By Anjan Roy Nirmala Sitharaman seems to have graduated from being a mere union finance minister to a lofty “management guru” and a spiritual leader. Nirmala Sitharaman’s comments on the untimely death of a young professional from overwork is symptomatic of the present government’s over-anxiety not to alienate foreign investment into India. They are keen to project a more than friendly face to the world.
Witness Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s trip to USA to attend the QUAD meeting of four powers. However, overshadowing the diplomatic engagements were the high profile interactions the prime minister had with the bosses of influential American multinational corporations. Principal among these was the new incarnation of Jamie Dimon as the high priest of economic diplomacy.
He passes patronising comments on performances of countries as the next major players. Dimon for example has certified India to become a $7 trillion economy under a strong leadership as currently prevailing. It is well known that many of these global companies work in a fiercely competitive markets and they extract every ounce of blood from their employees.
Young professionals are asked to work round the clock and even then the demands never come to a respite. Punishing work demands work after office work and deep into the night and then they have to report to work immediately between 8 and 8.30 O’clock in the morning.
Such punishing schedules day after day take toll on the overall health and well-.
