Why India desperately needs good leaders today

Continuing the series of guest posts by Sanjeev, here is the latest one. By the way, Sanjeev has recently released a book titled, “Breaking Free of Nehru“.

Anil has kindly lent me his copy and I am about a quarter of my way through it…I would recommend the book to everyone who is remotely interested in politics, governance and the state of affairs in India. I am certain you will not be disappointed (I had the privilege of writing a critique of the one of the early drafts of a particular chapter in the book, back in 2007 which became this post: Politics & Corruption: Here’s how to “fix the system”).  Without further ado, here is Sanjeev on why India desperately needs leaders… 

*** “Why India desperately needs good leaders today” by Sanjeev Sabhlok ***

India is desperately short of good leaders today.

After the flurry of the independence movement, erroneously called the ‘freedom’ movement by some, the best people of India began to think that their task was done. They thought the country would govern itself; democracy would run on auto-pilot.

That was a big mistake.

Independence is a small battle with a clear ending, but freedom is a great war without an end.

Freedom is not a matter of simply throwing out the colonial yoke. Zimbabwe has been independent since 1980 but the lives of its citizens are threatened by its own rulers. Fighting for freedom requires constant vigilance and active participation in the nation’s political life. It requires holding our governments to account for providing us with good governance. This much is now clear: nothing is harder than good governance. Nations do not run on auto-pilot.

India is fortunate today to have at least 150,000 Indians with sufficient expertise in governance and freedom. These include, among others, lawyers, journalists, academics, bureaucrats, businessmen, doctors and engineers. These people can provide India with leadership – but they refuse to lead.

Therefore independent India has been looted by corrupt demagogues who have filled this vacuum of leadership.

The Freedom Team of India (FTI) is not prepared to let this drift continue. It is committed to leading India to freedom. To make this happen, it needs at least 1500 outstanding leaders prepared to contest elections under the banner of freedom. We need just one such person in every seven lakh Indians to kick-start major reforms in India. We believe it should not be that hard to find 1500 outstanding Indians.

Have you considered becoming the leader that India needs? Please consider becoming part of the Freedom Team. Together, we will change India.

To be a member of the Freedom Team you must be committed to the philosophy and policies of freedom. You must be willing to contest elections after 1500 leaders have assembled and agreed to a common platform. You must be a good team player, committed to becoming an outstanding leader through lifelong learning and self-reflection. Two things above all: you must be persistent and have enormous patience.

Reforming India’s governance won’t be easy.

Here is more on FTI and details of how you can join etc.

Related Posts:

FTI comes of age…

What is Freedom? – by Sanjeev Sabhlok 

Other posts in the series.

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