Lessons From Israel: Options for Indian Voters?

While we go through the campaigning models of two political powers in the current elections, both have distinct approaches. While Congress talks of redistribution of wealth through freebies and free allotment of resources, BJP talks of generation of wealth and way forward to being a developed nation by 2047. BJP talks of opening of industries for private sector and generating employment, bringing the efficiency in public sector units, development of infrastructure, reforms in tax regime, corruption free environment and thus increasing the GDP of the country on way to become developed nation by 2047. It does not lose sight of inclusive society. As we develop ourselves, we ought to take care of our resources and protect them from internal and external threats. Do prosperous nations face more threats from neighbours? What if India continues to prosper and Pakistan continue to be pauper? What happens if Bangladesh becomes very poor? Rest assured, your economic power is not a guarantee against external threats, in fact you become more vulnerable for complacency against external threats. Please recall the agitation against Agni veer scheme in which trains were burnt and resources were destroyed. Why state machinery could not protect those resources? So, being economic super power is without any meaning unless you can protect your assets and resources. BJP is very mindful of this requirement.

 

Let us talk of Congress now? What is the overall impression? Congress is looking for redistribution of wealth as mentioned in its manifesto? Question is how to generate the wealth? Can we generate the wealth without a proper economic system in which individuals can be innovative and can enjoy the fruits of hard work as a wealth creator or wealth generator. Let us be very blunt about it, state control of economy can never prosper a country. Individual innovations have to be rewarded. Wealth can only be created through free enterprise. Unless you have the wealth, how can you distribute it or redistribute it. Concept of social welfare state comes into picture only after generation of wealth.

 

 

 

Why Rahul Gandhi is criticizing Ambani and Adani all the time who are basically wealth creators and generates employment for so many families? Freebies, which all opposition leaders are too glad to distribute are not available if wealth generation is not taking place. It is such a pleasure to offer freebies to voters without creating any wealth, and winning elections in the bargain. How did Kejriwal win elections in Delhi? In fact, if they continue to tread on this path successfully, India can become another Pakistan. These opposition politicians will become rich as they have been throughout while corruption will become rampant. We can easily forget the dream of India -super power. Why China or Pakistan quotes Rahul Gandhi so rampantly in their media or international forums because they understand this game better than Rahul Gandhi. Thanks God, we have Modi who understands the game before them.

 

Let us think of Israel and happenings of 07 October 2023. Here is the tweet of Naftali Bennett, former PM of Israel, who has been a commando himself and a businessman of repute.

 

 

 

The big question, he is posing to Israel with a per capita income of $58000 is, can Israel afford to be complacent while having such a neighbourhood? Hamas, Hizballah, ISIS, Islamic Jehad all sitting next door with a support system elaborately designed throughout the Islamic world overtly and covertly, led by Iran. In the second part of tweet, he is mentioning a very important point that Israel must continue to be innovative and start up nation while being alert and vigilant. His question is “Imagine San Jose neighbouring Kabul”. San Jose is supposed to be the safest city in California.

 

 

 

Now, I will show you another tweet which has so many lessons for Indians.

 

 

 

Question is not whether Israel is blood thirty or not? Question is “Are your neighbours tolerant to your prosperity and happiness”. It does not matter what are your priorities? How much you value family time, art, culture, knowledge, innovation, spiritual depth, beauty, food etc, is not concern of a society which has terrorism as a primary tool as a manifestation of Jehad. If that be the case, Israel as a society has to reinvent itself as it is doing so now after a bitter lesson on 07 October 2023.

 

How is this relevant to India? We face the same situation and as we create more and more wealth, we face more and more threats, internally and externally. While Rahul Gandhi will not talk of wealth creation and innovation, he will certainly talk of freebies and redistribution of wealth so that all ideas of innovative spirit are nipped in the bud because if wealth creators and innovators are not allowed to prosper why they should choose that path .China developed itself while it modified its governance system and encouraged private enterprise , however Congress finds no attraction in this argument but finds prudence in the argument that Chinese govt is more effective and efficient than India because Modi is in power. It conveniently forgets that China attained maximum growth while Congress was in power in Delhi. Additionally, he will talk of all the issues which Tukde Tukde gang face in its unsuccessful fight against Modi. Can any sensible Indian think of introduction of Article 370 once again or repeal PMLA and still claim that he has interest of India at his heart.

 

So, what we are required to do as Indian? India certainly must look forward to being a developed Nation through innovation and free enterprise but more than that it must make effort to secure that prosperity otherwise we will be threatened now and then. We must take lessons from history. The key is to destroy our enemies in their homes and not allowing them to come to our homes. People must be made wise that redistribution of wealth is not possible without creating it. Poverty redistribution has no meaning. Safety of our resources must be secured without any complacency while doing so we must destroy the political echo system in our country which aligns itself with our hostile neighbourhood forces, as manifested in anti CAA agitation, Rohingya problem and appeasement politics. Akhilesh Yadav could find time to visit Muslim Dons grave but has no inclination to visit Ayodhya because it will annoy his vote bank. Time has come now in 2024 elections for a final call to finish Tukde Tukde gang and their backers who claim to be genuine politicians.