They look at India and see a billion people who would be conservatives if they lived in their western countries, and that scares the hell out of them.” How did you come up with that?
There are already a sizable portion of Indians already in western countries. Have you looked at how they vote?
If you haven’t, let me give you an example. In America, Indians are one of the most strongest supporters of the Democrats. Looking at that evidence, I wonder how someone can assert that the west is scared of 1 billion conservatives in the making.
In my experiences, the west, and the US in particular, seems to look at the politics of other countries mainly through the lens of their own politics. In that sense, the BJP to them looks closer to the Republicans (i.e. the bad guys) and the oppositions look closer to Democrats (i.e. the good guys). And we know how India has voted in the last two elections!
That's fascinating! The West will obviously continue to be very influential on India and its ideas, but what I find interesting is that eventually some ideas have to start moving in the other direction too. Should be very interesting to see how it all plays out
Great read! And totally agree. An article in a similar vein that you might like is the "The Cultural Superpowers of 2072"
"By 2070 India’s population should be around 1.7 billion. If English speaking rates increase in India from the current 12% to a more modest 30%, that means that there will be over 500 million Indian English speakers. Add that to the number of English speakers from other countries and it is clear how online culture in English will change because of this."
https://brettongoods.substack.com/p/the-cultural-superpowers-of-2072
thanks for reading and for sharing this article!
Compelling piece, Samyak. Thanks for writing!
Excellent article, thank you for writing this
thank you for reading!
Great article ser. Two things really caught my attention: (1) the way you characterised and referred to Pakistan and its people (they are our long lost family indeed); (2) your recognition of the fact that India is a civilisation pretending to be a country.
Would love to connect with you sometime for a quick chat - I think we have lots to discuss! Hit me up on telegram or Twitter @p1modi
thanks for reading! I've followed you on Twitter so let me know what you want to chat about!
Such an amazing article 👏
Keep up the great work 👍
Thank you so much for reading!
Good article and articulation. One thing I took a double take on was this assertion. “ They look at India and see a billion people who would be conservatives if they lived in their western countries, and that scares the hell out of them.” How did you come up with that?
There are already a sizable portion of Indians already in western countries. Have you looked at how they vote?
If you haven’t, let me give you an example. In America, Indians are one of the most strongest supporters of the Democrats. Looking at that evidence, I wonder how someone can assert that the west is scared of 1 billion conservatives in the making.
In my experiences, the west, and the US in particular, seems to look at the politics of other countries mainly through the lens of their own politics. In that sense, the BJP to them looks closer to the Republicans (i.e. the bad guys) and the oppositions look closer to Democrats (i.e. the good guys). And we know how India has voted in the last two elections!
I’ve met lots of Western bloggers and influencers who are already being influenced by Indian trends and ideologies.
That's fascinating! The West will obviously continue to be very influential on India and its ideas, but what I find interesting is that eventually some ideas have to start moving in the other direction too. Should be very interesting to see how it all plays out