Is globalisation avoidable?
The answer is a reluctant yes, but it is definitely not easy. An example of a country which has resisted globalization would be North Korea – it does not even have formal diplomatic relations and is isolated on its own, separated from South Korea. However, this is a very drastic exception.
An example of a country which is slowly coming under the pressure of undergoing globalization would be India.
India has been quietly trying to resist the pull of globalization, claiming that it is unnecessary, but this is slowly changing as time passes. These following quotes (taken from the resources mentioned at the end) emphasize it:
"Globalization is an unavoidable process which is taking place independent of us. It forces us to cope with it. There is not room in a globalized world for an economy delinked from world trade and foreign investment."
“The truth is that if we do not reform rapidly, and position ourselves to compete, we will be marginalized. There is no divine dispensation that gives India alone the power to survive and prosper as an isolationist island in a globalized world."
This is undoubtedly true today. With the advent of globalisation and its fast spread worldwide, a country that does not follow suit will quickly be marginalized. Not only will it fall back economy-wise, its people will also start to lag behind the ever-evolving customs and mindsets pervading the rest of the world’s people. The country will have to rely completely on itself, and that is very obviously no easy task – unless the country has an indefinite amount of monetary resources, food and other basic things required to keep a country up and running and prosperous, this is very unlikely. As more and more countries become interdependent on each other, the truth is that globalisation is hard to avoid.
Simply said, India has to keep up with the times, and learn to slowly, but surely, go with the flow. However, its reluctance can be sympathised with – like most other countries, it has deep-rooted cultures and traditions, and globalisation has been shown to slowly erode these centuries-old conventions. However, the truth is that this was have to be (at the very least) slightly compromised upon – if India wants to embrace globalisation, sacrifices will also have to be made.
India is fast becoming a very important country when it comes to world affairs and the economy. However, this leap in front has to be kept up, by reforming and joining the world in its acceptance of globalisation. Only then can India play a central role in the global economy, and continue to prosper.
Credits:
Main article:
http://yaleglobal.yale.edu/display.article?id=5333
Other resources:
http://www.imf.org/external/np/speeches/2005/010705.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Korea
3 comments:
This is very true. China was a country that was deeply rooted in her cultures and traditions as well, and she once believed that she was self-sufficient. But it was inevitable for her to succumb to the pressure of globalisation ultimately, and the world can see that her progress is now deemed as among the fastest in the world.
Angeline
I agree with your point of view too.
It is indeed difficult to resist globalisation as it is happening all around the world! It is difficult to cut relations with other countries completely and prosper to become an influential power of the world, as a country will definitely have its limitations of resources. They would require help of other countries.
Yes, as the cultural expert i cannot agree more than globalisation causes a country's culture to be comprimised as it would be influenced by global cultures. However, it is perhaps a sacrifice that India has to make in order to develop her country's economy successfully and earn herself a comfortable foothold in the competitive world today.
cultural/technological expert- Jia Wen
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