REFORM POLITICS
Reform
politics
Apropos ET editorial “Inclusive
Politics of Future Reform” (Economic Times, July 21), it was a great idea to review the
progress made in taking forward the reform agenda initiated in 1991 under
compelling circumstances. Your conclusion, allow me to quote:
“Peace and social harmony
can arise only from respecting the rights of individuals and groups, and
aligning them for mutual reinforcement. And that calls for a new kind of
politics, not just more economic reforms”
is more eloquent than the
10 pages devoted by ET for the review of reforms, because of its relevance in
today’s global context.
The effort of the present
government to make governance more participative need to be taken forward by
people in all walks of life getting more involved in democratic processes on
the one side and legislators, both in government and in opposition, devoting
more time to ‘learn’ and ‘teach’ development issues in their respective
constituencies. There is need for an integration of efforts by various
stakeholders to reform India. This decade has seen India waking up to move
forward and this momentum should be maintained.
M
G WARRIER, Mumbai
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