Thought's, Opinions and Travel

For manufacturing to succeed, we need to have clear policies. The vision must be outlined, the objectives framed. Unless this happens “Make in India” will end up being one amongst the 100 other campaigns we spend tax payer’s money and achieve nothing.    I was one of those few lucky Indian’s who got the opportunity to study in one of the best universities in the world – The University of Sydney. While I was pursuing my Master’s, I had the opportunity to work for The United States Studies Centre. The job was challenging; it gave me great exposure to S enior Management and R isk Advisors of the Australian financial industry. It was at a time when India was a growth story. I'm certain that many Indians at that time shared the CV of then Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh and spoke highly of him and felt proud of his achievements and academic credentials. I was surely one of them. I wanted to be a part of the growth story and more importantly sweat it out and help ...

“The only thing that makes battle psychologically tolerable is the brotherhood among soldiers. You need each other to get by.” Sabastian Junger “I have reached Chitradurga I have reached Dandeli Reached Davengere” messages sent home In-between the above message’s, was one hell of journey which had drama, action and adventure. Dandeli was my first overnight ride, for a matter of fact it was the first time I would be riding over 250 km in a single day. The ride was a psychological battle since I know I do not have an iron back and would run the risk of injuring my lower back. The constant reminders from Vinay regarding the expectations and the stamina required were not helping but his concerns were genuine but nonetheless he was freaking me out. As we were waiting at the assembly point, we get a call informing of an accident the atmosphere quickly changed from excitement to anxiety, wasting no time the Captain and the Sweep departed for the spot while rest of us...

Nepal recently witnessed the most catastrophic Earth quake; recent estimates put the loss of life to 7,000. While this number could be much higher, what got me thinking was the swift appreciable response from the Indian government and whether we are really prepared to handle natural disasters. India’s vast geographical area almost every year faces a natural disaster whether it is the cyclone on the eastern side or more recently, flash floods in Uttarakhand and Kashmir. While we do have a National Disaster Relief Force, a statement by the Minister of Telecommunication left me bewildered on whether we have a communication strategy, evacuation strategy or a rehabilitation strategy to deal with natural disasters. Arnab asked the minister whether private telecom operators have also reduced international call charges to Nepal. He responded by requesting telecom operators to reduce charges. A similar conversation occurred between Arnab and the CEO of Indigo, where he asked Aditya Gho...