Watch | Political Leadership Has Failed to Make India's Position Stronger in Geopolitics

Domestic policies and lack of adequate research and development in the corporate world has made India dependent on future technologies, says journalist and author Manoj Joshi, who is a Distinguished Fellow at the ORF.

Our democracy is functioning on freebies, notes Joshi, who feels that it is now the currency of Indian politics, despite Prime Minister Narendra Modi having earlier said that this is the kind of politics he is against.

Can India be protected from big disruptions in global geo-politics and geo-economics? Joshi and The Wire's founding editor M.K. Venu discuss.

The Wire is now on WhatsApp. Follow our channel for sharp analysis and opinions on the latest developments.