Never a day passes by, in this country of ours we seem to produce, in regularity, cases of corruption, mayhem, lawlessness and waging war against the Nation. Discouraging, ‘set-back’ state of affairs. Whom do we blame? When will it stop? Should we begin to accept the fact that this is going to be an unending process? Is this the price to be paid because we are a populace big Nation, striding ahead to achieve ‘Super Power’ status.
Is it because, we were so busy to achieve a growth level that we have erred in paying due attention to the required infrastructure of policing and internal security. Is it that our increasing population has produced persons proportionally in numbers both avaricious and shellfish? Many having little, or no, Nationalist feelings. That our Defense Officers can succumb to bribe and flaunting flesh! Almost, daily the media highlights or breaks out in the open nefarious activities of well placed individuals and institutions. Even the very citadel of Democracy vibrates with ever raising questions of impropriety in Public life.
We are engulfed in a very serious situation. Nations, far and near will plan to take undue advantage of the economy. If not checked, the Country may have to face a very grim time in future. Criminals will abound. Our generation next will perforce inherit a weak and crumbling infrastructure. It then will be difficult to accord defense and security to Citizens and the Nation. Such conditions prevailing, attracts close border and far placed Nations to feel encouraged to try and apply their nefarious writ.
It is yet not too late to do a mid stream course correction. Plan to strengthen the infrastructure. Uphold the Law against all and sundry for every rule infringed. Inculcate honesty in the rank and file of our organized forces. Orient our young, who are the future, and educate the values of life and good living. While we ensure literacy, effective planning for better socio-economical conditions will reduce, beside others ill effects, crime in the Country.
Notwithstanding the above, I feel encouraged on the strides we have made in our National life. We have a vibrant Democracy in place that makes all feel proud. We have the technology to produce almost all that can be manufactured. We are fast acquiring the knowledge to reach the Moon. Our National productivity is on the up. We nearly achieve our predetermined growth rate. While the world went through the upheaval of economic crisis, we managed to sail through and some.
We are a nation of great contradictions and disparities, yet the last two decades right from the days when the then Finance Minister Manmohan Singh rolled out the economic reforms India has witnessed tremendous growth in many sectors but still the growth has been lopsided and not inclusive. The trickle down theory which the capitalists swear has not brought the desired results. Growth has bred corruption and there is moral decay right from the Parliament to the family.
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