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What do you think are the top 6 issues concerning India?

This is what I view as the top 6 issues concerning our nation(India) today. I want to base my opinion on some of the basic tenete on which i believe a healthy and progressive nation is based. These fundamental blocks for me are (in no particular order)

1. Free and Liberated minds

2. Healthy citizens

3. Leadership and vision to lead the nation

4. Justice to all

5. Peace and Harmony

6. Robust economy governed by fair and inclusive system

Keeping the above in mind, I would suggest the following issues which needs to tackled with urgency.

1. Education.

1.1 Need for bigger, better and more number of par excellence institutes of higher learning for science, commerce as well as arts.

1.2 Need Quality primary education for all

2. Health. Need Better health and sanitation facilities. Interestingly over 30% of doctors in the USA are Indians while we all know the plight of health in India!

3. Leadership. There is big void of strong leadership and a visionary in the political arena. In fact I wonder who in the long history of indian civilization could have played the role of such a leader. What's your opinion on this? Vallabh Bhai Patel? Ashoka? What kinda leader do you want to have for your country? Opinons welcome...

4. Courts. We need higher number of courts with a stronger machinery to monitor court proceedings. We have nearly 30 million cases pending in our courts! Justice is absolutely fundamental for the well being of citizens and nation.

5. Terrorism. Well I don't know how to deal with core fanatics who irrespctive of being educated or not, having a family or not, having a job or not, et al... behave in certain unacceptable ways. But many of their followers (who make d majority of the number) are not like them. But still they have enough "time" to get into other people's business rather than minding their own. Perhaps inclusive growth is one small step to styme the growth of such followers at least.

6. Tax System. Tax system is just one among many systems which plays a major role in the way our economy works. Our tax system is still incapabale of bringing tax evading companies/people to books. We lose billions of rupees every year because of it, thus creating a handicapped gov. with a burden of consistent budget deficit. Fixing the tax system can be the key to many other lingering issues which the gov. can't handle due to lack of resources. Overhaul and reforms in this field has to be a part of bigger effort to enlist citizens, companies (listed, unlisted, SME, etc, etc)... We need to bring every person (social security no.) , every transaction, every biz, to books at which we r way behind. Even small SMEs save crores of rupees every year by evading taxes! This is an aspect which has never been given enough importance. But we need to, sooner than later.

Your thoughts welcome... Pls write what in your opinion r the top issues being faced by India...