Thought for the day
“My motto is: more good times.”
-
Jack Nicholson
(American, 1937 - )
Word for the day
Venal (adj)
Willing to sell one's influence, especially in return for a
bribe; open to bribery; mercenary.
(Source: Dictionary.com)
Teaser for the day
Narendra Modi’s journey from IGI Airport to BJP office in
Delhi on Saturday highlights that India now has a daring, accessible, and risk
taker prime minister.
Something gotta give
Expectation
is a strange animal. More you beat it, stronger it rises. Consistent
underachievement is perhaps the only way to kill it.
The astounding victory of Narendra Modi
has beaten all expectations. Consequently, it has raised staggering
expectations in all sections of the society.
Mandate 2014 is unmistakably for a
person who projected himself as epitome of pragmatism, development,
inclusivity, nationalism and good governance. He therefore does not enjoy the
luxury of hiding behind the shields like limitation of coalition, party
ideology and conventional political paradigms. People have afforded him
complete freedom to deliver on the promised change and expect an express
delivery from him.
In my view, two tasks need to top his
list of priorities –
(a)
Bridging the multitude of deficits prevalent in
the country, especially trust deficit, governance deficit, compliance deficit,
skill deficit, social and physical infrastructure deficit, and capital deficit.
(b)
Bringing India into a state of equilibrium by
removing social, and regional, economic imbalances.
From anecdotal evidence of Narendra
Modi’s administrative and strategic prowess, I believe that he has the ability
to drive the change. However, it would be preposterous to assume that he can do
it on his own. He would need the support and cooperation of all in his colossal
endeavor.
The anecdotal
evidence further suggests that a vast majority of 1.26bn Indians is expecting
Narendra Modi to deliver for them, at least on economic front. The problem is
that no one is willing to give.
I ponder whether -
·
Industries and businesses who have thrived
historical on government largesse and not necessarily on the enterprising
abilities of promoters would be willing to give back to society by way higher
taxes, higher voluntary CSR spending, technology upgrade for better resource
utilization, etc.;
·
Regions like Gujarat and Maharashtra, which are
economically more developed despite not being endowed richly with natural
resources, would like to acknowledge that a part of their development is due to
imperial designs of British regime and share their wealth with exploited
regions like Jharkhand and Odisha.
·
Caste and communities which command ownership of
the major part of economic resources and occupy most of the social space, would
like to voluntarily vacate some space for the historically oppressed and
downtrodden.
·
Populace who has grown to be non-compliant by
habit, not necessarily by intention, would like to change habits like spitting
on roads, violating traffic rules, encroaching on pavements in front of their
house/shops, exploiting domestic helps and child labor etc.
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