In this episode of Editorial, Mr. Sujit Nair explores how the sentiment of nationalism is being exploited by politicians, corporate leaders, and creative professionals to serve their personal interests. He presents his arguments with supporting facts and data, highlighting how affluent Indians migrate abroad while preaching nationalism, earning and working in foreign currencies. Additionally, he discusses the trend of graduates from top Indian institutions choosing to work in foreign countries.
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[00:00:00] Namaskar! Welcome to another episode of Editorial. Today I have a very interesting episode for you because I want you to participate in this episode. My question to you is very simple. Are we confused as people? Are we confused as society? I think we are confused about this concept of nationalism. I think we are very confused. Let's talk about it. Let's get right into the show.
[00:00:30] You know, if you are a nationalist, then you vote for this political political party. Baba, very clear. If you are not, then you are an anti-national. Haven't we heard this? Haven't we heard this? Oh, this cultural group, no? Very nationalist, Baba. Very nationalist. This cultural group, whatever it does is very nationalist. All complete nationalism. Okay, if you are not part of this cultural group or you are against this cultural group, then you are anti-national. Haven't we heard this before?
[00:00:56] So, what exactly is nationalism? Politics. You see, there was a gentleman who had once said, I will show the clip to you, it is very interesting, who once said that, you see, it is better if there are two politicians and if there is one politician who is a nationalist politician but corrupt, you please vote for him other than voting for a politician who is not nationalist but corrupt. So, corruption is okay because, you know, he is nationalist and he is not nationalist.
[00:01:25] How can you be nationalist when you are corrupt? You are this, you are this, you are this. I last message. I will ask you one question. BJP leaders corrupt are? What are Congress corrupt? They are corrupt. So, now you have to do so much choices. You should corrupt the nationalist or you should corrupt the anti-national.
[00:01:51] So, continuously people have been using this concept of nationalism, this emotion of nationalism, this belief of nationalism that is ingrained in every Indian, they have been using it to their advantage. Politicians continuously have been using it and certain political parties have been using it as if their own nationalism.
[00:02:19] And believe me, people even have started believing that this particular political party, this political cultural organization owns nationalism. That's one point of the story. Now, you see, how it is percolating in our lives? It is percolating in our lives. You see, corporate bodies are now asking you 90 hours work. Corporate leaders, that is 90 hours work.
[00:02:49] 70 hours work. Why India? You know, this is the decade of India. This is for India. Array, you are making people work for 90 hours so that you earn more profits. The profit goes to you, your pocket. A lot of it, you may even take and invest in other countries. You work for profits for your company or your personal self and you use the word nationalism. That you work 90 hours for India, Baba.
[00:03:16] You work 90 hours for India, profit will be in my pocket. Can you imagine? When companies tell you that it is our decade, we should put in our best. You think they are doing work free for the country? They are nationalists. I will work free for my country. I will not charge one penny for my country. I will not charge one rupee. Penny show up. I will not charge one rupee profit for the work I do for my country. Because I am going to dedicate 10 years for my country and development of my country.
[00:03:46] My company, my company and I am the chairman of the company. I ask my people to work for 90 hours a day, 7 days a week. I ask, I say that my company will not charge a penny as profits from any work I do in this country. And I say, Baba listen, people should work. People should work for the country. People should also work. Are they going to say that? No. Our profit, perfect. But you work more. You work more.
[00:04:15] Pray tell me, how has nationalism percolated? I spoke to you about politics. I am speaking to you about corporate. Have you seen some film stars? Creative people? Have you seen them? Creative people? There are now nationalist creative people and so-called anti-national creative people. National creative people have certain ideologies, certain kind of films, continuously make those kind of films. And they are nationalist.
[00:04:45] They will come and talk about nationalism. And anti-national creative people are people who may talk. That is not befitting the national narrative. Then they are anti-national creative. I guess, I am not going to name anybody. I guess, my audience is intelligent enough to understand who are those people and who are we talking about. So, I will leave it to your good judgment.
[00:05:09] The point is, as a country, when our prime minister goes to different countries, you have these hordes of Indians with our flag and, you know, Modi, Modi and all their shout. They are all Indians who went out of India. Now, I will just give you some figures. These figures are from the Ministry of External Affairs.
[00:05:39] So, these are not figures from anywhere else. Figures from Ministry of External Affairs. Ministry of External Affairs report that there are 13.6 million non-resident Indians, 18.68 million persons of Indian origin and 32.3 million overseas citizens of India, residing outside of India. The overseas Indians comprise the world's largest overseas diaspora.
