This ambition is that of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, a Hindu nationalist who has been in power for fourteen years. He has broken with the project that was India's at its birth, in 1947.
A book makes it possible to look behind the facade presented by India. Behind the apparent strength, it describes a complex and fragmented country, partly penalized by this nationalism that is supposed to restore its greatness.
These inequalities partly explain the wave of anger observed in recent months. Launched by the Cockroach Party, this massive youth movement denounces in particular the lack of economic prospects.
This trajectory may come as a surprise given its global progress. Behind the display, India does indeed have weaknesses, particularly in the economic sphere.
The world's most populous country is not asserting itself only as an economic power. It also presents itself as a diplomatic and military power that is readily aggressive.
The contrast is therefore complete: a promised place among the planet's leading powers, and a country whose internal divisions weigh on the giant's solidity.