India, Aug. 30 -- India should be able to speak to the world through yoga and aI, Ayurveda and animation, classical music and gaming, and cutting-edge digital creativity. These are not contradictions

Power has traditionally been understood in fairly straightforward terms, economic strength, military capability, technological advancement and political influence. But in today's interconnected world, there is another form of power that is becoming equally important: the ability of a country to attract, inspire and influence without coercion. That is the power of soft power.

India has always possessed it. What is changing now is the scale of the opportunity before us. In his Independence Day address, Prime Minister Narendra Modi identified ...