India an outside perspective – The India I know.

India traditionally has been a country abundant in resources. It has been admired and appreciated for its diversity. Given the current state of this ever growing country, the traditional, cultural, monumental and historic importance it holds is put to a bad taste.

The ongoing debacle in the name of democracy where nepotism in the center and state has cast a dark wild shadow on the illiterate, economically weaker masses who sell their votes for just a day's meal.

Where has the rationalism, nationalism and the cry for union among the fellow Indians disappeared?
People have become selfish and corrupt for reasons beyond question. Corruption seems to be the order of the day, where truth and righteousness have lost value. People with ideals and honesty seem to be impotent in an obnoxious world.

There are scams in Telecommunication, Armed Forces,legislature, corporate offices, banking industry, IT, Education and even in the investigating bodies which are appointed to probe the scams Ex. CBI, and it is tough to mention a field and get away by saying it is scam free! Even the Judiciary has lost its charm with its incapable action and deferred or no justice.

India faces serious problems such as lack of power, water, infrastructure, education in various parts of the country. The government makes a big noise only when elections are round the corner by announcing charming schemes which floor the general public and making them forget their fundamental problems which need to be addressed at once.

All big agendas such as eradication of poverty, interlinking of rivers, free trade for farmers, reduction of taxes, controlling food and fuel prices, keeping a check on inflation, increase of the GDP, interconnecting cities with roadways by promising newer and wider roads gain massive momentum but fail to be enacted as it was only a rehearsal to fool the public just before elections.

The democracy and the Indian education system are the biggest jokes we play on ourselves in our country. It is because they somehow give us hope in a slightest possible form but we always fail to realize it is a disaster in disguise.

The working middle class has a new hobby – bashing the politicians but not standing up for their cause. The educated lot of people, working community of India are least bothered in the state of the affairs of the country as it has its newest friends in technology which is paralyzing growth in many domains. The entertainment industry, cinema, TV and print media adulterate, pollute and waste a common man's time and make him unproductive or lazy which over a period of time becomes a problem beyond repair.

The news which comes out on the Internet, TV, radio, newspapers have lost their sheen and have succumbed to corporate giants and powerfully wrong willed politicians who dictate terms what to publish and what not to.

On the other hand, the freedom of speech and expression is misunderstood and put to a wrong use by the handling agencies, where their priorities are compromised because of the chaotic disillusioned quality of this fundamental right by itself. People do not foresee their lack of understanding and create barriers which are in turn responsible for an unclean or residual execution of the fundamental right "Freedom of Speech and Expression"

India's spending towards R&D, Defense, Education only seems to be on paper and on the budget. Our technology is going up in flames as our rockets fail to impress. Globally it is a major set back and brings home a lot of criticism.

Our internal security and counter measures towards terrorism seems only to be a root canal treatment for a huge open cavity which has already been infiltrated with huge chunks of junk into the living embodiment of India.
Our media, our people are highly impulsive and reactive. But our memories seem to suck. We keep forgetting just as Japan and Germany act, as if the US of A were their cousins in the WW II and had sung Christmas carols at the family reunion.

Our stand on politicians, corruption, educational policies, reservation, military spending, technology, has to be focused and make democracy a functioning body with pillars of strength from unity, self-belief, forward thinking and righteousness and most importantly empathy towards fellow beings, conformity to truth and justice in an honorable sense. So it is in our hands, We the people should act before it is too late and make a path which doesn't demean democracy but on the contrary makes it work.