India, Jan. 31 -- Our Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar, speaking at the World Economic Forum, Davos, said Bengaluru was the "city of the future," with a strong ecosystem, skilled human resources and investor-friendly governance. But.

If Karnataka is truly a heaven for industry, why has the State converted only about 15 percent of the investment proposals it has received since 2013?

This is not a minor administrative hiccup. It is a structural failure.

Just two months ago, the State's Industries Minister M.B. Patil declared that Karnataka must move from "ease of doing business" to "speed of doing business." The statement is tragic because it is not a priority for our leaders.

When Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Deputy CM Shivakum...