21st 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.
