Only if India is sustainable, will the world be sustainable

Navi Radjou
1 min readMay 13, 2021

India is now the epicenter of a global PROBLEM…
….with 50% of new COVID-19 cases reported in India

The whole humanity is worried about being contaminated by the Indian variant

But India could also become the epicenter of global SOLUTIONS as…

…India alone is expected to contribute to a whopping 50% of United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in next 10 years

It’s in humanity’s “enlightened self-interest” to help India embark on a sustainable development trajectory

If India doesn’t drastically curb its CO2 emissions in next 10 years, it will worsen climate crisis and all Western economies will suffer

Conversely, if India can transition to a socially-inclusive, resilient, and regenerative frugal economy it will inspire entire humanity to adopt India’s “regenerative development blueprint”

Bottom line: Only if India becomes sustainable will the world become sustainable

We are entering an interdependent Age of Convergence where:
WHAT IS BAD FOR INDIA WILL BE BAD FOR THE WORLD
WHAT IS GOOD FOR INDIA WILL BE GOOD FOR THE WORLD

Today the world looks at India with FEAR
Tomorrow the world may look at India with HOPE

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Navi Radjou

Indian-French-American Scholar in Frugal Innovation + Wise Leadership. TED Speaker. Based in France. Visit: NaviRadjou.com