India can do a lot better with the use of Information Technology as it has a vibrant and growing democracy than its most talked about rival China. Technology is extremely powerful as a liberal force in its ability to empower citizens and minimize sway of the state. It would strengthen India's advantage as an open, democratic society and would ensure that information knowledge and services flow unimpeded. Our open society is the ideal ground for the IT-led transparency in governance. But to realize this vision we have to take IT-led transformation from the sidelines of public policy and make it the centre-piece of our development and reform strategy. We need to put a lot of faith in the talent of this country. The talent that made India the centre of global delivery in IT over the last 15 years has now developed the skills and experience it needs to apply these learnings at home. In the next 15 years, these very skills can help us build the kind of politically and economically inclusive environment that can take India into a second phase of dramatic, technology-driven growth.