The sad fact is that India is still a sea of poverty and illiteracy. Most of its cities and towns are showcases of total neglect, apathy and mis-governess. There is absolutely no concern in any relevant quarter, to the growing monster of population increase, particularly in those sections of society who cannot educate or even feed their children. After sixty years of independence, vast areas of this country get flooded every year and houses and livelihood of millions of very poor people are destroyed. Fate of this country is still dependent on rain gods and entire rain water that it gets, is presented to the sea god, leaving the fields dry and thirsty, and population hungry. A huge part of the population of this country has no access to tap water ( the taps even in posh areas of this country dispense un-potable water, that too only for a few hours of the day), electricity and sewage systems. There is no system of cleaning the streets and roads, in vast areas. This country cannot not find a few hundred honest people, who can man airports efficiently and not cheat our guests, who come from abroad, thinking it to be a good country. There is no need to see the position of this country on the corruption index of the world. A vast majority of the population is skilled enough to be unskilled labours only.

Can such a mismanaged country depending on rain gods for its food, with growing illitrate and poor population, be a world leader.

All this talk of India becoming a ‘World leader’ is a myth, intentionally promoted by the quarters who were/are supposed to deliver, but have not delivered. To divert the attention of Indian public from the pain they are bearing and shall continue to bear. It is a plot to fool the people. So that they do not get so frustrated that they start dismantling a system, that is so useful to these quarters, but is useless for this country.

Though having a self confidence is a good thing, but ignoring reality, over looking one's weaknesses and unnecessarily making castles in the air can prove to be a disaster to an individual's and also a country's future. An individual, and so also a country cannot become great unless and until it recognizes its shortcomings and weaknesses and make efforts to get over those.

Those of us who really want this country to move forward should come together and make efforts to find solution to following gigantic problems of this country:

1. Uncontrolled growth of population, particularly in those sections who cannot take proper care of their children.
2. Taking proper care of children that we already have.
3. Food security of the country.
4. Corruption in public life.
5. Water management (As per a recent BBC report, great Ganges shall be a thing of past in 50 years from now).
6. Sanitation and health care services.

Some of these problems are interrelated.

If immediate steps are not taken to tackle these problems on war footing, this country, which is already near the bottom in per capita income index of IMF, may (god forbid) touch the bottom.