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Foreseeing problems, in simple words.

Notwithstanding the economic downturn off late, India is growing. With a population crossing 1.1 billion, companies from across the globe are rushing to set base in India. Many already have.

India's geographical area is just 40% of China's or US's or Australia's. China's population stands around 1.4 billion, US's 250 million, Australia's 25 million.

Do we realize the practical implications just because of this one single factor called space?

Mumbai is India's financial capital. If India grows the first signs can be seen in Mumbai. The best of cars get brandished in this city. But, we can vouch Mumbai is the most terrible place to relish car-driving.

It isn't just Mumbai; practically every Indian city showing any signs of growth faces the same problems: Traffic, congestion, pollution, wastage of time, wastage of resources, etc. And what are we talking about? Are all people comfortably placed economically? Forget it. At least half a billion haven't even tasted a drop of progress yet. What if these people also dream of owning cars in the next decade or so?

Just because you wear the same jeans that the folks wear in the US doesn't mean you are walking on the same terrain. Our alleys are smaller, narrower. And we've to live in these alleys till time immemorial.

Indian government shouldn't have allowed cars bigger than 4 metres in the country. This should've been done way back in 70s or 80s or even earlier. That would be vision. Is it late now?