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NEW NATIONALISM TO VIKSIT BHARAT 2047: INDIA’S PATHWAY
TO GLOBAL LEADERSHIP
Vikas Tawa ¹ & A chana Sha ma²
¹Resea ch Schola , Depa men o Poli ical Science,
Maha aja Chha asal Bundelkhand Uni e si y, Chha a pu (M.P.), India.
²P o esso & Supe iso , Depa men o Poli ical Science,
Maha aja Chha asal Bundelkhand Uni e si y, Chha a pu (M.P.), India.
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India s ands a a decisi e his o ical momen . As i app oaches he
cen ena y o Independence in 2047, he na ional ision o Viksi Bha a
(De eloped India) has con e ged wi h a enewed o m o na ionalism ha
is ci ilisa ional, de elopmen al, and ou wa d-looking. This pape examines
how ―New Na ionalism‖ in India—especially in he pos -2014 pe iod—
links na ional iden i y wi h economic g ow h, social ans o ma ion and an
aspi a ion o esponsible global leade ship.
Concep ually, he pape aces he shi om an i-colonial and
pos -colonial na ionalism o a alue-based, de elopmen -o ien ed
na ionalism ha emphasises sel - eliance, cul u al con idence and
echnological p og ess. I analyses lagship ini ia i es such as Make in
India, Digi al India, A mani bha Bha a and Viksi Bha a 2047 as
exp essions o de elopmen al na ionalism, and explo es how ideas like
Vasudhai a Ku umbakam and he ci ilisa ional e hos o Vishwagu u shape
India’s ex e nal engagemen .
Empi ically, he pape b ie ly d aws on a b oade doc o al s udy
ha employed a quali a i e design supplemen ed by a pe cep ion su ey (N
= 100) and semi-s uc u ed in e ac ions wi h a ound 10 esponden s om
poli ical, social, cul u al, spi i ual and p o essional backg ounds.
The pape a gues ha i ancho ed in inclusi i y, cons i u ional
alues and global esponsibili y, India’s New Na ionalism can se e as a
powe ul pa hway om Viksi Bha a 2047 o meaning ul global leade ship
in a mul ipola wo ld.
Keywo ds: New Na ionalism, Viksi Bha a 2047, De eloped India,
Global Leade ship, Ci ilisa ional S a e, Vasudhai a Ku umbakam,
A mani bha Bha a
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In oduc ion:
Na ionalism has been one o he
mos powe ul o ces shaping mode n s a es,
ye i s meanings and mani es a ions a y
ac oss ime and space. In he Indian con ex ,
na ionalism i s eme ged as a o ce o an i-
colonial esis ance, hen as a p ojec o
na ional in eg a ion and s a e-building a e
Independence. In ecen yea s, a new phase
has become isible: a o m o ―New
Na ionalism‖ ha links ci ilisa ional
memo y, cul u al p ide and de elopmen al
ambi ion wi h he explici goal o making
India a de eloped na ion by 2047.
The ision o Viksi Bha a 2047 is
now a cen al heme o public policy and
na ional discou se. I is no me ely an
economic slogan bu a comp ehensi e
amewo k ha seeks o in eg a e g ow h,
social jus ice, echnological inno a ion,
in e nal secu i y, and global esponsibili y.
This pape si ua es he idea o Viksi Bha a
wi hin he b oade e olu ion o Indian
na ionalism and analyses how New
Na ionalism shapes India’s aspi a ion o
become bo h a de eloped na ion and a
esponsible wo ld leade .
Me hodologically, he pape d aws
on he au ho ’s doc o al esea ch, which
combines a quali a i e, analy ical and
hema ic design wi h a pe cep ion su ey (N
= 100) and semi-s uc u ed in e ac ions wi h
a ound 10 esponden s om di e en walks
o li e. The emphasis he e, howe e , is
concep ual and in e p e i e a he han
s a is ical.
Concep ualising New Na ionalism and
Viksi Bha a 2047:
Classical heo ies o na ionalism,
om Benedic Ande son’s ―imagined
communi ies‖ o E nes Gellne ’s linkage o
na ionalism wi h indus ial mode ni y,
ypically ocus on he Wes e n expe ience.
In India, na ionalism has always ca ied a
ci ilisa ional dimension: i d aws on ideas o
dha ma, ash a, janmabhoomi and
Vasudhai a Ku umbakam while engaging
mode n democ a ic ins i u ions and
de elopmen goals.
New Na ionalism in India can be
cha ac e ised by ou in e ela ed ea u es:
1. Ci ilisa ional Con inui y: India is seen
no only as a mode n na ion-s a e bu
as an ancien ci ilisa ion ha has
p ese ed i s iden i y h ough cen u ies
o change.
