Parties should have cockroach wing

    07-Jun-2026
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Free Thinker
Only a few hundred cockroaches turned up at Jantar Mantar to protest the  NEET leak and CBSE chaos. What a relief for the dispensation. But in the last few days the entire political landscape of the country has been taken by storm by the projections of cockroaches. Even the well known political commentators have started talking about them. Even futile local thinkers like me also started pondering about this phenomenon.
All the parties including the National parties must have cockroaches’  wings to channelize their emerging  energy in the most Nationalistic way. Otherwise their web & wave may play havoc in the country. We may simply think that they are just a web-tiger or social-media giant; but  they have already crossed 22 crore supporters though  virtually. Even if it is a manipulated figure the size is greater than BJP’s 14.8 crore real cadre including 80 lac committed Sangh soldiers.
If our innocent children and youngsters are involved – that is okay. However, if deep State plus alien agencies are involved in this movement – there lies the danger. All democratic movements within the country are welcome; we are a democracy – the largest democracy  (China is still claiming as the largest democracy – let it be). World’s largest functioning democracy will certainly invite envy from within and outside.
Already established Super powers are not happy with the rise of new super-powers. India is one of the emerging powers of the world. Old powers certainly may not like to see another power to join their club. So, they often try to contain the entry of new powers in the Super power league.
We have experienced it- when India joined the nuclear club – they frowned at Po-khran in 1974. When ‘Buddha smiled’ at Pokhran 2 (1998) ,the superpowers were deadly against India, particularly the NATO parivar. They imposed economic sanctions on India.    They put pressure – not to proliferate weapons. India came across the troubled time calmly.
Recently India soft landed on the moon (Vikram lander); Chandrayan 3 was indeed a nightmare for the Space powers including the Independent Elon. At such a low cost Indian spacecraft reached the moon that too on the South Pole (unprecedented). Many space scientists at NASA and CNSA could not sleep for many days.
Again the most envious part of the developed world is that India (TATAs) has signed a techno-sharing agreement with Advanced Semiconductor Materials Lithography (ASML) Nether- lands. This is going to be a global game-changer.
Another pricking point is that our economy is the fastest growing economy; it is growing at the rate of 6 to 8 percent. Other developed countries are right now entangled in the debt trap–and their growth rate is less than 5 percent. Japan is growing at around 2 %; America is growing at 1.6 percent; China at around 5%. Germany’s GDP growth rate is just 1.1. India is the only bright spot. That triggers jealousy.
Despite the on-going global oil crisis and recent withdrawal of more than 2 lakh crore foreign investments from India – country's economy is still running. Yes, Foreign Exchange reserves have come down, the fuel market is tottering, there is all round price rise. But our economy still stands firm. Growth rate may slide down as predicted. But our condition is much better than most countries.
The American war on Iran in fact has disturbed the Indian economy more than any other country. China is getting oil nonstop from Russia and America has its own reserves. Other countries - they can manage but India – which is largely dependent on this Hormuz route, is in short supply. And we can’t bring Russian oil directly via China or Afghanistan/Pakistan. Someone rightly says even if the war stops now restoration of steady fuel supply will take another 3 months in India.  Global strategic thinkers know that blocking Hormuz will slow down the Indian economy–is it a deliberate attempt to slow down India ? Wild conjecture ! Unemployment is a problem–educated unemploy- ment is a bigger problem. Students who are in colleges and universities have an apprehension in their minds – about their employability. They know that Govt. can’t guarantee jobs.
Job opportunities are likely to grow in the AI sector, Mobile sector, robotics, GM farming, hydrogen vehicles, artificial food production etc. Traditional white collar jobs may shrink; however there are several sectors which AI can’t touch. This is high time to think of doing something where AI can’t directly intrude -for instance, cultivation, true love, creative thinking, sleeping, yoga etc.
Indian cockroaches can be handled; even the home grown cockroaches will be tackled. But the foreign made cockroaches and alien cockroaches will be of major concern. As long as they remain inside social media – there is no worry. But once they come out of the web, they may create humongous problems.
Cockroaches are much older than the homo -sapiens. They know how to survive even after catastrophes. So, beware of these creatures; though omnivores they may peacefully eat up Pradhan - not Pradhan Mantri. Still, Laxman Rekha will be required e.g., unemployment allowance, interest free mobile- phone loan for youth, subsidized I-phones for girls, free-internet service for students etc. This may start in election bound States like Manipur. Almost all the cockroaches will vanish.