Once order and public infrastructure are in place, the third, more modern task of government, is to ensure quality education and healthcare to every citizen irrespective of her circumstances of birth. Only real education and healthcare give every child an opportunity to fulfil her potential. We cannot have growth for the few while millions lead lives of quiet desperation for no fault of theirs. Only after these three tasks—order, infrastructure and human development—are fulfilled does any government have the moral authority to take on itself other tasks, or commit public resources to other purposes. It is time we established this foundational principle firmly in statecraft so that the period leading up to and beyond 2020 is not once again squandered.