The decision by the Centre to impose a nationwide ban on single-use plastics on July 1 is a positive move in the right direction at a time when several countries
Oldest nation, a confused state
Oldest nation, a confused state
Satish Manhas
India is an oldest nation; we are a 5000 years old civilization. The existence of our society goes back to times incalculable. India as a land was ruled by many foreigners including Portuguese, Persians, mughals and than Britishers. Although on an average, the political impact of all these rulers or invaders was minimal, but they certainly affected our culture to a great extent. This effect led us nowhere but to confusion. So since the times of our existence, owing to foreign intermix, its inhabitants had remained confused in many ways. During the time of Portuguese, mughals and even Britishers, no clear policy was in existence to rule this part of the territory on globe. The invaders had only commerce and business interest in their mind. Whatever development they did, be that railways, ports etc was for their convenience to export our resources easily to their lands. Appeasement and “divide and rule