A letter in the Economic Times today by Rahul Banerji from London:

With increase in pollution and global warming is it a responsible thing to introduce the sub Rs 1 Lakh car to the Indian market? Besides, Indian roads are clogged anyways – don’t you think this is going to lead to more chaos? Your thoughts are appreciated.

This is the classic dilemma between growth, development and sustainability. We need more cars for a better standard of living in India however, more cars at Rs 1 lakh (USD 2,200) will increase the number of cars and hence, more production and resources, oil usage, pollution, congestion.

How can Tatas work towards development and sustainability?