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From chalta hai to badal sakta hai changing the way india thinks

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In Short: India's cricket team secured a 8-wicket win against the West Indies, while cultural attitudes are shifting from 'chalta hai' to 'badal sakta hai'.

India's cricket team secured a resounding 8-wicket victory against the West Indies in a mammoth run chase of 405 runs in Guwahati, guided by Shubman Gill's highest-ever individual score of 223 runs in ODIs.

Gill's performance was complemented by Rohit Sharma's century, marking India's highest-ever run chase in ODIs and sealing the series 2-0 with a match in hand.

In a broader cultural context, India is witnessing a shift from the 'chalta hai' (anything goes) attitude to a 'badal sakta hai' (change is possible) mindset.

This cultural shift was highlighted by a column in The American Bazaar, which argued that integrity, punctuality, and reliability are essential for India's global identity.

The column's author emphasized that this principle applies universally, including within India itself, and is not meant to be a competition with the West.

The shift in cultural attitudes is also reflected in the final season of Koffee With Karan, a show that has been a part of Indian pop culture for over two decades.

Karan Johar, the host and creator of the show, announced that the final season will premiere on JioHotstar on October 14, marking the end of an era.

Alok Jain, Head of Hindi & English Entertainment Business at JioStar, praised the show for bringing the biggest celebrities into viewers' living rooms and building a fandom unmatched by few.

The cultural shift is also evident in India's diplomatic efforts, with the BRICS summit adopting the 'New Delhi Declaration' that calls for equal participation of the Global South in global governance.

India and other BRICS nations reiterated their support for each other's aspirations for greater roles in the United Nations, including on the Security Council.

However, India also faces environmental challenges, with the Himalayas approaching a tipping point due to rapidly melting glaciers and growing glacial lakes.

The Central Water Commission is monitoring 2,485 glacial lakes larger than 10 hectares across India's Himalayan river basins, highlighting the need for better monitoring and management.

What this adds

Background

What's confirmed

• In my last column, “ India vs. West: Why ‘Yes Means Yes’ Beats ‘Sub Kuch Chalta Hai’ (‘Anything Goes’) in a Rules-Driven World, ” published on December 11, 2025, I argued that while talent and intelligence have taken Indians far, true respect abroad will come only when integrity, punctuality, and reliability define the Indian global identity.
• This was never meant to be India versus the West as a competition.
• Migration flows overwhelmingly from India to the West, not the other way around.
• This principle applies everywhere, including India itself.
• Indians instinctively understand this when minorities attempt to alter India’s cultural or social norms.
• From the very first cup in 2004, this iconic chat show has brought together India’s biggest stars and, in the process, captured an ever-changing world of relationships, fame, ambition and celebrity.

What's still developing

• I distinctly remember an Independence Day address in which he said that India must move away from the “chalta hai” attitude towards a “badal sakta hai” attitude.
• Chasing 405, Gill and Rohit Sharma began like a house on fire with the India skipper starting a bit slow compared to the Hitman before changing gears and scoring his 11th ODI ton.
• But with Ruturaj Gaikwad in tow, Gill calmly got India over the line.
• Earlier, John Campbell, Shai Hope and Amir Jangoo smacked centuries as West Indies posted a massive 405 for seven in the second ODI against India.
• NEW DELHI, Sept 12: In a major diplomatic breakthrough for India, the BRICS summit gathering on Saturday adopted the “New Delhi Declaration” reaffirming the BRICS commitment to a more representative, fair and inclusive global order and calling for equal participation for the Global South in the development of future technologies and the rules that govern them.
• India's government says 56 glacial lakes had been classified as "very high risk" The Himalayas are approaching a dangerous threshold as glaciers melt faster, glacial lakes grow more unstable and the mountains face a widening gap in monitoring, according to new research.
• That monitoring gap matters because the physical landscape is changing rapidly.
• "Glaciers are melting faster than they were a decade ago."
• “We urge to ensure zero tolerance for terrorism and reject double standards in countering terrorism. We emphasise the primary responsibility of States in combating terrorism and that global efforts to prevent and counter terrorist threats must fully comply with their obligations under international law,” it said.
• “Today’s discussion makes it evident that the changing world cannot be steered by outdated institutions; reforms are essential in representation, responsiveness and rule-making,” PM Modi said in his concluding remarks.
• It also denounced “unilateral acts of war” and stressed the need to ensure safety of seafarers and commercial navigation amid the ongoing military aggression in the West Asia.
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Sources

• The Indian Expresslink
• The Indian Expresslink
• Englishlink
• Bollywoodbubblelink
• Highonfilmslink
• BBClink
• Universe Todaylink
• The Hollywood Reporterlink
• Indiasworldlink
• Indiaweeklylink
• Aninewslink
• The American Bazaarlink
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