2. De elopmen al Focus: Na ional p ide
is inc easingly exp essed h ough
economic pe o mance, in as uc u e
c ea ion, echnological capabili y and
po e y educ ion.
3. Cul u al Con idence: The e is enewed
emphasis on language, adi ions,
es i als, spi i ual he i age and
indigenous knowledge sys ems like
yoga and Ayu eda.
4. Global Responsibili y: Na ionalism is
p ojec ed no as isola ionism bu as a
basis o con ibu ing o global wel a e
and mul ipola s abili y.
Wi hin his amewo k, Viksi
Bha a 2047 is bo h a a ge and a es o
New Na ionalism. I de ines ―success‖ no
only in e ms o GDP bu also in e ms o
human de elopmen , social cohesion,
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en i onmen al sus ainabili y and e hical
leade ship in wo ld a ai s.
New Na ionalism and India’s
De elopmen al T ans o ma ion:
The pos -2014 pe iod has seen an
in ensi ica ion o policy e o s ha connec
na ionalism wi h de elopmen . Th ee b oad
dimensions a e no ewo hy.
1. Economic and Technological Sel -
Reliance:
P og ammes such as Make in India,
Digi al India, S a up India and A mani bha
Bha a ame p oduc ion, inno a ion and
en ep eneu ship as ac s o na ion-building.
New Na ionalism encou ages ci izens o see
domes ic manu ac u ing, indigenous
esea ch and digi al inclusion as exp essions
o pa io ism.
This de elopmen al na ionalism s esses:
● In as uc u e expansion (highways,
ailways, u ban enewal, digi al
connec i i y);
● Technological missions (space
explo a ion, digi al paymen s, 5G,
enewable ene gy)
● Local alue addi ion and educed
ex e nal dependence.
Such measu es seek o lay he
ma e ial ounda ion o a de eloped
economy while ein o cing he idea ha
economic s eng h is in eg al o na ional
digni y.
2. Social T ans o ma ion and Inclusi e
Aspi a ions:
New Na ionalism also emphasises
social schemes aimed a basic wel a e,
empowe men and digni y—housing,
sani a ion, heal h insu ance, inancial
inclusion, and a ge ed subsidies. While
hese p og ammes ha e many adminis a i e
and poli ical dimensions, hey a e o en
amed in he language o sabka saa h, sabka
ikas, sabka ishwas.
The unde lying message is ha a
uly ―de eloped‖ India canno exis wi hou
upli men o he poo es , educ ion o
egional imbalances, and be e oppo uni ies
o women, you h and ma ginalised
communi ies. Pa io ism is hus linked wi h
social esponsibili y.
3. Leade ship Na a i es and Na ional
Iden i y:
The a icula ion o New Na ionalism
in poli ical and social discou se also shapes
popula imagina ion. Unde he cu en
leade ship, economic and o eign-policy
achie emen s, la ge-scale public
p og ammes and cul u al e en s a e na a ed
as symbols o a ―New India‖ ha is
con iden , sel - elian and eady o lead.
A he same ime, cul u al and
spi i ual oices emphasise se ice (se a),
social ha mony, cha ac e building and
ci ilisa ional alues as essen ial pilla s o
na ional p og ess. Taken oge he , hese
poli ical, social and spi i ual s eams
con ibu e o a composi e na ionalis
na a i e o ien ed owa ds Viksi Bha a
2047.
Towa ds Global Leade ship: No ms,
Diplomacy and So Powe :
India’s aspi a ion o global
leade ship is no amed in e ms o
e i o ial expansion o mili a y dominance,
bu h ough mo al au ho i y, de elopmen
pa ne ship and cul u al in luence.
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1. Vasudhai a Ku umbakam and
Ci ilisa ional Diplomacy:
The ancien maxim Vasudhai a
Ku umbakam (― he wo ld is one amily‖)
has become a cen al mo i in India’s
ex e nal messaging, including i s G20
p esidency heme. I posi ions India as a
coun y ha seeks global wel a e, clima e
jus ice and an equi able in e na ional o de .
India’s diploma ic agenda inc easingly links
na ional in e es wi h:
● Sus ainable de elopmen and clima e
esponsibili y;
● Voice o he Global Sou h;
● Re o m o mul ila e al ins i u ions o
e lec con empo a y eali ies;
● Peace ul esolu ion o con lic s and
espec o so e eign y.
In his sense, New Na ionalism
ex ends beyond bo de s by o e ing a
ci ilisa ional pe spec i e on global
go e nance.
2. S a egic Pa ne ships and
Mul ipola i y:
India’s o eign policy has e ol ed
om s ic non-alignmen o wha is o en
e med ―mul i-alignmen ‖ o ―issue-based
alignmen .‖ S a egic coope a ion wi h he
Uni ed S a es, Russia, F ance, Japan and
o he s coexis s wi h ac i e engagemen in
pla o ms such as BRICS, he Quad, SCO
and he G20.
