TY  - SER
AU  - Vikash, Chandra
TI  - Global Integration and India
PY  - 1998///
KW  - India
KW  - Entrepreneurial Inititatives
KW  - Theory And Practice
KW  - Entrepreneurship Theory And Practice
KW  - Entrepreneurship Research
KW  - Entrepreneurshiprch
KW  - Third National Seminar On Current Trends
KW  - Biennial Conference Papers
N2  - As a political and economic entity, India has not yet shed the garbs of insularity that have stifled individual aspirations of its people for decades, and has kept under wraps, the problems of continuing high incidences of poverty and illiteracy. The process of liberalisation that was set off in 1991 has kindled the aspirations of the educated section, but in the absence of an integrated approach, the measures have only been half-baked. It has not reached vast sections of the people, who  do not have access to basic amenities. Social discontent has been abated by populist measures, which continue to eat into our future. Emphasis on health and nutrition, education and training, and environmental conservation continue to take a back seat. Even after seven years of liberalisation, India finds itself on the fringes of the global system and moving away. It still plays an insignificant role in shaping the forces of global integration. As we resolve to meet the challenges of global integration, to tide over the tumultuous period of transition from insularity to  integration, we need to think beyond the boxes and boundaries that most of us find ourselves in. We need to broaden our ambit
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