India, Dec. 31 -- To become a sporting nation, India needs not just athletes or coaches or infrastructure or professional administrators. It needs all of them to come together and make it work like a well-oiled machine for a significant period of time. When it comes to Olympic sport, the Indian government is by far the biggest supporter in the ecosystem. So, it won't be right to say that the government does nothing. But doing a lot and doing it right are two very different things and that is what the nine-member committee set up by the government has zeroed in on.

The Abhinav Bindra-led panel has presented a detailed roadmap with India's Olympic goals in mind. The main idea is to empower administrators, strengthen governance and shape In...