Crisis is a Terrible thing to Waste

"a crisis is a terrible thing to waste. It makes unthinkable changes suddenly possible." from “For the Soul of Mankind” by "Melvyn Leffler" as reviewed in the Economist. What a beautiful way to sum it up.
Indeed all this current fracas about the nuclear deal, the Adam's bridge (Ram Setu in popular lingo), the globalization issues, the mess in education sector. All these are an excellent opening to debate our thinking, break free from the shackles of mindset evolved over 1000 years of war fare and conquest by foreign invaders.
The current resurgence of national confidence has a lot to do with liberalization ushered in, in response to balance of Payment crises of 90s. A crises that changed the course of modern India. We had an erudite philosopher Prime Minister than. Not always the most clean of our politician, Mr Rao must be given credited for putting right people on job and shielding them from interference. Always a mark of a great manager. I personally appreciate what he did for our economy.
Where he failed in the same vein was in handling the Ayodhya Babari masjid crises. The events of 93 were a crises, they were also a great opportunity to solve the issue once and for all. And he failed miserably.
I think the same crises -opportunity stares in the face of the current government. Will Rao's protege - the current prime minister and more importantly the real power behind the ruling party seize the issue and act in real national interest is any body's guess. Thinking long term I'd say even lose the next election but if you act in India's real interest ( and the government knows it better than I, being privy to much more facts and opinions than I a mere private citizen), the people will elect them in the next round or so.
The growth momentum is there and as more and more people are lifted out of poverty and ignorance they will realize the consequences of actions sooner than later. So in long term, an informed practical approach should pay well.
There are real risks though. While most Indians proudly proclaim that Indians are the most philosophical, most liberal thinkers in reality we are rarely so. Look at the modern times where the protests are almost always violent involving forced 'bandhs' or actual violence. So the opportunity will not be seized without making hard choices. But then we need to overcome adversary by force of will.