Think India Dialogue: Right brain ideas for reviving the economy

R Jagannathan, our editor-in-chief gave his first Twitter keynote as part of Network 18’s Think India Dialogue which will take place on Monday 8 April. The Think India Dialogue looks at the kind of economic policies that India needs.

[caption id=“attachment_684749” align=“alignleft” width=“380”]  Think India Dialogue will take place on 8 April.[/caption]

He raised a few questions about the right way to shape the nation and its economy and the existing ‘populist’ schemes adopted by various governments. He also spoke about whether in the current system there is an entitlement economy, where we have ‘rights’ but not enough means to fulfill them.

Here’s a look at his tweets.

Was India ever meant to be a Socialist republic - something even Nehru didn't put into the Constitution? #ThinkIndia on 8 April

— R Jagannathan (@TheJaggi) April 3, 2013

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How did a people who "inscribe" Shubh Labh on everything become so dependent on govt doles? Look to #ThinkIndia event on 8 April for answers

— R Jagannathan (@TheJaggi) April 3, 2013

Ambedkar wanted India to embrace capitalism to eradicate the scourge of caste. Why have politicians abandoned his basic idea? #ThinkIndia

— R Jagannathan (@TheJaggi) April 3, 2013

Do we need "less government" or more government in a poor country? Does Narendra Modi have an answer here? #ThinkIndia on 8 Apr for answers

— R Jagannathan (@TheJaggi) April 3, 2013

#ThinkIndia Does our constitution say we must give people crutches when they can walk? Or feed them fish, but not teach them to fish?

— R Jagannathan (@TheJaggi) April 3, 2013

#ThinkIndia We are building an entitlement economy where there are "Rights" without creating the means to fulfil them. Can this ever work?

— R Jagannathan (@TheJaggi) April 3, 2013

#ThinkIndia The Gujarat model vs the Bihar model, Modi model vs NItish model. Are they two different things or two sides of the same coin?

— R Jagannathan (@TheJaggi) April 3, 2013

#ThinkIndia Which comes first, law and order or free laptops? Aren't public goods like law and order more important than fuel subsidies?

— R Jagannathan (@TheJaggi) April 3, 2013

#ThinkIndia Do we need an economy that creates jobs or do we create jobs that drive a government bankrupt? Is big govt the answer to poverty

— R Jagannathan (@TheJaggi) April 3, 2013

#ThinkIndia Do we need an economy that creates jobs or do we create jobs that drive a government bankrupt? Is big govt the answer to poverty

— R Jagannathan (@TheJaggi) April 3, 2013

#ThinkIndia Gandhi wanted capitalists to become trustees on behalf of the poor. Should govt be in the business of charity or business?

— R Jagannathan (@TheJaggi) April 3, 2013

#ThinkIndia Is crony capitalism the result of big government or is big government the result of crony capital? Do they feed on one another?

— R Jagannathan (@TheJaggi) April 3, 2013