While the litany of problems is known, it was up to the Central government to generate consensus. Notwithstanding the PM’s announcement, we are far short from arriving at consensus, reflective of the UPA government’s disability to push liberalisation. All that has now happened, is the Centre (and one mustn’t ignore Sonia Gandhi’s remarks in China) has finally woken up to need for reforms. But it will still buckle to Left pressure.