India, Jan. 4 -- New Delhi: There was a time "Vision 2020" was much talked about, but now we are almost there. The title of the book, Whither India in 2022?, edited by Surendra Kumar, is a fascinating read as the book covers many subjects-from commerce to national security to energy to Indo-US relations, written by experts in their fields. The title is futuristic, as many of the contributors have dealt with the subject through their vision. Why the year 2022? Former Commerce Minister Suresh Prabhu spells out the reason as that is the deadline Prime Minister Narendra Modi has set for himself to make India great again.

Kudos to the editor, Surendra Kumar, who has managed to get hold of so many VIP contributors in various areas of policymak...