The ascendency of India as an economic world power

India is shining and there is every reason to believe that in 2007, India will continue to march forward in the world stage with its high economic growth. Times of India has taken an initiative to make 2007 as the Year of India. Times of India reported:

A two-pronged action plan marks The Times of India ’s christening of 2007 as the ‘Year of India’ and the ensuing six-week long ‘India Poised’ campaign. Sweeping aside the euphoria and headiness surrounding Brand India, TOI will bring you a critical assessment of India’s readiness for any serious claim to international fame. Along with our television partner, Times Now , we will pry open areas of public governance, infrastructure, health, business and economy, environment, social sector and culture, among others, to sort the stars from the non-performers. We will seek answers why, and draw a roadmap with lucid action points.

I am happy that Times of India has taken this initiative. I wish that other major media houses could also come up with similar programs. At the same time, they should portray India more in the countries in which substantial number of people of Indian origin live. The good part is that Times of India is trying to integrate its readers in the celebration:

That brings us to the second plank of our ‘India Poised’ campaign: You. No profiling or querying by TOI will ever result in a substantive action plan without your inputs. Through our reader-interactive initiative, ‘My Times, My Voice’ we seek to involve you not just through the newspaper and TV channel, but also a dedicated website (www.indiapoised.com) and over mobile phones and blogs (www.mytimesmyvoice.com).

So, visit the websites and check them out. I am sure that you will find them interesting. If possible, participate in it and contribute in making 2007 the Year of India.