"India's
diplomacy...Its desire to not to lose any opportunity to lose an opportunity
remains intact'.- Swapan Dasgupta in 'India missed yet another opportunity at
commonwealth meet' in TOI 22nd April 2018 page 20
Status quo
addicts who cannot get out of their
comfort zones which lead to passive acceptance or being a passive witnesses.
Assertiveness
is lacking in bureaucracy unless it is for protection or promotion of self
interest.
Besides, we
are fond of seeking endorsement by the
West why?
We need not
exhibit excessive reactions of either a
xenophile or a xenophobe.
By nature
and nurture most Indians are humble, simple and humanitarian which is construed
as submissive and subdued behavior.
We are not
proactively aggressive , we are perhaps aggressive only when we react.
We succumb
too much to comfort zones and job security and, are therefore, prone not to
take great risks.
So, even
ordinary bureaucrats and officers in any government office will prioritize
non-committal cautiousness over any adventurism
and diplomatically avoid taking even the slightest risk and hence no new or
bold decision making takes place.
Any change
needs political approval and , in addition , unfortunately, now pay masters'
sponsored media approval too.
This being
the case and also the fact that most of our bureaucrats have emerged out of the education systems which
have constantly suppressed pride in nationalism
and native culture which are, of late, even branded
condescendingly as 'hyper nationalism' by main stream media mafia.
The fact is Indian
diplomats are far more talented and knowledgeable but unfortunately they
were at the mercy of political lobbies
and now in addition they are afraid of media mafias.
Besides,
most of them are from previous political dispensations where sycophancy alone
attracted patronizing favoritism [ read as plum postings].
The die is
cast in the mould and neither the petrified mould nor the caste dies in Indian bureaucracy.
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