You have made some good points as well as wrong guesses;) I am not a supporter of RSS for sure nor BJP (the way you have portrayed BJP.) Nor am I an anti-Congress dude. And I have worked for Infosys.
Without getting into the tiring details of politics and religious zeal, the main point I was trying to make was that Vajpayee is indeed a good pick as someone who is setting a good Agenda. And yes, what BJP did in Gujarat was reprehensible, by being a silent spectator. One of the problems with Vajpayee is his loyalty to party seems higher than to the people, but at the same time he has this incredible earthy-ness to him that makes him a good leader.
And you are plumb mistaken about liberalization having stalled. In fact, even the Time and the Post have covered the achievements of Vajpayee. And yes, Manmohan Singh was making strides that were considered very good in his time. And yes, like in any party, there are Hawks and then there are moderates. What are you ?:)
Not true at all. Narayana Murthy is like Bill Gates (an opportunist who took the opportunity and the risks to make it big.) Vajpayee is like Reagan/Bush (or some such Republican) who has made it his important Agenda to peel off/rip out the huge amounts of red-tape that drags the Indian economy.
His Finanace and Industrial ministers are incredibly astute people who have been busy reducing the size and hence the corruption of the Central Govt. for some time now. What we are seeing is the fruition of these efforts in terms of the opening of the market, better infrastructures, less corruption, and hence a more conducive environment for Businesses.
For any Business person in India this is a well known fact that BJP has made very good strides in turning to a Capitalistic rather than pseudo-socialistic infrastructure. Of course, if we read popular media, BJP is nothing but a political party desperately clinging to power.
Hoping that the Congress Party (when it comes to power) will not roll back these changes in the name of Nationalism or some such excuse.
Good points. But, the fundamental problem/s is a Govt. that is very uncaring and corrupt. The ability to build self-sufficient systems like heat, energy, and electricity is present. But, it is in the best interests of the Zamindars (the Rich & powerful Land-Owners) to keep the community backward.
So, the question is how can we as a people overcome this multiple hurdle of the Zamindars, politicians (who are in their pockets) and Law Enforcement (who are in the politicians pockets.) One of the more successful approaches is to create and organize the people around Non-Profit Non-Govt. Organizations (NGO's, like aidindia.org, etc.) This lets those Indians and others who can and are willing to help build an infrastructure in our country, to do so. As more people realize this and join up and become the voice of the suppressed, then hopefully, life for the average person will become better.
IMHO, the Simputer seems like a well-intentioned endeavor but more of a hype than anything else right now. I do hope it succeeds in its professed role of decreasing the information gap.
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;) I am not a supporter of RSS for sure nor BJP (the way you have portrayed BJP.) Nor am I an anti-Congress dude. And I have worked for Infosys.
:)
You have made some good points as well as wrong guesses
Without getting into the tiring details of politics and religious zeal, the main point I was trying to make was that Vajpayee is indeed a good pick as someone who is setting a good Agenda. And yes, what BJP did in Gujarat was reprehensible, by being a silent spectator. One of the problems with Vajpayee is his loyalty to party seems higher than to the people, but at the same time he has this incredible earthy-ness to him that makes him a good leader.
And you are plumb mistaken about liberalization having stalled. In fact, even the Time and the Post have covered the achievements of Vajpayee. And yes, Manmohan Singh was making strides that were considered very good in his time. And yes, like in any party, there are Hawks and then there are moderates. What are you ?
Not true at all. Narayana Murthy is like Bill Gates (an opportunist who took the opportunity and the risks to make it big.) Vajpayee is like Reagan/Bush (or some such Republican) who has made it his important Agenda to peel off/rip out the huge amounts of red-tape that drags the Indian economy.
His Finanace and Industrial ministers are incredibly astute people who have been busy reducing the size and hence the corruption of the Central Govt. for some time now. What we are seeing is the fruition of these efforts in terms of the opening of the market, better infrastructures, less corruption, and hence a more conducive environment for Businesses.
For any Business person in India this is a well known fact that BJP has made very good strides in turning to a Capitalistic rather than pseudo-socialistic infrastructure. Of course, if we read popular media, BJP is nothing but a political party desperately clinging to power.
Hoping that the Congress Party (when it comes to power) will not roll back these changes in the name of Nationalism or some such excuse.
Good points. But, the fundamental problem/s is a Govt. that is very uncaring and corrupt. The ability to build self-sufficient systems like heat, energy, and electricity is present. But, it is in the best interests of the Zamindars (the Rich & powerful Land-Owners) to keep the community backward.
So, the question is how can we as a people overcome this multiple hurdle of the Zamindars, politicians (who are in their pockets) and Law Enforcement (who are in the politicians pockets.) One of the more successful approaches is to create and organize the people around Non-Profit Non-Govt. Organizations (NGO's, like aidindia.org, etc.) This lets those Indians and others who can and are willing to help build an infrastructure in our country, to do so. As more people realize this and join up and become the voice of the suppressed, then hopefully, life for the average person will become better.
IMHO, the Simputer seems like a well-intentioned endeavor but more of a hype than anything else right now. I do hope it succeeds in its professed role of decreasing the information gap.