India Emerging as a Soft Power

What does it take, for a nation to be recognized globally? Is it the military strength , is it the wealth, is it the GDP of the nation, Technology, etc? Of course these factors do put a country into the path of growth and prosperity, but apart from that its the ability of the country to be a "soft power".

What do you mean by Soft Power? It's the ability of a country to attract others through its culture, people, and so on.

I was totally moved by the concept of India emerging as a soft power. This would be one such dimension that most of us would not have thought before ( Atleast I didn't!!:) ).

Here, the speaker is Mr. Shashi Tharoor, Hon. Minister of State for External Affairs, who enthralls his audience with the concept and his presentation.

Even though India has a lots of intricacies internally, it is in the right track. Atleast the people are getting more wise and knowledgable.

We have a long way to go before we become a super-power!! We have a lot of issues to attend to, like infrastructure, poverty, Electricity, Education, even preservation of our natural resources. Still, we remain champs when it comes to being a nation with rich history and culture and yet with a bend of modernism in our minds.

BTW, I found the presentation given by our Hon. Minister to be absolutely superb. The delivery was amazing in terms of clarity, content, and flow.

Jai Hind!

(CHeck OuT for the Speech at TED.com- Search Word: Shashi Tharoor)