WSJ: “Everyone has heard of the American Dream. It promises equal opportunities and the chance for everyone to prosper through hard work. It is meant to be inclusive, and Indians are certainly among various groups to have shared in it.
It now seems there is a Chinese Dream, too. Xi Jinping has already mentioned the term several times in speeches since he became president in March. Smaller nations like Qatar and New Zealand have also recently stated their national dreams, and now even Vanuatu is striving for one.
Surely India – a vast, populous country and possible powerhouse of the 21st Century – needs its own dream. It’s not just a matter of being left out. Collective dreams are necessary to hold a people together, to inspire, to get everyone pushing in the same direction.
India had a national dream before 1947. That dream was to become an independent country, and it came true. But things have become a bit fuzzy since then. Today, if you asked someone on the street what India’s national dream is, they wouldn’t know. If you asked a politician, he may talk about it for an hour, but in the end neither he nor you would know.
The word “dream” captures the imagination, but frankly what we’re talking about is a vision that is grounded in reality, something actionable.”
via Could We Have an Indian Dream? – India Real Time – WSJ.
See also: https://chindia-alert.org/2013/05/03/xi-jinpings-vision-chasing-the-chinese-dream/
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