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Innovation in India isn't suffocating from lack of talent or deep technology—it's gasping under government paperwork, redtape and outright tardiness. First-time founders aren't staying up worrying about competitors. They're stressed about GST registration that somehow requires "speed money" to move forward, or else face mysterious rejections on day 29 of 30. When the government enters business—airlines, telecom, even simple apps—the result is predictable mediocrity. IRCTC catering follows the same pattern: complaints surge, temporary improvement follows, then rapid regression to disappointing service. The system demands excellence from entrepreneurs while offering bureaucratic roadblocks in return. If Piyush Goyal wants innovation to flourish, they need to get out of its way first.