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    Dr. A P J Abdul Kalam outlines three visions for India. His first vision is of freedom, which India gained through its war of independence in 1857 and which must be protected. His second vision is of development, as India has grown significantly but must now see itself as a developed nation. His third vision is for India to stand up on the world stage as a military and economic power so that it commands respect from other nations. He concludes by echoing JFK's call for Indians to ask what they can do for their country and take action to develop India further.

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    Dr. A P J Abdul Kalam outlines three visions for India. His first vision is of freedom, which India gained through its war of independence in 1857 and which must be protected. His second vision is of development, as India has grown significantly but must now see itself as a developed nation. His third vision is for India to stand up on the world stage as a military and economic power so that it commands respect from other nations. He concludes by echoing JFK's call for Indians to ask what they can do for their country and take action to develop India further.

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    Dr. A P J Abdul Kalam outlines three visions for India. His first vision is of freedom, which India gained through its war of independence in 1857 and which must be protected. His second vision is of development, as India has grown significantly but must now see itself as a developed nation. His third vision is for India to stand up on the world stage as a military and economic power so that it commands respect from other nations. He concludes by echoing JFK's call for Indians to ask what they can do for their country and take action to develop India further.

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    Dr A P J Abdul Kalam: 'My vision for India'

    25 May 2011, IIT Hyderabad, India

    I have three visions for India. In 3000 years of our history people from all over the world
    have come and invaded us, captured our lands, conquered our minds. From Alexander
    onwards the Greeks, the Turks, the Moguls, the Portuguese, the British, the French, the
    Dutch, all of them came and looted us, took over what was ours. Yet we have not done
    this to any other nation. We have not conquered anyone. We have not grabbed their land,
    their culture and their history and tried to enforce our way of life on them. Why?
    Because we respect the freedom of others. That is why my FIRST VISION is that of
    FREEDOM. I believe that India got its first vision of this in 1857, when we started the
    war of Independence. It is this freedom that we must protect and nurture and build on. If
    we are not free, no one will respect us.
    We have 10 percent growth rate in most areas. Our poverty levels are falling. Our
    achievements are being globally recognised today. Yet we lack the self-confidence to see
    ourselves as a developed nation, self-reliant and self-assured. Isn’t this incorrect? MY
    SECOND VISION for India is DEVELOPMENT. For fifty years we have been a
    developing nation. It is time we see ourselves as a developed nation. We are among top
    five nations in the world in terms of GDP.
    I have a THIRD VISION. India must stand up to the world. Because I believe that unless
    India stands up to the world, no one will respect us. Only strength respects strength. We
    must be strong not only as a military power but also as an economic power. Both must go
    hand-in-hand. My good fortune was to have worked with three great minds. Dr.Vikram
    Sarabhai, of the Dept. of Space, Professor Satish Dhawan, who succeeded him and Dr.
    Brahm Prakash, father of nuclear material. I was lucky to have worked with all three of
    them closely and consider this the great opportunity of my life.
    You say that our government is inefficient. You say that our laws are too old. You say
    that the municipality does not pick up the garbage. You say that the phones don’t work,
    the railways are a joke, the airline is the worst in the world, and mails never reach their
    destination. You say that our country has been fed to the dogs and is the absolute pits.
    You say, say and say. What do you do about it?
    Dear Indians, I am echoing J.F.Kennedy’s words to his fellow Americans to relate to
    Indians ……. “ASK WHAT WE CAN DO FOR INDIA AND DO WHAT HAS TO
    BE DONE TO MAKE INDIA WHAT AMERICA AND OTHER WESTERN
    COUNTRIES ARE TODAY.”

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