For India, Defiance Is Instinct. Defiant Leadership Is Destiny

2025 thrust India towards defiance. In 2026, that defiance will harden into doctrine, and, if it succeeds, it will be emulated beyond India 2025 began with optimism, only to encounter direct headwinds from a fragmenting global order. 2026 begins with caution, tempered expectations, and a renewed appetite for real power. A key lesson—defiance, not submission, is India’s destiny. Independent leadership and an increasingly self-reliant growth model will drive success. 2025 thrust India towards defiance. In 2026, that defiance will harden into doctrine, and, if it succeeds, it will be emulated beyond India. When President Trump’s shock tariffs descended, doubling duties…