PLAN B It’s what every government puts in place, even in Hollywood thrillers. When will we?.
LIFE AS A SUPERPOWER What will our Islam policy be? What do we do about the UN? Will we have world-class products?.
2050 What should our population be? How many states will we have? How do we travel? The works.
FOOD We are dangerously addicted to potato and edible oil. Our food joints sell junk. It shows in the way we look.
CHINA Barring icy civility, we don’t have a clue. There are incursions in Ladakh and Arunachal Pradesh. We watch.
DRUGS AND BOOZE Our biggest blind spot. The number of addicts and alcoholics is rising in every state. We wait.
POOR LIFE ETHIC We are not good with ambition and efficiency. We are poor executors. We are not the stuff of dreams.
CLIMATE It’s hot in Srinagar. It’s parched in Bihar’s Gangetic belt. It’s pouring in Delhi in August. What gives?
HYGIENE Gandhi was right. We are masters at spitting and urinating. We don’t wash enough. We fall sick too often.
BEASTLINESS IN PEOPLE Can’t smile. Can’t greet. Can’t give way on the roads. Can abuse. Can beat. Can kill.
10 THINGS SHE IS OVERDOING
1Fear of Maoism2Sense of well-being3Importance of CWG 2010 4Pre-eminence of family5Role of Bollywood, they don’t deserve Padma awards6Sanctity of courts, they should be accountable too 7Politics 8The media, mostly mediocre9Religion10The Pakistan bogey