ed ▁by ▁the ▁national ▁leadership . ▁ ▁In ▁his ▁ 2 0 1 9 - book ▁about ▁India , ▁Dem ocracy ▁on ▁the ▁Road , ▁Sh arma ▁is ▁confident ▁that ▁in ▁an ▁era ▁when ▁dem ocracy ▁is ▁said ▁to ▁be ▁in ▁retre at ▁world wide , ▁it ▁is ▁th riv ing ▁in ▁India . ▁He ▁writes ▁that ▁India ’ s ▁political ▁DNA ▁is ▁fund ament ally ▁social ist ▁and ▁statist ▁and ▁runs ▁through ▁the ▁ve ins ▁of ▁all ▁the ▁leading ▁parties . ▁ ▁Other ▁Emer ging ▁Mark ets ▁ ▁Sh arma ▁has ▁argued ▁that ▁his ▁view ▁of ▁the ▁BR IC S ▁should ▁not ▁be ▁mis const ru ed ▁as ▁a ▁negative ▁view ▁of ▁emer ging ▁mark ets ▁as ▁a ▁whole , ▁just ▁recognition ▁of ▁the ▁historic ▁reality . ▁Over ▁time , ▁it ▁is ▁very ▁unusual ▁for ▁all ▁the ▁emer ging ▁mark ets ▁to ▁bo om ▁at ▁once , ▁the ▁way ▁they ▁did ▁between ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁and ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁Foreign ▁Policy ▁magazine ▁c ited ▁ ▁Sh arma ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁its ▁top ▁ 1 0 0 ▁Global ▁Think ers ▁" for ▁dust ing ▁the ▁gold ▁off ▁the ▁term ▁‘ emer ging ▁mark ets ’ , ▁and ▁ref oc using ▁the ▁global ▁discussion ▁on ▁" the ▁real ▁break out ▁nations ▁to ▁watch ." ▁In ▁an ▁accomp any ing ▁article , ▁ ▁Sh arma ▁described ▁seven ▁of ▁his ▁top ▁candidates , ▁including ▁the ▁Philippines , ▁Turkey , ▁Indones ia , ▁Th ailand