Lacking foresight or the ability to see long-term consequences; excessively focused on the immediate at the expense of the future

Greek myops — from myein (to close) + ops (eye); medical term for short-sightedness adopted metaphorically in policy discourse

Short-sighted Narrow-minded Blinkered Shortsighted
Far-sighted Visionary Prescient Foresighted
"Critics argued that India's myopic focus on GDP growth in the 1990s led to underinvestment in primary healthcare and education, whose costs are only now being reckoned."

Extremely useful across GS-2 and GS-3 for critiquing policy design. Use when discussing short-term electoral populism versus long-term fiscal prudence, ad hoc environmental clearances versus sustainable development, or crisis-driven foreign policy decisions. A staple word for Essay paper introductions that contrast short-sightedness with strategic vision.

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