Today's India.

Not very long ago, India had a way of remaining in the background among other nations, generally contended with its 'developing nation' tag. I used to feel that many a time, we felt shy about displaying our culture to the world except for the few who swirled their branded clothes and silk sarees in the lecture-circuit circles.

There we talked about having a ridiculous "Aman ki Asha" with Pakistan who had to be kept in good humour while they pushed terrorists into the Jammu & Kashmir region very frequently, killing security personnel and civilians. We were even scared to say that China was our enemy no.1 for reasons not known and in the meantime, the Chinese troops frequently carried out border transgressions with a gay abandon.

Things, then, started to change. Pakistan suddenly disappeared from the headlines of the news media. The government began talking about China being our enemy and our armed forces gave befitting replies to the PLA Army, in particular, on the LAC, with spirited enthusiasm.

The country began to aim for achieving a trillion dollar economy and progressed on all fronts, is continuing to progress. There is a new found confidence and it's evident in every sphere of action. Our brethren abroad, say that the respect for India has increased manifold. The world leadership has accepted the leadership of PM Narendra Modi and the flawless execution of the recently concluded G20 Summit bears ample testimony to this fact.

India's performances on the fields of Sports and Games, show a surge in confidence, where winning matches, medals and tournaments have become a way of life.

And seeing the robust manner in which we have put Trudeau and Canada, on the backfoot, in the currently ongoing diplomatic war!

India is great! We have overcome!! 

EAM S Jaishankar's speech at the UN General Assembly, a few days back, showed what today's India is all about. 

And the transformation has been brought about by PM Modi's dynamic leadership without doubt! 

Tailpiece.

Got up a trifle after 6, the chores and was ready by a half past 9.

Heavy rain in the morning hours. Ramesh and his understudy, Sooryadevan, had cleared the area around the house of weeds, the wet and dry waste. Aswathy was at work.

Lekha collected her goggles from the clinic and Seena drops by for Lekha's work.

A quiet evening!