Vasu
Reddy
For
more than a billion plus people it is very difficult to measure the
success or in fact failure of any program. There is so many of us
with a multitude of different requirements, any plan that is put out
to the public will have its fair share of yes and no from everyone.
The politics of India are also similar to any other large democracy,
where everyone in opposition will question the ruling party
irrespective of its decisions, and the public will have the usual
multitude of opinions on every issue. The reach of the government
initiatives are typically enjoyed by a select group that is targeted
by the benefits of the specific program, and the context of each such
program can be decried by others who are not entitled to the benefits
of the specific program, thereby allowing the critics to pound on the
vote bank politics that are typically raised, and that typically
ignore the importance of each government initiative to help the needy
sections of the population.
India's
politics are not much different from other large democracies, and
perhaps the few differences might be their leaning to a particular
political party to get elected, and also their backgrounds. This
space will never be enough for speaking of politicians backgrounds,
and the writer doesn’t have the expertise to explore the
politicians backgrounds.
The
measure of success of the government to respond to the citizens needs
and also respond to the unplanned and unexpected events that occur
during the government's time in office; will clearly place each
successive government in position to get reelected. The definitive
style of leadership and the public review of one individual that
leads the country is also a measure to get reelected. As long as the
politicians continue to meet the public's demands and project
themselves as working in public interest, they get back into the
office. India doesn’t have term limits and we have politicians for
life, and many of our prime ministers passed away in the office.
Each of them leaving a legacy of work that gets debated constantly by
the current crop of politicians and also the media. As each of them
were bestowed the highest elected office of India, they are all
leaders of exceptional abilities and intelligence. Just being the
prime minister of India at any time and for any duration will require
not just leadership, but also the ability to at least convince a
majority of the country's elected politicians and electorate that the
individual is in fact has the wherewithal to lead our diverse nation
on one path.
Our
new government is only into to its second quarter in power and the
theories of their accomplishments are already being floated by the
countrymen and also leaders of opposition. It is in fact very
difficult to measure the accomplishments of a government in three or
four months, rather the direction the in place government is taking
that will need attention. For starters Modi himself continues to
follow the same regime that he canvassed prior to getting elected,
and continues to drive his team of ministers and staff to work longer
and smarter. Always a good sign when the leader is working long and
hard to demonstrate that he is serious about moving things along.
His team of ministers seem to follow the same path as he is in
pushing things along. When the ministers are pushing hard to move
things along, it is going to be difficult for the bureaucrats to not
follow. The top down flow of work habits will also be reflected
across the government and for starters the country seem to appreciate
the work habits of the leader and his push to have everyone follow
him. The initiatives are way too many and way too diverse to measure
in matter of months, but many of them seem popular and well received,
and their success will only be measured in successive quarters to
come. The countrymen embracing the suggested changes and programs
will also help in moving the country forward. We have a leader who
is hard working and hard charging and the results are expected to be
positive.
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