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Low cost - long term view - rulers are completely 'bekhabar'
by Dinesh Bohre on Jul 03, 2007 08:43 PM   Permalink | Hide replies

Why only industry specific measures, there are potential in each and every field, that eventually ends up at good governance - (which unfortunately India is not likely to have in forseable future): e.g.
Maintenance of roads only to get another maintenance contract next year, or leagalising roadside unathorised constructions and then few yrs later paying residents heafty amount to widen the road after traffic becomes unmovable(does matter in small of big cities, cost is cost)
20-30% more fuel consumption (along with more tarvel time) because of narrow and unplanned roads
More cost on health because of dust & polution and poor living conditions.
and many many many inefficiencies that India is living with that adds to overall cost of living and thus indirectly but strongly affects India's potential to compete ....

Are 'educated' Indians ready to understand these serious problems ? Instead, the popular (spread by news media mainly) opinion is that these are the 'normal' problems that Indians can live with and that they need not bother about them !

Truely said sometime back by some foreigner - 'If India uses it's all potential, it would be super power in 10 yrs'

and no wonder, I see India not getting upto developed country status by 2050 with the current trend in politics, media and general approach by it's citizens.

Current growth is not sustainable in long term without addressing inner issues that requires change in governance as well :)

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  RE:Low cost - long term view - rulers are completely 'bekhabar'
by arun shekar on Jul 05, 2007 05:38 PM   Permalink
I agree

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