How can we make better the present India?

India has been developing tremendously over the past few years and today we are one of the world's leading economy.

However there are many many issues that need to be fixed as those issues have become a part of our current system, and we have no choice but to live with the system.

Certain Issues like:

1. The political system – politicians have destroyed many good things of this nation (unity amongst us, natural resources etc..) and are still raping the country.

2. India a country rich in culture, heritage, knowledge and Spiritualism is looking today at the West for a way of life. Days have gone when the world looked at India for answers to life.

3. There is fight of all kinds like language, state, skin colour, hair colour etc. amongst our fellow Indians(the internet is filled with such blogs of our people fighting against themselves over issues that will not help the nation our themselves in any way). There is some or the other issue within people of India from Kashmir to Kanyakumari.

4. People work 12-20 Hours shift and forget the family, friends and their purpose

5. People go to other countries in search of jobs or for a better standard of life and are humiliated there

6. Anyone can talk anything about India and exploit Indians and we just sit a watch in TV and write some comments on the internet, the government does nothing nor do we do anything

What can a normal working professional from a middle class family do to change the existing system?

If you were to become a Politician then what would you do to benefit the people.

What major changes should be adopted or accepted by every Indian to make India an example to the world.

How can we change the attitude of our people to come together and revive India?

Remove democracy first ! And then kill Sonia Gandhi.

Originally posted by: RajBoM

India has been developing tremendously over the past few years and today we are one of the world's leading economy.

However there are many many issues that need to be fixed as those issues have become a part of our current system, and we have no choice but to live with the system.

There is always a choice !

Certain Issues like:

1. The political system ' politicians have destroyed many good things of this nation (unity amongst us, natural resources etc..) and are still raping the country.

The politicians havent landed from Mars . They get elected by us !

2. India a country rich in culture, heritage, knowledge and Spiritualism is looking today at the West for a way of life. Days have gone when the world looked at India for answers to life.

Some still do, but we prefer to look westwards !

3. There is fight of all kinds like language, state, skin colour, hair colour etc. amongst our fellow Indians(the internet is filled with such blogs of our people fighting against themselves over issues that will not help the nation our themselves in any way). There is some or the other issue within people of India from Kashmir to Kanyakumari.

A case of priorities gone all wrong ! ?

4. People work 12-20 Hours shift and forget the family, friends and their purpose

Purpose is to compete with the Joneses !

5. People go to other countries in search of jobs or for a better standard of life and are humiliated there

Its for them to decide !

6. Anyone can talk anything about India and exploit Indians and we just sit a watch in TV and write some comments on the internet, the government does nothing nor do we do anything

Yes, you will never plough a field if you only turn it over in your mind !

What can a normal working professional from a middle class family do to change the existing system?

For a beginning listen to ones own conscience while getting about with ones routine work. Protest where you must.

If you were to become a Politician then what would you do to benefit the people.

Little chance there ....but I would like to haul up the slow judiciary system first , then work on the law enforcing agencies and then move on to other spheres of activities !

What major changes should be adopted or accepted by every Indian to make India an example to the world.

clear vision, sincerity of purpose, persevarance, tolerance, accountability

How can we change the attitude of our people to come together and revive India?

Charity begins at home so I suppose its got to be - Be the change you wish to see .

Changing the attitudes of people is not our hands. We can't do it unless they feel the need of changing. 😳

We do have poverty here but at the every same time, the riches of an already rich man are increasing and that is because . . people think of themselves ONLY. Who doesn't wish to be rich? Nobody, right? But here people don't think beyond that. THIS HAS TO BE CHANGED. I don't know how though!
Politicians are getting wealthier day by day while the common man is hit by recession and all. Huh. So basically, Indians should go on chucking the dirty politicians out first. Dirty politicians = 99.9 % of them. 😆

Present India can get better only with a mighty change in the Govt. I believe.

WHO SAYS democracy is better than monarchy? That too in a country like India? 🤣

rather than come up with laundry list of abstract notional ideas, all of which sound good, and none of which will ever get done, there's one thing citizens of india can do: demand that our leaders go after money stashed in foreign accounts and get it back home. that sum has been estimated at anywhere from 500billion usd to over 2 trillion dollars.2 trillion in reserves is what china got- it's a huge number that can totally transform our country, solve all our energy/ infrastructure problems, send us into a higher orbital of eco growth. the interest on it alone can feed all our poor everyday for the rest of their lives! just a one point agenda!

