“The problem is the policy makers don't have practitioners in the policy team. You won't make an IT policy without consulting a Narayan Murthy or Nandan Nilekani. But for energy, people think they know everything and they know what to do for it. That's how the policies are created in Delhi and that needs to change.” PeopleThinkingKnowsNeedsProblemEnergyTeamPolicyMakersNeed A ChangeConsultingDelhiPolicy Makers Author:Ramon Magsaysay
“You buy a car or any other thing when you see someone else having it. So people will only buy a thing when they see a system in somebody's house and that takes time. The corporate people have taken the poor people for a ride. So that needs to break and the trust needs to be created that this system will actually work.” PeopleNeedsHousePoorBreakTakenCarCorporateTake TimePoor People Author:Ramon Magsaysay
“Our military offensive is indispensable, since force must be met by force. But our social offensive is the extra weapon which the enemy cannot produce. Here the enemy meets democracy's strongest element-the ability to realize and satisfy the needs of its people without taking from them their freedom and dignity as human beings.” PeopleNeedsHumansForceSocialRealizingHuman BeingsAbilityEnemyDemocracyMilitaryProduceMetsElementsWeaponsDignityExtrasStrongestOffensiveIndispensable Author:Ramon Magsaysay
