London: Lord Patten, chancellor of Oxford University, one of the speakers at the inaugural India Day @ Oxford, turned the question - of whether India can become a superpower, one of the implications of its matching its economic power with political power - and asked 'should it?'. Right now India doesn't seem to be too keen on asserting its power globally, and gives an impression that it would focus on governing itself rather than governing the world (in contrast to China, which he said, wants respect than responsibility). India should become a super democracy, and a super country, and it's not the same as being a super power (invoking Ramachandra Guha who has made similar arguments).
One point of contrast between China and India is around the concept of soft power. China's softpower, Lord Patten said, is limited. India's is powerful and it hasn't used it as well as it should. Its softpower comes from how it has managed a large and diverse country as a secular democracy. Softpower also comes from other sources its entertainment industry, and also literature.
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