The biggest problem for sustainable development is that there are no good models anywhere in the world which India can emulate. The development process of the US is not worth emulating - lets not forget the massacre of thousands of Indigenous tribes. And the end result is far from satisfactory - the development model of the West is leading to Global warming and climate change. This clearly shows that the consumption levels of the US and European Countries are not sustainable. The world needs need a different model of sustainable development.
Experience shows that Sustainable Development does not happen by design or by planning, but by stakeholders lobbying up for protection of their stakes - be it environment or poor people's livelihoods. Thus, it is important to view the tribal who worships nature as God, not as a primitive trying to preserve the old ways of life, but as a flag bearer of sustainable development.
India is a land of great possibilities. Unlike US of the 17th century, we have a strong democracy and a vibrant civil society. India should be disappointed if it becomes another US or UK in the next 25 years. We have to work towards a sustainable development model that the rest of the world can emulate.
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