will India be a developed country in 2015 ? how can we achieve that ?

Answer 1

John Stuart Mill, the philosoper has in his book,"Civilization" observed that:
"Success, in so crowded a field, depends not upon what a person is, but upon what he seems: mere marketable qualities become the object instead of substantial ones, and a man's labour and capital are expended less in doing anything than in persuading other people that he has done it".
What you mean by a developed country has various connotations.
When we compare with other countries, we compare ourselves with their country the way they have advertised themselves.
The country in the forefront which we are obviously comparing with is America. A country with no culture, no roots, no heritage. Their culture is based upon hundreds of individual cultures of different races which are now almost forgotten. All they have in their hands to hold their country together, is a law and some speeches of their founding fathers like the great man, Abraham Lincoln.
Now take India. Can India market itself the way as I have quoted. We could if we marketed only our culture which has come down centuries, over 4000 years. No, we are now ashamed of our culture, ashamed of our caste system, ashamed of our caste and so rather ape America, the country with no culture.
I would add once again that the caste system in India has come safely through 4000 years. It was meant for the division of labour. Only a king could be king, aristocrats to govern, the pundits to teach the scriptures, soldiers to fight, the baniya's to trade, farmers to till the land and provide the food, the cleaners to clean, and the beggars to ask for alms.
Should India want to be a so called developed country by 2015, the first necessity is for us to be able to infuse this institution back; the caste system and to market it as is required by modern society, without any feeling of shame. As I said, it is our culture for thousands of years.
In the writings of another philosopher Adam Smith:
"Nature has wisely judged that the distinction of ranks, the peace and order of society, would rest more securely upon the plain and palpable difference of birth and fortune, than upon the invisible and uncertain difference of wisdom and virtue. The undistinguishing eye of the great mob of mankind can well enough perceive the former: it is with difficulty that the nice discernment of the wise and virtuous can sometimes distinguish the latter".
This is all that is required for a developed nation. Not railways, not railroads, not aeroplanes, not weapons, not all these expensive trappings offered by modern society - but a heart that is tuned to the scriptures and to our heritage. This is the principal point which is the fount upon which development will spring by the year 2015.
Otherwise do not call it development; call it affluence.
We can be an affluent society by 2015. To be a developed society, the heart will have to change.

Answer 2

Economic development requires some combination of representative government (or democracy), a free market economic model, and a general lack of corruption.
This level of economic development usually translates into a high income per capita and a high Human Development Index (HDI). Countries with high gross domestic product (GDP) per capita often fit the above description of a developed economy.
India is achieving some economic development but has not reached the whole social strata equally. Some primitive social models would have to be removed so that the general population can achieve upward mobility and have access to social services.

Answer 3

India can be a developed nation by 2030 if:

1. The government and media crack down on corruption by revealing corrupt politicians and destroying their careers. There should be more government transparency.
2. Corrupt politicians are given a life-long prison sentence.
3. The pay for government clerks and policemen rises, so that they feel no need to be corrupt.

4. India and Pakistan reduce military budget by billions of dollars and settle Kashmir issue practically.
5. India and Pakistan adopt a single currency and encourage regional trade between the two nations. (It is easier to become rich when your neighbors are well-off)
6. Indian and Pakistani professors, scientists, and entreprenuers work together to solve common problems.

7. India makes it possible to start business in a week, as oppose to the current 80+ days
8. India cracks down on child labor by sending illegal employers to jail for long sentences.
9. India provides food and internship (for money) for people in rural public schools so that children immediately profit from going to school.
10. States compete to make their education system better.

11. India centralizes villages in a certain area into bigger towns, especially in the Hindi belt (places like UP and Bihar).
12. India attracts foreign hardware and manufacturing companies to come to India once they are fed up with China's aging population.
13. India reduces taxes on all businesses but increases the minimum wage in return so that people have more money to spend.

14. India builds the world's greatest transport system in history of mankind that connects all the cities and villages from Kashmir to Tamil Nadu, which is mostly rail-based.
15. Cities create better metros, end the overcrowded bus scenario.
16. India works with US to establish more nuclear power plants and ends random electricity blackouts.

These are just a few ideas. Im just a high schooler from the US so some of my ideas might be flawed.

Answer 4

I think that India will be developed country in 2015 if each and every one of us[young and old, rich and poor] contributes to the development of our country.

Answer 5

Tough one to answer. Yes, there will certainly be a lot more capital floating into and in the country, but it is ultimately the creation of a large and stable middle-class that determines "development". If India can successfully create wealth redistribution without reverting to socialistic policies, that will be the test. This will be achieved through better taxation policies and tracking of tax payments, investment in civil infrastructure and education.

Answer 6

I think it's very hard right now to add any other country into the list of developed countries.

because resources are scarce!!

All the developed countries are holding the majority of the resources, and developing countries can hardly get a hand on them. These prevent developing countries to develope into developed countries.

Answer 7

Yes we can if we double our percapita income every consecutive year and consistently improve our GDP by 10-15% every year. And all this would be possible if we bring in more n more bold economic reforms into act.

Answer 8

hard work with hand to hand