Palki Shamra, a well-known and respected Indian journalist, had spoken at the invitation of the Oxford Union Society. Her speech was to address India’s path. Mz. Sharma spoke Bharat’s unashamed truth, which often gets obscured by the lenses of Western media, to the world. Let’s revisit Palki Sharma unbiased and hard-hitting perspective that slapped the propaganda enthusiasts in their collective faces. Word by word, let’s talk of how she burst the bubbles of misinformation and highlighted the transformative journey of Modi’s India.
Palki Sharma Gave a Glimpse of the New Bharat
Palki Sharma painted a vivid and clear picture of today’s Bharat. Not through lofty rhetoric, but through everyday scenes. She spoke of her journey to the traffic-ridden airport road where UPI and online banking had reached an everyday street vendor or ‘thele-wala’! With this example, she presented the world with an image where the common man was embracing digital payments. This was a testament to Bharat’s strides in financial inclusion and digital penetration.
Palki’s words showcased Bharat’s three pillars of development: financial inclusion, digital transformation, and infrastructural growth.
Palki Sharma Spoke of Numbers
The social media misinformtion campaign against the rising Bharat is fierce today. However, Palki’s defense of Bharat’s rise is not just reliant on anecdotes alone. She backs her arguments with hard-hitting statistics. Bharat’s per capita income has doubled since 2014, jumping from approximately $5000 to $8300. While inflation has plummeted to single digits when the entire world is suffering from an inflation crisis. India’s Foreign direct investment and trade are at record at an all-time high, signaling the nation’s attractiveness to global investors.
What is the growth mantra of Bharat? Connectivity and Political Stability.
After years of coalition governments that preferred appeasement to development, Modi’s India got its much-deserved political stability. This new India relentlessly focused on building highways, railways, and airports is bridging the race-horse urban cities to its sluggish rural villages. Overcoming this divide was key to propelling Bharat’s economic expansion.
Palki Presents The New India on the Global Stage
Contrary to Western narratives, Palki Sharma stated that India isn’t a troublemaker but a consensus builder. It juggles multiple roles with finesse, from leading the Quad and BRICS to fostering ties with the West and the Global South. India’s stance on the Russia-Ukraine conflict exemplifies its pragmatic diplomacy, focused on preserving peace and stability.
Despite the many narratives about Kashmir on global ‘toolkits,’ she says that Modi’s Kashmir went through economic resurgence and landmark social reforms. The world and the UNO have acknowledged that terrorism has declined, tourism has flourished, and marginalized communities have been uplifted in J&K.
Palki Sharma faced the charge of communal intolerance head-on. She spoke of the Pew research in 2021, which stated that 89% of Muslims and Christians felt safe to follow their faith in Modi’s Bharat. The study was not run by Indian or Indian researchers, but it still debunked all the claims of religious intolerance! The Hajj reforms, the triple talaq ban, the and Muslim scholarships prove to the world that Modi’s government is not about demonizing Maas, Machali, and Muslims!
Palki Challenges the Misinformation Model
Palki Sharma confronted the elephant in the room. She spoke of the obvious Western media’s biased narrative. She stated that many outfits present hit-and-run experts to peddle half-truths that fit their agendas. These misinformation machines ignore India‘s democratic ethos and grassroots empowerment. They scream ‘Muzzled Media’ while they print out copies of propaganda-driven narratives. While the GDP and Per Capita Income is at the highest ever, they present Bharat as a nation of ‘Bhikaris.’
Many paid surveys present indices that tell the story of a struggle, malnutritioned, and poor Bharat. As if the very idea of Bharat beyond the slums is unpalatable to them! She asked the people in the room and those that will hear her words later to separate fact from fiction.
If you don’t believe an Indian reporter’s words, then take Morgan Chase’s CEO Jamie Dimon’s statement as your gospel truth: ‘Modi has done an unbelievable job in India’!
The Right Path for India
The Oxford Union Society heard Palki roar as the unofficial ambassador of a rising, strong Bharat! However, her roar was one filled with a calm certainty backed with proof and data. She said, in conclusion, that India’s path will never again be about conforming to Western standards but charting its own destiny. ‘Bharat Bhagya Vidhata’ – the people of India answer the clarion call every election season to vote and endow power to their chosen leaders. She questioned those who want to paint a picture of a poor democracy when the Supreme Court and the people’s mandate both are respected by the Union government. Did BJP win the Karnataka or Telangana elections recently, despite being in power in the center? Were the EVMs faulty then as well? So she subtly hinted at the world to stop preaching to Bharat. India’s journey is its own where the people’s mandate reaffirmed their faith in this path, a path of progress, inclusion, and resilience.
Palki Sharma’s impassioned words resonate beyond the hallowed halls of Oxford. They challenge those who are questioning their loyalty under the influence of YouTubers or Freebies. They remind Bharat to keep a clean perspective of Modi’s India. This 2024 general elections, embrace every nuanced growth that the nation made while casting your vote, dear reader. Because whether you know it or not, Modi helped India claim its rightful place on the global stage. Let’s vote to keep India on the path of truth, honesty, and promise of progress.