From Our People to the World: Building Wealth Through Unity and Connection | Together We Rise: Indian Strength, Local Enterprise, Global Opportunity
NV Paulose, Chairman, Global TV +91 98441 82044
India’s greatest wealth is not measured in foreign exchange reserves, stock indices, or natural resources. As Rahul Gandhi argued in his speech in Parliament, India’s real strength lies in her people. A nation of more than one point four billion citizens represents not a burden but a historic advantage, provided that this human potential is understood, protected, and empowered.
In his address, Rahul Gandhi emphasized that in the twenty first century, people do not only create labor and productivity. They also create data. Every action, transaction, preference, and interaction produces information. In the age of artificial intelligence, this data has become the most valuable economic resource. According to him, artificial intelligence without data is meaningless, and data without people does not exist. India therefore possesses one of the largest and most valuable data pools in the world, simply because of the scale and diversity of its population.
Rahul Gandhi argued that this human generated data is a national asset that must be treated with the same seriousness as land, water, or energy. In a world where global powers are competing for technological dominance, Indian data gives India strategic leverage. He warned that any policy or agreement that weakens India’s control over this asset undermines national sovereignty and future economic strength.
The speech also highlighted the foundational role played by farmers and workers. India’s food security, Rahul Gandhi noted, is created by those who till the land and those who labor across the economy. This food security is not just about survival. It enables education, innovation, and technological progress. Without secure livelihoods for farmers and workers, no data economy or digital future can sustain itself.
Energy security was identified as another pillar that directly affects India’s people. Rahul Gandhi argued that a modern nation cannot function without reliable and independent access to energy. If control over energy choices is weakened, the lives of ordinary citizens are directly affected through higher costs, instability, and reduced economic freedom.
A central theme of the speech was that India is entering an unstable and turbulent global environment marked by geopolitical conflict and the weaponization of finance and energy. In such times, Rahul Gandhi stressed that a nation must protect its core strengths. For India, these strengths are her people, the data they generate, the food they produce, and the energy that powers their lives.
Rahul Gandhi also warned about the social impact of rapid technological change. He pointed out that artificial intelligence will disrupt traditional employment, including the information technology sector that has employed millions of Indians. This makes investment in people, skills, and safeguards even more urgent, not less.
Concluding his argument, Rahul Gandhi stated that India’s future cannot be secured by sacrificing the interests of her citizens. India’s people are not a commodity to be traded or surrendered under pressure. They are the foundation of the nation’s strength and the key to its future in a changing world.
India’s wealth, as articulated in this parliamentary speech, is not something that can be sold, transferred, or depleted. It lives in her people. Protecting India therefore means protecting their dignity, their livelihoods, their data, and their ability to shape their own future.
