8/12/2019 Globalization Emerging as Potent Ideological Tool

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Accountable authoritarianism can only fight agianst forces of Globalization!!!

The upcoming general election in India to be held arround april-may 2014 has ignited thedebate/discussion over 'globalization is good or bad' among all section of society including masses

e!g! artisans" #or$ers" small marchants% as &ell as elites e!g! oliticians" religious figures"influencial merchants" industrialist" ban$ers " ecademic scholars" univeristy teachers" media%! It isclearly visiable that (lites are divided on the stand ta$en by them about )uestions li$e &hat isglobalization * +nd &hat &ill be the effect of globalization on the lives of masses in long run* ,o&to reap benefit of globalization* #hich type of government is capable of dealing &ith the forces ofglobalization* Is globalization ruining the culture* Is globalization is a ne& form of imperialism*+nd many more )uestions! +nd it seems that there e sist no uniformity on stand ta$en onglobalization among Indian intelligentsia! It is not because elites are ignorant about different

perception of globalization but it is .ust because they &ant to generate their ote ban$ out of theignorant and passive masses! lobalization in that sense " is emenrging as an potent ideology " incurrent indian political scenario!

(lites are $no&n for their ability to generate different forms of opium produced for masses! assesare $no& for their charateristics to consume any form of opium produced by elites! #ith respect to

the issue of globalization" indian intelligentsia can be categorized either as iberal elites 3 nitedrogressive +lliance " +am +dami arty5 or 6onservative elites 37ational 8emocratic +lliance andeft &ing political parties 5! In this sense" globalizaion is emerging as a most potent tool in the

hands of the conservative elites! 9oth categories of elites are no& a days busy &ith convincingmasses to generate their vote ban$ for upcoming general election!

The indian conservative elites are pro.ecting globalization as an inluential force &hich is ruining thelife of millions of subaltern and disadvantaged section of nation! They are pro.ecting globalizationas an economic and cultural invansion on the nation!3 http://en!&i$ipedia!org/&i$i/;angh< arivar 5

ore over" they brain&ash people of india by arguing "that because of the globalization" localenterpreniours can not devloped to their fullest potential! (mergence of strong and coalition-free

government at federal level can only save people ingeneral and masses in particular" from the ill-effects of globalization! They &ant to form government &hich $no&s ho& to fight and appeasecurrent godfathers of globalization3 !;!+!" !=! and ( 5 very firmly and tactfully! They &ant agovernment &hich $no&s ho& to derive ma imum benefits out of the forces of globalization and at'appropriate