This lexible diplomacy e lec s:
● A desi e o p o ec s a egic au onomy;
● Recogni ion o India’s g owing
economic and echnological weigh ;
● Commi men o a mul ipola wo ld
whe e no single powe domina es.
New Na ionalism hus unde pins a
o eign policy ha is asse i e ye
esponsible, calib a ed ye alue-d i en.
3. So Powe and Cul u al Ou each:
India’s so powe —yoga, Ayu eda,
cinema, cuisine, diaspo a ne wo ks,
li e a u e and spi i ual adi ions—plays a
signi ican ole in shaping global
pe cep ions. New Na ionalism encou ages
s uc u ed p omo ion o hese asse s h ough
in e na ional yoga day, cul u al cen es,
diaspo a engagemen and digi al pla o ms.
So powe is no seen as a subs i u e
o ha d powe , bu as a complemen ha
enhances India’s legi imacy as a po en ial
Vishwagu u—a mo al and cul u al guide in
an in e connec ed wo ld.
Empi ical Insigh s om he Doc o al
S udy:
Al hough his pape is la gely
concep ual, i is in o med by empi ical wo k
conduc ed as pa o a doc o al hesis on
―The Rise o New Na ionalism: India
Eme ging as a Wo ld Leade .‖
1. Resea ch Design:
The s udy adop ed a quali a i e, analy ical
and hema ic design suppo ed by:
● A pe cep ion su ey using a s uc u ed
ques ionnai e (N = 100) co e ing
di e se esponden s ac oss egions,
age g oups, occupa ions and
educa ional le els;
● A ound 10 o mal and in o mal
in e ac ions wi h poli ical leade s,
adminis a o s, spi i ual igu es,
academicians, social wo ke s,
p o essionals, you h and common
ci izens.
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The su ey used a i e-poin Like
scale o cap u e iews on na ionalism,
de elopmen , leade ship, and India’s global
ole.
2. Key Pa e ns:
B oad pa e ns ha eme ged include:
● A s ong majo i y o esponden s
pe cei ed ha a ―new o m o
na ionalism‖ is eme ging in
con empo a y India, linked closely
wi h de elopmen and sel - eliance.
● Mos esponden s exp essed
con idence ha India can become a
de eloped na ion by 2047, p o ided
cu en e o s in go e nance,
in as uc u e and social wel a e
con inue.
● The e was signi ican suppo o he
iew ha India can play an impo an
ole in wo ld leade ship, especially
h ough i s philosophy o Vasudhai a
Ku umbakam and i s eco d in peace-
keeping, disas e elie and Sou h–
Sou h coope a ion.
● Quali a i e in e ac ions sugges ed ha
poli ical, cul u al and spi i ual
leade ship oge he shape public
imagina ion o New Na ionalism and
Viksi Bha a , al hough expec a ions
and conce ns di e ac oss g oups.
These indings do no ―p o e‖
na ionalism in a s a is ical sense, bu hey do
indica e ha he idea o Viksi Bha a 2047
enjoys b oad esonance and ha many
ci izens see de elopmen , na ionalism and
global esponsibili y as mu ually ein o cing.
Conclusion:
This pape has examined how
India’s New Na ionalism p o ides an
ideological and emo ional amewo k o he
ision o Viksi Bha a 2047 and o India’s
aspi a ions o play a g ea e ole in global
a ai s. Unlike pu ely e i o ial o
exclusiona y o ms o na ionalism, he
Indian model discussed he e combines
ci ilisa ional memo y, democ a ic alues
and de elopmen al goals.
Th ee b oad conclusions eme ge:
1. New Na ionalism as De elopmen al
Fo ce: By linking na ional p ide wi h
economic, echnological and social
p og ess, New Na ionalism mo i a es
la ge-scale s a e ini ia i es and ci izen
pa icipa ion.
2. Viksi Bha a 2047 as Na ional
P ojec : The 2047 ision gi es a
empo al ocus o long- e m planning
and in i es people o see hemsel es as
co-c ea o s o a de eloped India.
3. Responsible Global Leade ship:
Th ough Vasudhai a Ku umbakam,
mul i-alignmen and so powe , India
seeks no domina ion bu digni ied
pa ne ship and mo al leade ship in a
mul ipola wo ld.
A he same ime, he u u e o his
p ojec depends on how e ec i ely India can
uphold cons i u ional alues, p o ec
di e si y, ensu e inclusi e g ow h and
manage in e nal and ex e nal challenges.
New Na ionalism will s eng hen India’s
pa h o Viksi Bha a and global leade ship
only i i emains open, e hical and o ien ed
owa ds he wel a e o all.
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