The fact is as a nation we have never thought about exporting fresh green mint to US instead we are pre-occupied by international politics and far flung conflicts. To top it off, we are desperate to play a role in them. Our society is too politicised and though we have a hard working populace but it’s easily distracted by slogan mongering ideologs.

I am not the one who advocates waiting for a messiah. I just want common sense to prevail. In the modern world, in order to progress we don’t need idealistic systems, we just need 10 years of sustained economic growth (above 6%), an enterprising middle class, guided by a critical mass of entrepreneurs. We need a society were politicians are marginalized and military has no use. Where wealth is being generated in direct proportion to the efforts put in by its population. This is what is happening in China, India and South East Asia, so why can’t it happen here. Unless of course you want justice to prevail, Jihad to be formalized and the whole damned occupied territories wherever they are in the world be liberated.

The economic prosperity is the key, it does not come overnight, it requires hard (uninterrupted) work by a generation and later on when the middle/merchant class gains strength then all cherished values such as democracy, justice and merit may take permanent hold.