India does not lack good schemes. Implementation is the main problem. The bhai-bhateejawaad and corruption is destroying the country. Even if they go after the money stashed in the foreign accounts and bring it home, that money is not going to reach the masses through welfare schemes. Most probably, it will just change ownership and sit in the politician's accounts.

Originally posted by: Gauri_3

India does not lack good schemes. Implementation is the main problem. The bhai-bhateejawaad and corruption is destroying the country. Even if they go after the money stashed in the foreign accounts and bring it home, that money is not going to reach the masses through welfare schemes. Most probably, it will just change ownership and sit in the politician's accounts.

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@Angie - true that it's the public that elects these netas in the first place. But have you seen the choices available to the public? Additionally, even the so called honest ones get corrupted once they get elected. What would public do there?

<div>Politicians are corrupt all across the globe but the degree of corruptness varies. Underdeveloped and developing countries stay that way due to really high rate of corruption all across the board. I don't see any good coming out of any scheme as long as corruption is not checked.

overseas money does not help us at all. its good only for foreign banks that can lend the money out at higher rates than deposit rates that are near 0, earning profits (net interest margin) in the process, and keepin their local economies humming. just having that money working it's multiplier effect in india would be a great stimulus (even if the politicians spent it on themselves!)! the key is expenditure or investment within india of that amount. also whatever else you might think of india, our banking system and controls are very sound. sebi is a very strong regulatory body. no politician wud try to skim off money that's been returned. the amount wld likely be transferred electronically to one of the state banks, not carried in suitcases by goons that cud be stolen. the 2+ trillion in chinese reserves is also with the chinese state. they are also pretty corrupt, yet the 2 trillion lets the chinese carry a big stick all over the world.

it's really ironical to see someone even argue against this since i sincerely believe this wud be a tremendous boost for india. but so be it. anyone and every indian can and will say anythin, and then we wonder why we dont get anywhere. :)

but then you know better than i. :)

Originally posted by: cuckoocutter

overseas money does not help us at all. its good only for foreign banks that can lend the money out at higher rates than deposit rates that are near 0, earning profits (net interest margin) in the process, and keepin their local economies humming. just having that money working it's multiplier effect in india would be a great stimulus (even if the politicians spent it on themselves!)! the key is expenditure or investment within india of that amount. also whatever else you might think of india, our banking system and controls are very sound. sebi is a very strong regulatory body. no politician wud try to skim off money that's been returned. the amount wld likely be transferred electronically to one of the state banks, not carried in suitcases by goons that cud be stolen. the 2+ trillion in chinese reserves is also with the chinese state. they are also pretty corrupt, yet the 2 trillion lets the chinese carry a big stick all over the world.

it's really ironical to see someone even argue against this since i sincerely believe this wud be a tremendous boost for india. but so be it. anyone and every indian can and will say anythin, and then we wonder why we dont get anywhere. :)

but then you know better than i. :)

I sincerely believe India has the talent and the resources to turn around it's economical, social and political woos. The main problem is lack of will. No one, especially those in a decision making position, is willing to initiate the change.

Originally posted by: Gauri_3

I see where the confusionstemmed from. I was talking about the black money stashed in swiss accounts while you were talking about the white money invested overseas.

@your point - In a global economy, is it feasible to force people to invest within their countries only? When one invests in an MNC, they have no control where that money ends up finally. Additionally, if Indians are investing overseas, there are many foreigners and NRIs investing in India. But our probemsrelated to unchecked populationgrowth, stark poverty, castesism, corruption etc. are growing each passing day. Hence, my doubts.

i am indeed talkin about black money. if indian politicians wanted, they cud likely get at those accounts. US, Germany, UK, japan have come together in advocating tough anti money laundering laws. they've even gotten the swiss to start opening up accounts to them. whatever money we'd find and bring back wud be under proper banking supervision, without politicans having the opportunity to help themselves. but given how congress has ruled india for most of her independence, not likely we'll have them pursue this agenda.

i'd advocate getting that money back to india so strongly (for all it's multiplier benefits) that i'd even suggest offering amnesty.... (i think they've tried that before with only marginal results.. i'd leave it to smarter people to figure out how...). even 500 billion would solve a lot of problems, give us added boost that wud shave 5-10 years or so of development years. i'd not be surprised if the real number is 2 trillion (an idiot like madhu koda was able to siphon off 1 billion in the space of a few short months and that's just one politician!). with 2 trillion, we'd be off and running...