I happened to watch, on an obscure TV channel, a program on the
challenge in Brazil...... of the opposing styles of capitalism ( where
powerful corporations from North America & Europe and other western powers)
found a way to live with a socialistic way of thinking that would
benefit the poor and disadvantaged that survived a minimal existence in the
favelas of rich cities and the rural areas of Brazil ...............being
constantly reminded that the nation ,though called an awakening giant ,has
to live to the dictates of the I.M.F and the World. One realises that
the desire for more profit in the West & Europe clashed with the need
for survival and improvement in developing countries .
There maybe a parallel with the State of Goa ( one of the smallest
states in the Indian republic ) and the richer more populous and
industrial states that abound around, and to the north and south of it.
While rich industrial corporations with the help of the Centre may
make a killing on real estate developments and mining ventures they will
reap the rewards to invest back in their home states..........not
giving a thought to how badly damaged they leave the state of Goa
environmentaly....the the NCP government in Delhi will cling to power
closing their eyes to all degredation they cause to other states ( does
" Madam Sonia give a damn if tribals starve , if lands grabbed
from them if it benifits the rich industrial families who are
Congress supporters ? )
Does , for that matter, our CM care as long as his party ,
supposedly secular, triumphs at the next elections.?........so that various
NCP supporting groups like the mine-owner families and the rich supporters
are still there to carry on the pillaging of the land, even if it
causes pollution of the water-table .
When we goans awake to find that the state is no longer a tourist
attraction......it will be too late.....to roll back history and stop the
powerful from leeting us sink into decay.
Whle I do not advocate the saffron supporting BJP party.........i think we
need to introspect before it`s too late !
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