Opinion | Lessons that governments can learn from companies

It is time governments start taking responsibility for the actions of their predecessors. We are seeing it in Andhra Pradesh, where the YSR Congress government led by Jagan Mohan Reddy has scrapped the earlier government’s decision to build Amaravati as its state capital, while also cancelling some of the contracts awarded for the ambitious Polavaram dam project. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, credited with turning around the software major’s fortunes over the last five years by turning the company on its head, gave his predecessor Steve Balmer the credit for its successful entry into the cloud business. Thus, in case the Democrats win power in the US in the election later this year, and Bernie Sanders is elected president, he would be justified in scrapping current President Donald Trump’s dubious move to permit new logging in Alaska’s pristine Tongass National Forest, since his position on protecting the environment is well known and clearly stated. In Andhra Pradesh, the new government’s decision to create three capitals for the state may actually be a pretty smart move to allow the development of different areas.