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What is India's Future?
Much of the attention and activity of Indian
India-dangerous for herself, and possibly
leaders today seems to be consumed in
dangerous for the future peace of the world.
debate on the subject of India's political
Her population and poverty make a com-
freedom. All signs indicate that some form
mon problem and danger-briefly 389,000,-
and degree of freedom-either within or
000 people, most of whom never get enough
outside the British commonwealth of na-
to eat. Her psychology is that of ten cen-
tions-is on its way.
turies ago-tyrant emperors and a slave
What is now retarding that promised
people, now become wealthy landlords and
freedom does not seem (to the observer
impotent rulers and a servile and serf
from America) to be so much the British
people; added to which is the conflict be-
government as the inability of Indian fac-
tween Mohammedanism and even more
tions to agree among themselves. The Mos-
Oriental Hinduism, with cow-worship, caste,
lem minority (a minority of 85,000,000
and inferior position for women: these are
people!) want at least equal share in rule
not a secure foundation for modern democ-
with the Hindu majority of perhaps 300,-
Γacy. Potentially, India has vast almost-
000,000; while the "privately owned" states,
untouched resources of coal, iron and of
ruled by princes and maharajas now pro-
other minerals-enough to make her an
tected in their "rights" by the British crown,
industrial nation; and enough hoarded gold
present a very difficult problem for both
to develop industries, if released by the
religious goups, and for the world at large.
princes and maharajas.
Only the greatest of patience (which
The vast potential wealth that is India
England seems to have long exercised
has lured would-be world conquerors since
toward India), understanding among the
the earliest of empires. It was a point
factions and interests, and a degree of sacri-
toward which the Axis partners were headed
fice by each can ever bring a peaceful and
in the war just ended. It can easily be
satisfactory end. to India's quest for free-
again the center or goal of a world foment:
dom.
internally, if her economic, political, and
But democracy-limited or total-seems
other domestic problems are not solved; ex-
inevitable for India
And for that democ-
ternally, if she becomes a power among the
racy she must be prepared and trained. It
nations. If the world "means peace," there
is at this point that the services-educa-
must be genuine sacrifice to help India solve
tional, evangelistic, industrial, agricultural,
her many problems.
and medical-of the Christian missionary
movement can aid and are now aiding India.
Post-War Planning
For without this vast program of service,
It was the little, unattractive, mud-walled
pioneered by the Christian church, there
village chapel that gave the Indian outcaste
can be no real democracy in India; and
his first notion of his value as a man-and
without intelligent democracy there can be
gave the Hindu and Mohammedan the idea
only chaos or fascism.
that the outcaste was a man. It was the
Dr. Murray T. Titus, of the Christian
one-class village school- often in the shade
Council of India and Burma, tells us that
of that same chapel-that taught the out-
to understand and help India one must
caste's child to read, and write, and think,
know her four "P's"-her population, her
and to know God as Father; and from that
poverty, her psychology, and her potential-
class he went out to higher schools, to
ity. And these are the "danger points" of
business, to lives of consecrated Christian
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