Iskra ( The Spark)

"Before the coronavirus crisis hit, I was toying with writing a book about 21st-century political parties, but in light of this global epidemic, it’s obvious that whatever nonfiction book you’re working on now, put it down. There is the world B.C. — Before Corona — and the world A.C. — After Corona. We have not even begun to fully grasp what the A.C. world will look like, but here are some trends I’m watching." Thomas Friedman, Three-time Pulitzer Prize winner In the world before Corona (B.C) and under the spell of globalization, the self- reliant model of North Korea was painted as the Pariah state and After Corona (A.C) world, Self Reliant becomes a new mantra. In B.C. we went to the office for the meeting, In A.C. we meet on zoom app. In B.C. while drinking morning tea, most of us used to worry about the traffic in rush hours but in A.C, we worry about Internet speed more than traffic.  In B.C. Fashion brands provide matching tie and winter scarf with the Shirt, A.

  India is basically a federal state where states have the considerable powers under the schedule 7 of the constitution. But the truth is also that when the state and union government governed by the different political party, there might have the frictions on some points which slow down the growth process. Narendra Modi have the long legacy of the politicizing this issue. When he was Chief Minister of the Gujarat, He strongly raised the issues of the Narmada water, Proposed GST etc with the Union government. Later when he became Prime Minister, He introduced the new word in political campaign and that is “Double Engine growth”. By using this phrase in election rallies, he tries to convey the message that when Lucknow and Delhi, Patna and Delhi, Mumbai and Delhi have the government ruled by the BJP, it will ensure the progress of the citizen at the double rate. Now, let do reality check of this claim and it results for the Jal jeevan mission. Why I chose this? There are two rea