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The
most populous democracy of the world has just
now celebrated its 60th birthday. We discussed a
lot about its achievement so I don’t wish to
continue with same bragging. Let’s focus on some
of the challenges which we have right or which
might come in near future.
India is a stable democracy but its neighbors
don’t have the same stability. It’s a major
concern for India. If there will not be
stability in the region you can’t think of an
uninterrupted development. Pakistan is burning
because of Islamic terrorism and dictatorship
while Nepal is struggling with Maoist problem.
Sri Lanka is fighting with LTTE while Bangladesh
is facing a different power tussle. In short,
the entire surrounding is not favorable for a
stable region. India must look into this. Though
it can’t interfere in internal matters of other
countries, it can surely provide some way
around, some commitment in a big brother’s role.
It’s very important for India’s own security and
stability.
Kashmir is another problem which has become a
canker now. We need to put some serious thought
on this. We need to take some tough decisions,
if needed. We can’t / shouldn’t keep ourselves
going with this. It reflects our decisiveness
and political willingness. We can’t portray a
picture of perfect India with a troubled part
associated with it. It’s affecting our economy
as we spend a huge amount on military forces. It
also affects our international image as world
can see that we are not able to solve our own
problem. It’s a tough call but we need to take
it.
Social balance is another problem for India. It
may not be visible today but in future it may
create internal troubles as some projections we
can feel now. Have you ever thought why our own
people playing in the hands of others? Let’s
come to the point, why some youths from
Hyderabad joining hands with other terrorist
organizations and planting a bomb, which kills
their own city mates? Why Maoists are still
active in Andhra, Bihar and some other parts of
India? After immense efforts why we are still
striving with so many problems in Assam and
neighboring states? The issue remains the same.
We need social balance in society. We still need
to provide basic necessities to our citizen.
Corruption, government and politics have become
synonyms in India now. Certainly a big issue and
it needs some concrete solution. Generally
government is supposed to fight with corruption
but in our case, government itself is involved
in corruption. Judiciary is providing some aid
but it’s not enough to cure this disease. Let’s
join hands to fight this ill and provide a long
term relief to our nation. We (citizen of India)
surely know the cure for this disease; we just
need some guts to apply it.
Boosting on our achievements is good as it
augments to our morale and adds confidence but
if we do not consider these challenges, we can’t
think of a bright and beautiful India which we
lovingly call India of 2020.
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Comments: |
Good
thoughts. - Amitava Ganguli,
Kolkata - Sept. 12, 2007
Valid points. I think each country
has its share of troubles and it
will always be, but if you see
progress we have done within these
60 years, it's tremendous and a
great future is waiting for us. In a
recent survey it was mentioned that
Indian youth are most optimistic in
the world and no need to say why J.
Recent victory in T20 World Cup is
the best example what youth can
achieve. When America was of 60, it
was totally in civil war but see
where it is today. - Brajesh
Kumar - Sept. 28, 2007 |
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