Our aim is clear: reform to transform | Business Standard Column

Our aim is clear: reform to transform | Business Standard Column

My VIEW:


November
29, 2015
Transforming
India
This refers to the
excerpts from Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s address at Asean Business and
Investment Summit, Malaysia (Sunday Business Standard, Opinion, November 29). I am not sure, how many of
us back home in India listen and analyse the impressive speeches that the PM
has been making to millions of audience abroad. His claim that world’s outlook
on India’s strength to perform and reform at this stage of development has not
been refuted even by his worst enemies. Media and opposition quarrel only on
select issues where there is no headway.
Because of the competition
among TV channels for improving TRP by sensationalising ‘current’ controversies
and the allegiance to revenue sources on the part of print media, development
initiatives and efforts by leadership to create awareness about the legislative
and measures to catalyse economic development do not get much media space. 
This
November 21 speech by Modi is an example. I have not seen any other newspaper
having allotted this much space for the speech. A healthy development debate
can emanate, if the UPA analyses the speech and besides making accusations
about Modi taking credit for measures which were ‘work in progress’ in May
2014, makes suggestions about 20 other things NDA should do now to take forward
the India Growth Story.
On their part the
concerned ministries and departments of government and other organisations
should pick up issues raised or claims made by PM in his speech and create
awareness down the line in departments/organisations about further steps to be
taken for further progress and achieving targets set out.


M
G Warrier, Mumbai   

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