ABSTRACT
As the effects of globalization continue to be felt worldwide, perhaps no country has been more relevant to the phenomenon than India. From the outsourcing of labour to the emergence of a giant global consumer of goods and resources, India's pivotal role in globalization is seemingly irreplaceable. While it is never particularly validating to compare one's present-day practices with the ideals laid down by the great saints, to ignore the insights the ‘Father of the Nation’ has offered on matters pertinent to globalization is to ignore a whole class of ethical issues which are worthy of consideration as India goes forward. Gandhi's views remain challenging for anyone serious about the consideration of a healthy, just and sustainable economic state. The chapter offers a Gandhian critique of globalization from a religious, ethical and economic perspective – all the while understanding that such distinctions are hardly relevant to the Mahatma. The chapter shows not only the relevance Gandhian insights have for the present economic age but also the problems that we have invited by ignoring such ethical insights.
