I mull over it and wonder if only the folks who leave India are doing well, why in the world would people and companies around the world pump in more than a 100 billion dollars into India? Are they idiots or what?
Ask a Louisiana investor (non-Indian) where he would put in his dollar of investment - India or Louisiana? Guess what his answers would be? > Question is if you and others have taken a moment to > mull why these > desis have to leave India to do well, if Indian rule > has been so good > for the country, that so many of you cannot seem to > imagine living > under anything else? > > Think about it. We will deliberate on it some more > later. > > cm > > > > > At 9:06 AM -0700 9/22/05, mayur bora wrote: > >Hi Mrinal > > > >Thanks for your interesting observation. It may be > >more applicable to those people who are outside > India > >than to someone like me who was in Assam till the > >other day. But your view that they start feeling > about > >the state only after leaving Assam is not entirely > >true. Because you don't know what they probably did > >while they were in Assam. Moreover should there be > any > >distinction between someone living in Assam ot > outside > >it in respect of their willingness to do something > for > >the state in a meaningful but humble way ? I leave > >this point for a wider debate among the netters. > > > >I believe where there is a will, there is a way. > You > >know the contribution of many NRIs (mainly > Punjabis) > >to their state. I know Mahanata Da will get a point > to > >pull my leg on this issue. But I enjoy his opinion. > >You may not agree with some of his observations; > but > >once you separate the chaff from the wheat, it > gives > >you delicious food for thought. I think everyone > >irrespective of their place of present location can > >contribute to the welfare of a particular group of > >people if they wish. > > > >Supporting plebiscite as a provision in a democracy > to > >be exercised in times of genuine need is not same > as > >supporting self rule. I am clear in my opinion that > >our state will not be better off with self rule. > But I > >don't want this view to be inviolable in a true > >democracy. What is the harm in taking people's > opinion > >? Call me arrogant or anything you like; but I am > sure > >about the verdict also. It will be a resounding NO. > >But let the provision be present in the system. Of > >course, there will be many arguments against it due > to > >its inherent potential to create trouble for the > >central govt by encouraging forces of > disintegration > >in different parts of the country. The need for > >judicious use of this provision would also entail a > >great deal of controversy among people. > > > >I am also in favour of raising other relevant > issues > >along with the main issue in case of Assam. We have > to > >address the entire gamut of issues associated with > the > >main demand of the ultras to come to a realistic > and > >workable solution. Precisely due to this, I told > >Mahanta da not to become very excited and ecstatic > >over the very mention of the word plebiscite. But > as > >ill luck would have it, he got carried away by my > poor > >command over the language and inability to > comprehend > >the nuances of a foreign language leaving the main > >issue unattended. Of course, he has promised to get > >back to us in next week. We are eagerly waiting for > >it. > > > >Bye for now. > > > >Mayur > >Chandigarh > > > >--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > >> cannot speak on behalf of my colleagues living > >> either in the States or in > >> UK. > >> Individuals naturally differ in their views. I > can > >> only reply to your > >> missile in an individual capacity. > >> First of all, people in general do not live in > >> air-conditioned houses either > >> in USA or UK. They do have some kind of > electrical > >> or gas heating when > >> needed. They do occasionally eat a hamburger or > KFC > > > which, as a matter of fact, I > >> believe many people in India are too beginning > to > >> indulge in, especially in > >> the big cities.. > >> Not everybody living in USA or UK is trying to > >> improve Assam through the > >> internet. > >> The number of regular participants blogging, as > you > >> put it, is negligible. > >> In private life, they are doing what they can. > It > >> is not an one-sided > >> business. There are not many Assamese NRI/NRAs > >> living abroad who are potential > >> investors, say like the Gujaratis or Punjabis. > You > >> must admit the attractions > >> to invest in Assam are also lacking. 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