New Delhi,Marked by presence of prominent guests like Montek Singh Ahluwalia, Deputy Chairman-Planning Commission, Jaswant Singh, Honble Member of Parliament, Vir Sanghvi, Advisory Editorial Director- Hindustan Times and Meera Sanyal, Chairperson & Country Executive - ABN Amro/ RBS Bank India, the first session titled - The Path to Progress started with an opening remark on Indias vision by Jehangir S. Pocha, Co-Promoter, IMN News.
Reviewing the history of India since Independence, Mr Jaswant Singh, Honble Member of Parliament, said, It has been a remarkable journey for India since Independence to 2010. Consolidating 526 states was a complex task when all the systems needed to be unified. The period 1937-1962 was a trouble period for our country. Year 1962 was the dividing line while there were disputes with Peoples Republic. Year 1965 started well, but then Pandit Nehru left us. 1967-1975 was a phase of socialistic populism and then 80s was the most destructive decade. In 90s, India swung back. All these years, the problems that we faced are corruption of spirit, governance, mindset, inflation, agriculture, infrastructure, and neighborhood. Internally, we had been disorganized and unless the house is in order, dreams will wither away.
Taking the discussion forward and talking about The Economic strategy for the dream that we outline for India, Mr Montek Singh Ahluwalia, Deputy Chairman-Planning Commission, said, 10 years ago, nobody talked about India as a potential emerging market. We dont say that we have achieved all our objectives. Our objectives were to bring about faster & more inclusive growth and there is a lot that needs to be done to make sure that the growth continues. Actually, it should be even faster than it actually is and more importantly it should be inclusive.
This discussion encapsulated Indias development journey since Independence and highlighted setbacks, opportunities and achievements in the various areas like National Economy, GDP growth & Development, Political leadership etc. during all these years. It was an interactive session and the discussion included a couple of question-answer rounds with the esteemed panel.
The second session titled The New Guard focused on identifying the role of youth in shaping the future of India and brought together young achievers and leaders from various fields. Panelists for the session included Kalikesh Singh Deo-Member of Parliament,Sanjay Gupta-Film Director, Anuja Chauhan, - Author.
Airing his views in this regards, said, Kalikesh Singh Deo-Member of Parliament, India is a mixed bag of options. We have a lot of things to be optimistic about and look forward to. We need to understand the psychology of the young generation. Todays youth is more focused about their own requirements, livelihood etc. and we need to gear our thinking process, our system and governance to work along the psychological motivations of theirs. Need of the hour is to recognize what prevails and what needs to prevail in India.
This discussion addressed the key issues and challenges faced by Indias youth in Education, Employment etc. and the Governments inefficacy in dealing with these challenges. These young minds of India also answered the queries from the audience. The audience consisted of members of the prestigious CEO Clubs of India as well as CEOs of various leading companies in India. The discussion combined with an interactive session of questions and answers, the evening provided an interesting insight on Indias economic future and the role of youth in development.
Telecast details: The Panel discussion will be aired as a 2 episode special on the Eve of Indias Independence and on Independence Day. India @ 63 - The New Guard will be aired on Saturday, August 14, 2010 @ 6:00 pm and India @ 63 - The Path to Progress will be aired on Sunday, August 15, 2010 @ 6:30 pm.
Notes to Editor
About CEO Club of India
The CEO club of India is the Indian chapter of the prestigious New York based CEO Club. With members such as Ted Turner, Steve Forbes, Michael Bloomberg, and Donald Trump it is one of the most prestigious networking bodies of the CEOs in the world. In India, CEO Clubs was launched in March 2008 in Hyderabad and is running successfully in Hyderabad, Chennai, Bangalore and Delhi.
About INX News Pvt. Ltd
IMN News is the new brand identity that the premier English news channel NewsX will soon assume. The new look of the channel will be unveiled soon, and be accompanied with a similarly redesigned website, IPTV service and mobile TV.
INX News Pvt. Ltd, is wholly owned by Indi Media Company Pvt. Ltd., a venture co-founded by Vinay Chhajlani, an entrepreneur with interests in IT, new media and regional media, and Jehangir S. Pocha, a senior editor with years of global experience in media and business and the former Editor of Businessworld magazine. Vinay Chhajlani is also the CEO of Nai Dunia Media Pvt Ltd and founder of Webdunia.com.
