21st CENTURY INDIA

21^st CENTURY INDIA

          India is an ancient land where innumerable civilization thrived.  It is a country, which has withstood the ravages of time and upheld its identity as an independent, self- reliant nation.

The Present Scenario

            Over the past 58 years, India has been progressing in many fields.  Science and Technology has advanced immensely and Indians rule the roost in IT. 

            There are 3.22 millions of Indians in USA.  Yet, 38% of doctor and 12% of scientist in USA are Indians.  36% of NASA scientist, 34% of micro soft employees and 28% of IBM employees are Indians.  India has also attained considerable progress in the field of education and ranks second in the world with more than 50,00,000 students in higher education.  Our country is having virtually all types of industries from bicycle to aircraft.  Our country is among 10 hottest destinations for foreign investors.

Challenges Before Us

1.         Population.    To eradicate poverty and slow development, population needs to be checked.

2.         Terrorism    Measures like POTA must be used judiciously and forcefully to tackle terrorism.

3.         Misguided and Frustrated Youth.    Youth has gone off-track because of acute problem like unemployment, lack of family guidance & due to break of joint family system.

4.         Communalism.     It must be checked otherwise it will give rise to terrorism.

5.         Corruption.    We are today one of the most corrupt nations in the world.  To reduce corruption, govt servant’s salaries must declare their assets regularly, accountability must be reduced, and transparency must be brought in. 

Conclusion

            Indians belong to a magnificent culture, whose scriptures and history trace the developments  of the entire humanity. Each Indian should awaken and discover the latent strength in him for the development of the nation.  Dr APJ Abdul Kalam also believes that India will become developed nation by 2020.