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Guwahati, May 13 -- The concept of "global village" refers to the process of transforming the whole world into a small village by integrating different nations. It aimed at making a country economically, technologically sophisticated and socially cohesive and integrated.
In India, the concept of "global village" is getting widespread popularity with the introduction of the globalisation process in 1990's. By opening and liberalising the Indian economy, globalisation has aimed at integrating the Indian economy with the world economy. The process of integration involves the reorganisation and reorientation of the entire system which brings structural transformation by removing all the impediments which are rigid in nature. It makes the economy a flexible one by bringing radical changes in institutional, social and administrative structures and popular attitudes. There is a massive flow of foreign capital into the country which can be utilised for further development. Countries like Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Singapore have performed much better as compared to other developing countries by adopting a more open policy. The world Development Report (1991) also advocated certain policies that ensure integration with the global economy.
However, there is now great dissatisfaction with the results of the process of integrating India with the world economy. In the Indian context, the present socio-economic scenario of our country becomes inconsistent with the philosophy of global village. In a global village, only rich and powerful are benefitted who have very little concern for development of the poor. Existence of social injustice in an unfortunate reality in a global village, when the process of globalisation was started during the 90's, no one had visualised that there could be any conflict, between globalisation and social justice. Social inequalities have a tendency to rise in a global village and it is the outcome of a globalisation process. No doubt, some enclave type developments have taken place, but they have not able to remove the growing income inequalities, poverty and unemployment. Globalisation makes rich richer and poor poorer. Moreover, there is an excessive material outlook involved with the aims of globalisation. They will turn people into robots. In a global village, the entire economy becomes fully commercialised. Social and other cultural aspects are neglected, in a global village. Industrialisation, urbanisation, modern commercial life style, use of chemicals in all spheres which are ingredients of modern way of living- are the by-products of globalisation strategy are associated with the concept of global village. Instead of accelerating the pace of growth, the process of integrating India with the global economy may retard the growth by looting and plundering wealth. People adopt alien culture and language by neglecting their own and create identity crisis. The role played by the internet in bringing all the nations in a common platform can not be denied. But the misuse of the internet facilities is now creating a number of scandals and giving rise to cybercrime. Thus, so many possible dangers are associated with the concept of global village.
The experience of market-friendly globalisation strategy in the recent past has raised a number of issues which need serious rethinking. We are not against globalisation, but at the same time, attention must be paid to other social aspects. A people-oriented welfare strategy should be followed in the globalisation process. In this regard, suggestion made by Nobel Laureate, Amartya Sen is mentionable. He suggested for creation of social safety net as in the Western countries to safeguard the interest of the poor people. Special programmes and policies must be implemented for poverty alleviation, employment generation and reduction in income inequalities. In a global village, attention must be given on equitable sharing of income.
Creation of a global village is a complex and difficult task and it takes time for completion. If the present trend is allowed to continue, then India will soon loss its own existence, culture, ideals and identities. So, it should be controlled through direct state intervention along with a freely operating market forces. However, despite various disadvantages, we can not deny the importance and rationality of a global village in the context of the competitive world order. Its benefits are many and varied. It brings structural changes and dynamism in the economy. It also brings changes in social environment. With the development of science and technology, the nations of the world are getting more and more closed and integrated. In the wake of digital revolution, we can communicate with any part of the world in a fraction of time. Internet makes the world one home, one family. The people residing in a global village acquire the spirit of assimilation of different cultures, traditions, social customs, languages, religions etc. Keeping in mind the disadvantages of integration process, India, however, is trying to maintain peace and harmony among different nations of the world by instilling the mantra of Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam.
Published by HT Syndication with permission from the Assam Tribune.
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