THE TALK
Despite its complex history of shifting boundaries, invasions, colonial rule, and multiple cultures, India has a strong tradition of trust.
Over this cultural legacy, the independent nation built a structure of institutions and laws that enhanced a sense of justice, transparency, and shared power that was ambitious, and punched well above our economic weight. ‘Satyameva Jayate’ underpinned the quest for truth, which is the surest foundation of trust.
How well have we nurtured this sense of trust, as our institutions are being buffeted by rapid changes in the economy, politics and the media?
If Trust is damaged, what will this do to our nation, not just as an instrument of growth and social cohesion, but as a deeply stabilising condition of the human experience?