India, West Bengal, 2025.
Darkness all around. Crumbling concrete. Crying and screaming.
Aryan watched his friends crushed under the college building before his eyes, and before he knew it, something big hit him.
Silent. Cold. Pain. Unknown light.
These are Aryan's last memories, as far as he can remember.
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India, New Delhi, November 10, 1990.
7, Lok Kalyan Marg.
"My vision is not just to make India a strong country. My vision is to make India prosperous and self-reliant."
"In 20 years, we will lead the world, but not with the power of our army, but with our intelligence and thinking."
Aryan was sitting on the balcony, looking at the stars in the sky and listening to the sound of the radio outside.
The voice was his. The speech was also his. The speech was the one he gave about an hour ago after taking office as Prime Minister of India.
"It's been thirty-two years, and I still haven't changed a single thing...but not anymore. I'm the Prime Minister now. I have the power to change the future of India."
Aryan's full name is Aryan Sen Gupta. He is now 32 years old.
He's not too skinny but a little muscular. His hair is black, and his eyes are too. His skin tone was light brown.
Thirty-two years ago, Aryan traveled from 2025 to 1958.
When he traveled, he didn't travel alone. Like the rest of the travelers, he brought his own cheat code. However, the first task of his cheat code was to become the Prime Minister of India.
He was born in Kolkata in 1958.
His father's name is Omkar Sen Gupta, and his mother's name is Snigdha Sen Gupta. His father is a businessman.
He was an academic genius in philosophy. He then studied at Cambridge University on a scholarship and returned to his motherland, India, in 1979.
In 1981, he joined the youth wing of the BND (Bharatiya Navchetan Dal)!
(Author: Bharatiya Navchetan Dal is a fantasy party created by me. I do not want to associate with any other political party here.)
In 1984, Aryan became one of the youngest MPs,
Later, in 1985, he led the anti-corruption movement against the License Raj and Broker Economy.
He gained national fame in 1986 by exposing major corruption in the License Raj.
Then, in 1988, Aryan created a think tank named "Bhaavee Bhaarat".
In 1990, this year.
In October or November, the previous Prime Minister, V.K. Singh's coalition broke down due to Kashmir tension and the Mandal Commission.
The fall of V.K. Singh's government has once again brought a crisis for India. All eyes then turned to Aryan.
Aryan is a new generation of modern thinkers—with his attitude of moving forward with everyone, independent thinking, an assertive nature, and backed by the epic alliance of BND.
The vote took place in parliament on November 6.
Aryan received a large number of votes and won 386 out of 543 seats.
"..."
A blue virtual screen floated before Aryan's eyes. "Well, what's my reward?"
He knows that once he enters politics, he won't be able to get out, and he doesn't want to. He has the opportunity to change India, so why should he give up? This parallel world is not his real world, but this is India.
In his previous life, his greatest wish was to see India like other developed countries before he died. And finally, a Prime Minister came to India, but he died before he could see that picture.
And now that he has the opportunity to make India better, he has the advantage of a system, so he will definitely try to make India not like other developed countries but better than them.
As he was thinking, a robotic voice came to his ears:
[Ding! User, your task rewards are -]
[Reward: Internet Technology (3G)]
[Reward: Intraregional Cluster Blueprint]
[Reward: Smart City Blueprint]
[Reward: Title - Prime Minister.]
"Three rewards will help the country's economy a lot." Aryan couldn't help but praise the reward memories he received.
"However, building a Smart City with India's current economy will not be an easy task... I will inject the plan later when the financial situation improves..." He shook his head and went to his desk.
He sat down on a chair and extracted the rewards from the system.
There were three CDs on his desk. These CDs contain the blueprints and technology for three rewards.
"I think I have my first cabinet meeting tomorrow..."
"Hehe~ The title of Prime Minister is great... The effect of the title is that all ministers who support me will have 80% loyalty to me."
"Hey, with this, there will never be trouble within my party. I can easily pass any bill in parliament (since I have the support of more than half of the ministers)."
Aryan is most pleased with the system's last reward.
. . . . . .
India, New Delhi, November 11, 1990.
The next morning.
Aryan, who was looking at a document on India's current road system, heard a knock on the door.
"Come in."
Hitesh Sharma entered silently and was stunned to see the dark circles under Aryan's eyes. "Good morning, Prime Minister."
"Morning, Hitesh!" Aryan smiled kindly and nodded.
"Sir, didn't you sleep last night...?"
"Later..." Aryan waved his hand and changed the subject, "When is the cabinet meeting?"
"You have a cabinet meeting with all the ministers at 10 AM today, and there are only two hours left..." Hitesh is Aryan's chief of staff. He said again, "Should I ask to postpone the meeting?"
"Thank you, Hitesh. But that's not necessary. When will the ministers arrive?" Aryan shook his head and asked politely.
"Almost everyone has arrived. Only the Finance Minister has not arrived yet." Hitesh replied politely.
Aryan nodded his head, then handed the documents to Hitesh to handle. "Okay, I'm going to get ready."
He no longer worries that someone in his ministry might have bad intentions. The system's title reward completely freed him from this worry.
In the blink of an eye, two hours passed.
Aryan and Hitesh went towards the cabinet. Hitesh stood in front of the gate and handed the documents to Aryan, who silently entered the cabinet.
All the ministers are familiar with Aryan, and he has chosen them all. Even his mother is among the senior cabinet ministers.
When Aryan entered, he saw his mother writing something on a document, and her eyes and face were troubled.
The situation of other ministers is not very good. They have just joined the office, and there is a lot of pressure on them.
When Aryan entered, Lt. Gen. Vikas Karnik, the Minister of Home Affairs, greeted him, "Mr. Prime Minister!"
"Hmm, thank you..." Aryan nodded politely.
He looked for his seat at the head of the table. Aryan raised his head and said, "Ladies and gentlemen, now let's begin our discussion."
First, a senior minister stood up. He is the Finance Minister, Rabindra Malik. He said in a firm voice, "Mr. Prime Minister, our foreign exchange has decreased...we have about $1.5 billion."
"This amount is not enough for a population like ours."
"I propose to remove the License Raj."
Since everyone is Aryan's chosen minister, their opinions are the same as Aryan's. Hearing Rabindra's proposal, the others also nodded!
But Aryan shook his head. They are all stunned, and even Aryan's mother can't understand what Aryan is trying to convey.
Aryan gained his fame by protesting against the License Raj, but now he is shaking his head at removing it.
Aryan's mother said with a serious face, "Aryan?"
[Ding! Task triggered.]
[Task: Break at least 60% of the License Raj's control.]
[Reward: Private sector boost to +20%.]
Aryan smiled at the system's new task and explained, "Listen to my explanation."
"If we suddenly remove the entire system, chaos will spread."
Everyone fell silent, and after thinking for a moment, he nodded his head.
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