

It’s time for India to re-imagine governance: Tools of technology exist but mindsets need to catch up
Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The coming decade will be unlike anything we have seen before. Multiple technology shifts are maturing in parallel: the intelligence revolution and rise of digital labour; breakthroughs in frontier technologies like biotechnology and advanced materials; compute moving from centralized data centres to the intelligent edge; and quantum applications becoming real in areas such as drug discovery, defence and logistics.
This convergence is unprecedented. It can unlock enormous economic value—but it also expands risk exposure at a speed that governments are not prepared to manage. As India aspires to celebrate the centenary of our independence as a developed nation, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has repeatedly reminded us that Viksit Bharat is not just about faster growth.
It is about deep transformation. It is about our ability to re-imagine India. For the first time in history, we actually have the tools to do so.
The real question is whether we are equipped to use this power to drive the transformation India needs. The truth is we are no longer constrained by technology—we are constrained by mindset. India’s technology foundation itself is strong and inclusive by design.
Platforms such as Aadhaar and UPI have become global benchmarks for digital public infrastructure—built with inclusion as its aim and impacting billions of lives. But the next phase demands much more. We must drive end-to-end transformations across sectors to unlock exponential growth, while re-engineering the social landscape to raise productivity and dignity at every level.
The constraint is no longer tools. It is how governments think, plan and execute. To translate technological capability into real outcomes, we need
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