[00:06:07] Every year, 2.5 million Indian migrate overseas, which is the highest annual number of migrants in the world. Left, right and centre people are leaving India. Left, right and centre people are going outside. And there, they go and say, Modi, Modi, Aray. If you are so excited about the growth in India, if you are so excited about what is happening in India, come to India, work in India like us, work in India,
[00:06:36] develop, help India develop, be part of the development and then sit and be the most patriotic person. But no, you will go outside and you will comment on India. You will take decisions in India. You will talk about India. You will want to influence Indian politics. You will want to influence Indian way of living. So on and so forth. Very interesting. Now, I will give you one more figure. Figure is what makes all the fun. No, let's give, let's talk some figures.
[00:07:02] Do you know that 4,300 million years, 4,300 million years migrated out of India in 2023. 4,300 million years. 2023, this figure was 5,100. I am talking about million years. Million years means what? Million years means people who have got more than $1 million. Which means people who have got liquid asset of more than 8 crores. Liquid. Abhi.
[00:07:30] These are people who, most of them entrepreneurs. These are people who are capable enough to employ our citizens. These are people who are capable enough to open establishment so that our youth can get work. These are people. 4,500 of them left India and went. And outside they will go and say, India, India and you know, Bharat, Mataki, Jay and Modi, Modi and all they go out and say.
[00:08:00] But here is the money that could have been spent in India. The investment that could have been done in India. The opportunities that they could have created for Indian youth went out. They went out. Now, why are they going out? Because they seem to believe that everything is going great in India. They seem to believe that it is the golden era of India.
[00:08:28] They seem to believe that, you know, it is the best thing that is happening in India. So then why did they go out of India? Stay in India, no? Stay in India. And celebrate India. Instead of going out and then giving lectures and giving shows and doing, you know, this kind of, the kind of, whatever they do outside. Come to India and do it. That doesn't happen. Outside, they talk about India.
[00:08:56] This is, as far as our millennials are concerned. People who can create jobs. This is actually very saddening. And this is something that even hurts me as an Indian. For instance, because, you know, somewhere down the line, when I see the youth, when I see unemployed youth, when I see unemployed youth getting disillusioned, going into the wrong track. I wish, I wish, I wish we had more millennials. Like I told you last time.
[00:09:25] Thousands and thousands and thousands and lakhs of millennials and billionaires in India so that they could have created crores and crores and crores of jobs. Okay. Let me also talk about another group of people. You know, the so-called educated, the people who have got premium education.
[00:09:44] According to a report in 2024, among the top 100 scorers of IIT, for instance, 62% have migrated abroad to US for graduate schools. Among the top 1000 scorers, 36% migrated abroad. 62% of all the top 100% of the best brain of IIT, the best brain of Indian Institute of Technology migrated abroad. 62% What are we doing to stop it?
[00:10:14] What are we going to stop it? And these are the people who will go abroad and talk about how India is growing. But they didn't want the growth. They went and out. They thought that they will grow. Yeah, but there they'll go and talk about India's growth. 62%. Is this nationalism? Is this nationalism? Look at my interest first and then we talk about nationalism.
[00:10:43] So, this is the point that I want you to ponder. I want you to write to me. Isn't nationalism being used? Rather, isn't the concept of nationalism being misused? Nationalism starts where your convenience ends. I want you to live in the US. I want you to live in the US.
[00:11:13] I want you to live in the US. You are national. You are nationalistic.
[00:11:41] Ah, my candidate is corrupt. It is okay. Baba, he is nationalist. Nationalist. No. He is nationalist. He is corrupt. He is okay. No problem. Our leaders have called people 75,000 crores. You know, corrupt party. That party they have gone and tied up. That's all fine. That's all part of being nationalist. That's all part of being nationalist. One of the leaders I remember had told me that, you know, we are taking this corrupt
[00:12:09] party into our party so that we can keep an eye on them and they cannot be corrupt anymore. Can you believe it? Either he thinks I am stupid or maybe I am. I don't know. So, that's as far as politics is concerned. Businessmen, like I told you. Nationalism starts where their profit ends. They get a contract from the government. They make huge money out of that contract with the government.
[00:12:37] And after all that, when they want people to work for them for 90 hours and 100 hours and ensure that they complete their contract fast and they complete more contract fast, not that they will go out and hire more people. No, not that it happens. Hire more people, give more jobs to people. Therefore, contribute in some form to the unemployment of this country. See, not that. That doesn't happen.
[00:13:04] But after they get the contract, nationalism springs up. And says, hey, India, work for 170 hours. You work. You work. 24 hours a day, but you work for 36 hours. Work. This is where it all starts. Like I said, it has even percolated to our art and culture. So, this is where our nationalism starts. Think about it.
[00:13:33] Think about it. Is it nationalism or is it convenience? Write your comments below. Please share and subscribe. Till I see you next time. That's tomorrow at 10. Namaskar. Stay ahead with our cutting-edge news app. Instantly access the latest shorts in just one minute and breaking news in just 50 words. Download now for a smarter, faster news experience. Thank you.