Paralysed by change

Here is a succinct description of the policy paralysis that ails the Indian government. Explaining how uncertainty is killing the confidence of business houses and impacting investments at a recent panel discussion in Delhi, HCL Infosystems CEO Harsh Chitale said it operates at multiple levels: "One government changing the decision of the other, or one bureaucrat of the same government changing the policy of another. And if nobody is changing the decision, then someone else will at least question it."