Lot of people need to catch up
with lot of this as we already reach mid feb of new year 2016 which is a leap
year. Let's hope we are able to manage that leap.
Firstly Modi government will need
to catch up the promised dream of 'acche din'. It should create jobs by capitalizing on steady
economical parameters and low oil bills. IT should Strengthen and substantiate slogans
like Make in India, Start up India, Swatch Bharat , Smart Cities , Digital
India and turn them into reality. Time is running out for reforms as markets
seems to have lost patience in everything. Of course markets work differently in this global interconnected world. But then its
high time for taking bitter pill of reforms and cut on subsidies. Not worry
about politics and votes. Also need better PR machinery as deployed in 14 to
make people sense about performance and governance. Good work done by minsters
like Goyal, Parrikar, Swaraj needs to be
highlighted. Past establishment , corrupts and antinational will nevertheless
would like to strike back with vengeance but still there are three years and a
state lost here will be a collateral damage though we know it can create problems further in upper houses. There will be petty politics around emotional
issues but Modi government needs to catch up on matters which really matter.
This budget is very important.
Same is with Maharashtra state
government. It should first decide who is ally and who is opposition. Maharashtra politics is strange and first
time we have seen some paradigm change. so it will take time to be really
effective. But priority is correct anomalies and corruption in water
distribution. Make farming more scientific
and all weather. Ease of doing business also needs some fine tuning. Planned Urban
development and land shark control is priority.
Both at centre and state
education policy needs revamp with creation of independent autonomous bodies to
control quality and finances.
Pune as city as it heads for
elections and having been selected as second smart city, needs string decision making at executive level. I
will put my neck out and say that we should undermine role of elected
representatives who have in past failed people.
Indian cricket team also needs to
catch up on may thing things apart from actual catching. They need to plan and
be innovative to be able to lay its hands on asia and world t20 cups. On tests
we need bowling unit capable to take wickets. BCCI is also running out of time
to clean itself on everything.
Indian Olympics Organization needs to really create
environment to create winners at olympics levels but with only few months to go
for Rio it seems we are running out there as well unless for some individual brilliance. Time is
also running out for euro teams to make mark at euro soccer.
Indian business propelled by relatively
stable economy on global scale needs to innovate and capitalize on young
populace , skilled work force, vast markets and all other inherent strengths to
make it to next level. IT industry needs to focus on SMAC and work on new
models with stringent visa rules in election year in US.
Having just listed areas of priorities
for India to catch up on issues that really matter. Advice to past
establishment is to do away with negativity and be a sensible nationalist
opposition moved away from dynasty and naxalism. They still have role to
correct government.
On Bollywood , art and
entertainment (national and vernacular), let me advice them to catch up on entertaining
people or making interesting and
meaningful films/plays/art/literature and leave politics to politicians. There is lot to catch up.
Same applies to main stream media
to be balanced on opinion making else they will become more irrelevant than they
already are. Time also for social media to be more relevant.
So hope to catch up with you guys
after long break, Its same for this space as well.
Personally also lot to catch up
as well on many fronts....
