India, April 12 -- In a rare moment of candid introspection, Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal sparked a much-needed debate on the true direction of India's booming start-up ecosystem. The Minister's comments should be seen as a call to action - not condemnation

It's not very often that an important Union Minister makes a statement of honest introspection as Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal did recently at the conclave of the start-ups. Unfortunately, given the nature of social media debates, a serious economic issue has come to be embroiled in fisticuffs between pro-government and anti-government troll creatures.

First, it's important to know what the Minister said in his very candid interaction with the business community. Goyal showed a s...