Great debates

Self-reliance or global integration?

Side one

Self-reliance

Domestic capacity protects against shocks and builds jobs.

Gandhi: Truth and Nonviolence · Nehru: Scientific Temper and Institutions · M. S. Swaminathan: Food Security
Side two

Integration

Trade gives access to technology, markets and cheaper goods.

Adam Smith: Markets and Sympathy · Hayek: Knowledge and Order · Factfulness
Common ground

Both want a strong economy.

How to reconcile them

Build capability in strategic sectors while staying open to trade.

When each side is right

Stress self-reliance for strategic goods. Stress openness for efficiency.

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