This one actually takes the cake in "spin". Here are 3 glaring flaws:
1. ">> hard > earned money up in a business in Assam ( or anywhere else in India), where there" Since hundreds of billions of dollars are flowing in - into businesses in India - and yes, hard earned money too, it is ludicrous to mention that investments in India is unattractive. Even a cursory glance at newspapers from everywhere and perusal of statistics will demonstrate the truth. I state this with more credibility than those that JUST talk about their knowledge doing business since I have indeed invested money in India (very hard earned too) and seen returns coming. That India is way more attractive in terms of investment potential than the great state of Louisiana - even George W Bush will say, I reckon. That is indeed why more money flows into India than most other countries in the world. It is pretty elementary actually. Assam - now that is a different matter!! 2. > is no rule of law, where a contractual obligation cannot be enforced ( unless you have some SULFA enforcers in your > pay-roll), if > Yes, we do not attract investments in Assam at all. Amazingly on this one, SULFA was mentioned but not ULFA or NDFB or the host of other ones. And why not AASU as well. And those other smaller liberation armies in pockets. SULFA came into existence because there is ULFA in the first place. The primary contributors to the lack of rule of law are the militant groups such as ULFA. And the state government's inability in 15 long years to bring any change. However certain other states seem to doing pretty well. Maybe we can take a lesson from there. 3. Now the Permit Raj thing is humbug really in certain states. This permit raj is a feature in every country and state in relative terms. Louisiana perhaps is baring everything to attract investment while California increases red tape in certain sectors because they do not want those businesses. Since certain Indian states are attracting enough investments it stands to reason that the investors would be seeing an easing of license permit raj, the streamlining of official work (such as single window clearances) etc. Afterall, people are indeed investing their hard earned money. Now Assam may not have done it yet. And Gujarat, it has. Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, even Bengal - they all seem to have done so. So should we blame local government (and their preoccupation with local militancy) or put it up to the conspirators in Hastinapur? --- Chan Mahanta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Ram: > > > > >And, if I could add, why don't those who are > demanding an > >independence for Assam DO that too? > > > *** For the same non-existent connection of one with > the other. > > Allow me to explain: > > Starting and industry or some business or other is > not a charitable > enterprise. Having been in a business, albeit > small, for the last > 19 years, I can say with more credibility than > those who have always > had the luxury ( or misfortune) of being a wage > earner, that one does > not go about starting a business unless there is > a potential for > making more money than they are doing > already. > > I am a supporter of Assam's sovereignty > aspirations. But would it > make any imaginable sense for me to go put my hard > earned money up > in a business in Assam ( or anywhere else in > India), where there > is no rule of law, where a contractual obligation > cannot be enforced > ( unless you have some SULFA enforcers in your > pay-roll), if > someone does not pay you in accordance with the > executed contract > -- it is TOUGH s--t; where to get the myriads of > permits ( don't > you even think of telling me that the PERMIT-RAJ > is history--it > is history only in the idle minds of wage earner > NRIs) you have > to get ready to bribe umpteen Babus, clerks and > peons; unless I > have so much stashed away that if I lose a few > millions, I won't > have to go the poor-house. > > So these arguments are made and supported ONLY by > people who have > NO clue as to what it takes to start an enterprise, > particularly > in India/Assam. > > But a I said earlier, if someone actually in a > money-making business > can tell me that my risks would be no more than I > take here in the USA > or my returns would be at least at par with what I > can expect here, > why should I even think about getting into a > business in Assam? > After all I am a businessman, ain't I? > > Catch my drift ? > > > >C'da, frankly we are all responsible (in some way > or the other) fo > > > *** Speak for yourself Ram :-)! > > c-da > > > > > > At 5:30 PM -0600 2/1/06, Ram Sarangapani wrote: > > >> I dont think it is justified to comment > (trivially) about the > >ULFA and its activities by us people who stay > outside >Assam. > > > > >*** This is an absurd comment. WHY on earth > should it be > >'unjustifiable' for people who live outside Assam ? > And why should > >those who live in the UK or the USA be so > discriminated specifically? > > > > > >I agree. And would like to add this: Why do people > talk trivially > >about the ULFA? I > >s it because the NRAs have no business doing so or > is it because > >many of the ULFA activities do attract such > comments from onlookers? > > > > >*** Where does this obligation come from? WHY > don't the people who > >are demanding this from others do that >themselves > for example? WHY > >don't the OTHER people of Assam DO that? Or WHY > don't the INDIANs > >who OWN Assam >( or act like owning Assam) and > exploit it do that? > >WHY don't those WHO JUSTIFY Assam remaining an > Indian colony >sdon't > >do that? > > > >And, if I could add, why don't those who are > demanding an > >independence for Assam DO that too? > > > >C'da, frankly we are all responsible (in some way > or the other) for > >" focus their energy to set up industries or other > job and revenue > >generating enterprises in Assam" > > > >--Ram > > > > > >On 2/1/06, Chan Mahanta > ><<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > >At 3:38 PM -0600 2/1/06, Rajen Barua wrote: > > > >> > I dont think it is justified to comment > (trivially) about the > >>ULFA and its activities by us people who stay > outside Assam. The > >>'elite' Assamese staying mostly in the >USA, UK > etc. should instead > >>focus their energy to set up industries or other > job and revenue > >>generating enterprises in Assam. > >> > > > >I fully agree with your view. > > > > > > > > > >*** The agreement here is an agreement with > something that means nothing. > > > > > > > > > >Why you would surely ask. This is why: > > > > > > > I dont think it is justified to comment > (trivially) about the > >ULFA and its activities by us people who stay > outside >Assam. > > > > > >*** This is an absurd comment. WHY on earth should > it be > >'unjustifiable' for people who live outside Assam ? > And why should > >those who live in the UK or the USA be so > discriminated specifically? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> > should instead focus their energy to set up > industries or other > >>job and revenue generating enterprises in Assam. > >> > > > > > > > > > >*** Where does this obligation come from? WHY don't > the people who > >are demanding this from others do that themselves > for example? WHY > >don't the OTHER people of Assam DO that? Or WHY > don't the INDIANs > >who OWN Assam ( or act like owning Assam) and > exploit it do that? > >WHY don't those WHO JUSTIFY Assam remaining an > Indian colony sdon't > >do that? > > > > > === message truncated ===> _______________________________________________ > assam mailing list > [email protected] > http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ assam mailing list [email protected] http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org
