As we all know our respected and beloved president Dr. A.P.J.

Abdul Kalam is has a dream that India will be among the developed nation of world till 2020 . Is it pos sible to achieve this goal by 2020 considering the current condition of country, which is already fighting a war against a host of problems internally as well a s externally? Here, in this article, I have tried to analyze some major pros & cons related to this topic. As in the past some one had said that India is the country of villages onv me basta hai . or Bharat ga

This is true in today s aspect also because in India most of the people (about 60% of nation s population) are living in villages. In those villages people are unab le to fulfill their basic needs of life such as Roti kapda aur makan . In those vil lages youth is unemployed, they follow unhygienic activities, which leads to ser ious health hazards, youth is turning towards crime because of unemployment, lit eracy is less, and most of the families are below poverty line. In such circumst ances it is very difficult for India to become a developed nation till 2020. Another major problem in the development of country is terrorism. Every border o f our country is facing this ugly problem. In the north, Jammu & Kashmir has the biggest terrorism problem in the form of Indo-Pak issue . If we talk about south, Andhra-Pradesh is facing the problem with People s War Group . In the east, Assam has its own problem against the Ulfa-militants and in the west, Mumbai, the Industria l capital of India is at the center of terrorist attacks. These terrorist groups usually destroy the in-built infracture and manpower of the country. Until and unless any country finds permanent solutions to these problems, it is very diffi cult for that country to become a developed nation. The next problem in development of India is corruption. Although India is not th e most corrupt nation in the world but the roots of corruption in India are so d eep that it is the biggest obstacle to overcome for the development of nation. P articularly in the fields of Politics and Government Sector , corruption is widesprea d. In fact, today very few government schemes, which are for public welfare, com plete successfully. The common man has to visit at least two to three times for getting a single signature in a government office. Another problem in the development of nation is poverty. The unequal distributio n of money in the country, unemployment and lack of entrepreneurship skills part icularly in the youth are the major cause of poverty. In India many families are below poverty line with daily income of less then 1$(i.e. less then 45 rupees) and still we talk about globalization. How can a man, who doesn t have sufficient money for his next day s meals, contribute in the development of nation. One more problem in the way of the development of nation is our politics. Most o f the politicians are highly corrupt and their main aim is to earn money from th e government funds for their personal uses. The political parties are having goo d contacts with criminals; they are illegally raising funds for there election c ampaigns and very huge amount of money is spent every time on such campaigns. Th e one and only aim of these political parties is to remain in power at any cost. Since last few decades, India has had only two major & nation wide political pa rties so the people are compelled to choose between those two parties only. Ther e is no alternative available for the people and every time they get it wrong, i n the form of an unsatisfactory government. The major issue, which can contribute highly in the development of nation, is ou r educational system. The percentage of literacy in our country is less, compare d to other developed nations. There are a large number of students who start the ir education at the primary level but are unable to complete SSLC/PUC due to man

y financial, social and physical reasons. In India, tuitions are having a large im pact right from the primary level itself. This is very serious and shameful thin g for our educational system. Apart from the above-mentioned major problems, there are also some other problem s like lack of power/energy resources, lack of in-fractures, castisam, communal rights and many more But, India also has some strengths to its name. The most dominating technology in today s scenario is Information Technology and bec ause of its highly intellectual minds, India is dominating throughout the world in this particular technology. The revenue/profits of the India-based software c ompanies are in thousands of corers and they are able to squeeze a lot of foreig n money from international market. So they are contributing greatly in the devel opment of nation. Another major strength for India is its man power as India is the second most po pulated country of the world. If we consider Uttar-Pradesh as a separate country , then it will become the world s sixth most populated country very next to China, India, United States, Indonesia and Brazil. So India s huge population can occupy any big industry which requires a large number of people. So to conclude, we can say that there are many hurdles for India to become a dev eloped nation till 2020, but India also has its own strengths. As no body can fo resee the future, so let s wait & watch and contribute greatly in the development of our nation. One more thing I want to say to all the professional students is that they are h aving a major responsibility to make India a developed country (like Engineers a re called the builders of the nation). So please try hard to convert our preside nt s dream to reality.