The technology for industry, transport, mining and the like is still not transferred except on the basis of commercial collaboration with foreign private business. I do not deny that foreign business has a role to play. At the saw:. time I apprehend that merely by this mode, the transfer of technology to the developing world will take too long and will cost too much to be of avail in satisfying the legitimate aspirations of the people. The transfer of technology in the field of agriculture has led already to significant results. There is even greater prospect of similar outcome if only the transfer is hastened in other spheres as well. In this forum where you consider development issues you may like to consider how this process can be quickened, for its impact to be concretely felt in the developing world.
Finally. I may strike a note of both optimism and caution. The ultimate development objective is by and large the same everywhere and has evoked adequate appreciation in the multi-lateral forums and in bilateral programmes. However, it will be an oversimplification if we are to assume that uniform remedies can apply or that the same solution can lead to the same results in all the countries engaged in this experiment. Conditions in the different countries vary vastly, and a solution which is unrelated to such complex conditions and which is not evolved to meet the call or accent of a specific situation will not be satisfying. So then, a standard or 'tablet' solution, if adopted, may be even counterproductive. You will, therefore, agree with me that in an enterprise of this magnitude the only harmony that is possible is diversity. We in India are intent upon achieving social justice and economic growth through a democratic process with all its emphasis on human freedom and dignity in an open society in which everyone is afforded an opportunity to participate and none is too small to be left out. We would like to achieve. growth without sacrificing this sense of dignity and freedom. this is the theme which I had expounded at the beginning of my address and I would like to end my address on the same note. Progress in the developing world can be achieved primarily by the efforts and sacrifice of the people themselves. A new sense of purpose and confidence now generated among them should help in activising the pace of implementation of their programmes. While past or external experience may be of some help, no "repeat" remedy can be effective.
