Whether little or much changes is actually debatable. But you bring in an interesting perspective! So should we bring in dictatorship?
--- Chan Mahanta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >f. Finally, you should look at how and why Laloo > >Prasad Yadav was booted out. > > > > **** But so what? > > Govts. come and govts. go , but little changes. That > is the bottom > line. And that is what must be changed. > > > > > > > > > > > At 9:47 PM +0530 11/25/05, mc mahant wrote: > >From: mc mahant <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Subject: Re: [Assam] To Be or not to Be > >Sent: Friday, November 25, 2005 7:31 AM > > > ><<<<<I am emphasising money here because we are > talking > >about opportunity. Money goes to where the > opportunity > >is. It is real. Follow the money trail. > > > >f. Finally, you should look at how and why Laloo > >Prasad Yadav was booted out. Laloo - the messiah of > >the dalits and the muslims - who gave them the > voice - > >and he was booted out by the same dalits. Even in > >Bihar - and I was surprised too - the need for > >opportunity far outweighs today the need to keep > their > >class intact. >>>>> > > > >Economics My dear Rajib is so different from your > simplistic > >picture! Why are Pan Masala ,Horlicks, Booze,COKE > (from coal) > >attracting huge moneys into Assam today? > > > >And Laloo's loyalty bank shifted just 0.87%--as per > media and > >Statistics.He is their most viable leader.He will > come back!He was > >not Booted out! > > > >It was like Congress coming backQuietly into > Assam-for no fault of > >theirs- in the last Assembly elections--when BJP > /AGP fought it > >out." Beauty" of India's direct copy of > Westminster/Washington > >models -where there are basically 2 contenders. > There were other > >forms -like reruns-.No they would destabilize the > Nehru clan. > > > >mm > > > > > > > > > > > >From: Rajib Das <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >To: Chan Mahanta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, mc mahant > > ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [email protected] > >Subject: Re: [Assam] To Be or not to Be > >Date: Thu, 24 Nov 2005 12:19:11 -0800 (PST) > >>C-da, > >> > >>In light of your post, let me make a few points: > >> > >>a. Actually IMHO there is a very REAL possibility > in > >>India today. Like I have said before, the chance > of > >>doing better TODAY is way more in India than the > US. > >>That at this point does not yet apply to Assam. > And we > >>all know what are the reasons. My reasons, that > is. > >> > >>b. Actually there are many more of people like us > who > >>have stayed back in India and done unbelievably > well > >>for themselves and their families and others. > Person > >>to person, these statistics are there for everyone > to > >>see. All of this obviously has happened in the > last 15 > >>years. > >> > >>c. As for India's capability, we do know that it > is > >>indeed forging forward TODAY. As is China. Their > >>political wills are of different nature. India has > a > >>long way to go before they accomplish everything > they > >>need to accomplish. But both are well on their > roads. > >>Once again, if nations and their focus on what > they > >>need to do is to be taken into account, I would > >>re-iterate that at this point, India knows where > it is > >>going and perhaps the US does not. > >> > >>d. The ULFA bogey is a real one in terms of the > >>absence of progress in Assam - especially when you > >>take into account the last 15 years when many > parts of > >>India has progressed. Ofcourse we have the local > >>political class that chose to abjure their > leadership > >>as well as has GOI. If other states in India has > >>progressed, it stands to reason that they and/or > GOI > >>are doing something right. > >> > >>All I have said is that let us measure how much > damage > >>the ULFA has done to Assam's economy in the last > 15 > >>years. It is important for that question to be > >>answered - and if answered that they have indeed > done > >>enough damage - it is a tool to get them to > retire. If > >>our interests are with the people, we do need to > >>understand it. In the same breath let us figure > out > >>what damage every other party includign GOA and > GOI > >>has done. Why the last 15 years - because winds of > >>change have blown in these last 15 years - our > sails > >>simply have not caught up with those winds. > >> > >>e. The exodus is not a matter of emotion. It is > greed > >>again. You should check the following - how much > money > > >is flowing into India from outside, how much of > that > >>money is flowing from non-resident Indians? > >>The last 35 years is a wrong timeline to look at. > It > >>is the next 25 you need to. Perhaps for some it > does > >>not matter - the hunt for opportunity. They are > too > >>set in their environments to change - their > ability to > >>take risks is reduced. > >>I am emphasising money here because we are talking > >>about opportunity. Money goes to where the > opportunity > >>is. It is real. Follow the money trail. > >> > >>f. Finally, you should look at how and why Laloo > >>Prasad Yadav was booted out. Laloo - the messiah > of > >>the dalits and the muslims - who gave them the > voice - > >>and he was booted out by the same dalits. Even in > >>Bihar - and I was surprised too - the need for > >>opportunity far outweighs today the need to keep > their > >>class intact. > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >>--- Chan Mahanta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> > >> > Rajib: > >> > > >> > Take a good look at some of your own remarks > here: > >> > > >> > > >I wish there were more that escaped. Not > just > >> > >Chandanda. And I. And all others on Assamnet. > >> > > >> > > >> > **** What does it mean? Why are you glad to > have > === message truncated ===> _______________________________________________ > assam mailing list > [email protected] > http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org > __________________________________ Yahoo! Music Unlimited Access over 1 million songs. 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