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Full Video on YouTube : Why China Surged Ahead and India Stood Still? || Acharya Prashant, IIT Goa (2025)

Video Information: 03.09.2025, IIT-Goa

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00:00In India, we debate a lot, no?
00:03They act and we debate.
00:06Debating is a wonderful thing. I want you to debate with me. Definitely.
00:10But then, debating comes with certain ethics.
00:13Somebody has to surrender.
00:15Freedom does not mean freedom for continuous petulance and nonsense.
00:20Or does it?
00:20I will not agree even if you show me with facts and figures and concrete proof.
00:25I will still not agree. Is that freedom?
00:27That is freedom to have nonsense.
00:29That is the freedom to harm yourself, right?
00:31So, that is one thing that we are probably failing to acknowledge.
00:36You cannot just get over with your responsibility by giving somebody choices.
00:42You have to also educate him how to exercise that choice.
00:46My freedom means I am free to have a pizza at 2am.
00:49That is what freedom means to me.
00:51My way or the highway. That is freedom.
00:53No, that is not freedom.
00:54Just having democracy will not take you anywhere
00:57if those casting their vote are not educated enough.
01:01Being free but being unconscious is worse than being a slave.
01:12Maybe a fold once if you're killed once you harassment.

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