Aren't our priorities regarding political debate really a problem? I just finished the book "An uncertain Glory" by eminent development economists Amarty Sen and Jean Dreze. They have clearly stated that the poor conditions of health, education and public services do not really get the importance that they should get in the Public reasoning done in India. The fact that more number of our children (40%) are malnourished as compared to even those of the countries of Sub-Saharan Africa (25%), is disgusting in itself. In several health indicators, not only are we lagging far behind the countries like China and Sri Lanka, but also behind the likes of Bangladesh and Nepal. The latest Indian Human Development Survey shows that our education and health services have gone worse over last 7-8 years. This despite the ambitious programmes like NRHM, RTE etc. So, our Human Resource is getting degraded and we are still stuck in the Communalism v/s Secularism debate. Is that our priority? Has this debate in the past resulted in the welfare of any section of society? I think its time we started asking the relevant and important questions. Do you agree?
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