Better Late than Never
Congrats to Manmohan Singh for showing his leadership skills at least at the fag end of his prime ministership. For almost four and a half years he has been accused of being a spineless leader who enjoyed little authority.
In the past four years of the UPA rule the Left continued to bully the government and stalled all reform measures. Further the administration was paralysed by the antics of various extra constitutional authorities who wielded power. For instance the septuagenarian HRD Minister, who is supposed to represent the youth which form half of India’s population, spoiled all efforts to reform the outdated education system. If Sam Pitroda had the authority he and his Knowledge Commission could have changed the education sector, the same way as he ushered in a Telecom Revolution in the country through STD Booths.
The greatest challenge before the government is tackling inflation. We cannot blame the soaring prices of all goods on international oil and commodities prices or on global warming (One bureaucrat in Mumbai had the courage to justify the inefficiency of the BMC by blaming global warming :O). Many countries could battle inflation by making the supply system more efficient. Four years have been wasted dancing to whims and tunes of the Left and other coalition partners of the government. Many vital infrastructural projects including the National Highway Project are progressing at snail pace. Perhaps the only exception may be the good efforts put in by the government in the air travel sector.
The nation is craving for reforms and wishes to see the reformer in Manmohan Singh back in full action. Remember we have almost missed the bus… and unless we catch up, we may never get a second chance.
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2 comments:
yes, i completely agree with the author. we, at this point of time, neeed a dynamic change in our internatinal policy.(that is possible with a dynamic leader only....) enough with goodie-goodie comments... we need to be firm and accept our true status in the world economy today.. we are just a sleeping tiger. and in my opinion, confident rabbit is better than sleeping jiant...
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