1181 1 Indiaâs story: Visionless people are destined to flounder about and seek approval from anyone who seems powerful at the moment. File photo M Rajivlochan Historian A nation that can’t imagine a future for itself is doomed to stumble about in history till it falls over. The only role left for it in this globalised world is to try to please those who have been able to imagine a future for themselves and are busy working towards that end. Unfortunately, India today seems to be stuck in trying to live up to the vision of other people, rather than having one of its own.