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The Challenges… Poverty, Hunger, Malnourishment…a vast population deprived of basic needs…and Dignity NB: Images may have copyright restrictions and should not be copied without prior consent of original authors

Poverty, Hunger, Malnourishment…a vast population deprived of basic needs…and Dignity

The Challenges… A country that is increasingly ungovernable… with large areas that are “out of bounds”

A country that is increasingly ungovernable… with large areas that are “out of bounds”

The Challenges… …with no place left to “hide”

…with no place left to “hide”

Charity can’t “fix” India

The Root Cause… Ineffective Leadership That blithely ignores the misery and the deprivation of the masses Strategic failure To recognise existential threats to territorial integrity, sovereignty and identity Poor choices Socialism vs. Liberalism

Ineffective Leadership

That blithely ignores the misery and the deprivation of the masses

Strategic failure

To recognise existential threats to territorial integrity, sovereignty and identity

Poor choices

Socialism vs. Liberalism

“ This is not my problem…” “ I pay my taxes, I obey the laws…” “ If only our politicians and our bureaucrats did their job properly” “ The problem is with the “system” “ The problem is “we have too many people” “ Why should I bother?” The Excuses…

“ This is not my problem…”

“ I pay my taxes, I obey the laws…”

“ If only our politicians and our bureaucrats did their job properly”

“ The problem is with the “system”

“ The problem is “we have too many people”

“ Why should I bother?”

The 3 “I”s… Get Interested Get Involved Get Informed

Get Interested

Get Involved

Get Informed

Getting Informed… The Indian National Interest Site http:// nationalinterest.in My selection of Top News http:// my.alltop.com/jaihind Bharat-Rakshak http://www.bharat-rakshak.com / … … My blog http://Satyameva-Jayate.org /

The Indian National Interest Site http:// nationalinterest.in

My selection of Top News http:// my.alltop.com/jaihind

Bharat-Rakshak http://www.bharat-rakshak.com /

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My blog http://Satyameva-Jayate.org /

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