Bikash
Choudhury
India
could do in less than a decade which took China
about three decades! Wipe out Poverty and provide Bijli, Sadak and Panee for
all, at reasonable cost that poor can afford. Only if we allow it to happen.
The current political environment could derail this small window of opportunity
of India. The present
top leadership, both in Govt. and in opposition apparently does not think about
the ‘long term strategy’ of the country sufficient enough. “The long term
strategy of India could be to achieve high growth with reasonable equity to
help integrate the economy, culture, foreign policy and military of undivided
India i.e., India-Pakistan-Bangladesh while slowly moving towards a South Asian
Security Block sponsored by India. Simultaneously enticing China
with huge Investment & Business opportunity in Indian infrastructure and
Indian support for Chinese Global ambition with just three riders (a). Complete
settlement of border disputes, (b). Settlement of Tibet
issue with direct dialogue with Dalai Lama, (c). Proposing a new World order on
the premise of Peace & Development. Chinese could be allured to look at India
in South Asia as UK
in Europe for USA
in a New World order which is being shaped in this century.”
And, therefore India
would need to attract FDI, recalibrate the way we do business to unlock values,
enhance competition to reduce wastage in the economy and better Governance. The
much misunderstood & maligned FDI policy in retail is going to do just that
to an extent. The virulent opposition to a policy which could help farmers a
better remuneration for its produce, consumer a low price and all in the
between a little more efficiency; without understanding the full implications,
should be construed as “Anti National”. FDI in retail won’t kill Kirana shops
as computers could not kill jobs and television/internet could not and would
not kill the print media. I can vouch for this from personal experience of last
five years; as I live, five hundred meters of a Big Bazaar Super Store in
Bhubaneswar; where, in the close vicinity over twenty five Kirana stores are
doing flourishing business and non have closed shops. How long could we afford
to keep our retail sector under developed? Which hurts the farming community
the most and the consumers. Odisha Chief Minister has taken most proactive
stand on FDI Retail policy that of examining and implementing the policy if it
were beneficial for people of Odisha. Opposition should have emulated Naveen
Patnaik or at least could have suggested a ‘desi’ alternative to modernize our
Agriculture sector; Agri & Agro supply chain and front end of retailing.
Without that, opposition for the sake of opposition could be fatal for the
people and would be against the “long term strategy” of the country.
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