The well-known economist and former governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), Raghuram Rajan, has drawn criticism for holding outlandish opinions about India's future development. Public debate over Rajan's remarks, in which he cast doubt on the idea of India becoming a superpower, has been triggered.
In response to a question regarding his future position as the nation's finance minister or prime minister in the upcoming ten years, Rajan stated his disinterest in India becoming a superpower. In line with the goals of the nation's founder, Mahatma Gandhi, he highlighted that he is committed to achieving the dreams of every Indian.
The Former RBI Goveror said, "I do not care about India being a superpower, to me that is not the point. It is about what the father of the nation wanted, which means making every Indian happy."
However, this point of view has received harsh criticism from a number of sources. Users of social media criticised Rajan's viewpoint as excessive and accused him of ignoring the welfare of millions of Indians. Reduced poverty, better healthcare, and an overall improvement in people's quality of life, according to some users, are necessary for the country to advance in order to become a superpower.
Critics also questioned Rajan's apparent disrespect for other leaders' and freedom fighters' contributions to determining India's future, saying that his opinions were narrow-minded and disdainful of the nation's joint efforts.
Rajan's publication of an eight-page paper on India's mobile phone exports, which infuriated Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology Rajeev Chandrasekhar, caused the controversy surrounding him to flare up sooner.
Rajan's understanding of semiconductors, electronics supply networks, and economics in general was vigorously contested by Chandrasekhar. He accused the economist of using inaccurate data to draw his findings and questioned his subject-matter knowledge.
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