Why is India still backward?

We were always dependent on the belief that we will get newer technology from Western countries which would fuel our growth. But that has not happened. We should spend on research on developing our energy potentials and on making better computer applications, and on developing new disease resistant plant species and so on. Western countries do not help India constructively. In the name of “help” they dump old technologies here, while keeping the latest discoveries, inventions and innovations to themselves. This further hampers our progress. We would always be lagging behind if we wait for Western countries to help us. We must do research and development ourselves, and arrive at new methods and develop technologies ourselves for our betterment. We must spend on research so that we can efficiently use our natural resources and distribute its benefits evenly to our people. Foreign powers would only invest projects in which they would get returns while giving an impression that they are helping us. When giving aid, they look down upon us as if doing a very big generous deed, while just discarding old stuff. When farmers in the West were told to use organic manure, Indian farmers were told to use fertilizers and chemical pesticides. It was known that it would create health hazards for our people.

We must develop energy reserves by effectively using our natural resources. We must assess global energy security, and develop that which we cannot be bought from outside at cheap rates. For instance we must see how volatile oil price is, or how cheap coal is available outside India, whether developing our gas reserves would be costlier than getting from outside. We must ensure cheap energy to our people, and guess their demands; we must learn how to give energy to our people more efficiently.For instant making power stations which would take greater loads and distribute power more efficiently. Make substations where the load is too great, and avert power grid failures.No one can do this for us. We must also teach our people to efficiently diligently use our resources. We must always remember that nobody can innovate for us, we must innovate for ourselves.
There were native species of rice which were highly suitable to diabetics. We did not know this and we took new species of rice from outside India. This caused the incidence of diabetics to shoot up in our population.So,we should not copy or imitate others.

We are a big country with plentiful mineral wealth and fertile land.We do not have shortages of resources, we need better governance and more dedication towards our country and more compassion towards our people. This will bring us out of backwardness and ensure good life for our future generations.