On 14 May 2012 00:39, Con Menezes <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Indians Abroad Vs Indians in India........sobering fact!!! > > > > Rana Talwar has become head of Standard Chartered Bank, one of the biggest > multinational banks in Britain, while still in his 40s. Had he been in > India, he would perhaps be a local manager in the State Bank, taking orders > from babus to give loans to politically favoured clients. >
RESPONSE: Rana Talwar head of Stanchart at present? > Rajat Gupta is head of Mckinsey, the biggest management consultancy firm > in the world. He now advises the biggest multinationals on how to run their > business. Had he remained in India he would probably be taking orders from > some sethji with no qualification save that of being born in a rich family. > Gupta might end up in the clink - charges of insider trading! Victor Menezes, former Citi Bank President, had to cut a deal and pay millions of dollars to avoid going into the clink. > > > > > > > The sons of police officers believe they have a licence to rape and kill > (ask the Mattoo family).Talent cannot take you far amidst such rank > misgovernance. We are reverting to our ancient feudal system where no rules > applied to the powerful. The British Raj brought in abstract concepts of > justice for all, equality before the law. These were maintained in the > early years of independence. But sixty years later, citizens wail that > India is a lawless land where no rules are obeyed. > > I have heard of an IAS probationer at the Mussorie training academy > pointing out that in India before the British came, making money and > distributing favours to relatives was not considered a perversion of power, > it was the very rationale of power. A feudal official had a duty to enrich > his family and caste. > > Then the British came and imposed a new ethical code on officials. But, he > asked, why should we continue to choose British customs over desi ones now > that we are independent? > > The lack of transparent rules, properly enforced, is a major reason why > talented Indians cannot rise in India. A second reason is the neta-babu > raj, which remains intact despite supposed liberalisation. But once > talented Indians go to rule-based societies in the west, they take off. > > In those societies all people play by the same rules, all have freedom to > innovate without being strangled by regulations. > This, then, is why Indians succeed in countries ruled by Non-Indians, and > fail in their own. > > It is the saddest story of the century. A piece of sound advice: > > "Be Indian BUT Not in INDIA!! > COMMENT: Goan first, Indian afterwards! -- DEV BOREM KORUM Gabe Menezes.
