A very happy new year to all the members of this group and their family. Gautam Choudhury --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
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Re: From the ToI (Rajib Das) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Fri, 30 Dec 2005 15:10:06 -0600 > From: Ram Sarangapani <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [Assam] From the ToI > To: Chan Mahanta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Cc: assam@assamnet.org > Message-ID: > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > C'da, > > >systemically wrong with Indian governance > > While I do agree that a lot needs to be done in this > area, the idea of > making a complete turn-around of areas plagued by > systemic problems > will take a long time. > The Indian Governmental system does have checks and > balances, so the > problem really lies with many of those who are in > charge > (ministers/bureaucrats). Any system will have > loopholes, but it has > become a past time in India for people to take > advantage of these > loopholes. > > In the end, systemic problems are caused by a few > functions, > (a) bureaucrats and ministers who are corrupt and > inept > (b) a populace that is willing to take whatever is > dished out and > reelecting the same scoundrels every election cycle > and > (c) a business climate where a lot of attention > seems to be diverted > to duping/taking advantage of the government > (country) , people and > the exchequer. > > Yes, I agree with what Murthy says inspite of the > fact that there may > be that polititcian that is willing to put the > country's need before > himself. > > > Suresh Prabhu of Shiv Sena accepted the criticism > but said the need of the > > hour was to focus on reforming the politics, its > institutions and its > > functionaries rather than indulge in mud-slinging > > Prabhu's statement seems to be more for the press > and it is a good > suggestion. The Shiv Sena have not been stalwarts > either. There have > been many accusations of corruption and extortion on > businesses and > Bollywood leveled against the. > > I would rather tend to side with Murthy on this. > > BTW- all this begs the question: If this is systemic > and the problems > are pervasive, how is it that some states are > registering higher > growth rates (than national average), while others > are far below - 3rd > world standards. Many of the ones that have NOT done > well are in the > northern/Central states - from where the GOI is > supposedly controlled. > The article I sent on 'Regional Imbalance' is a > case in point. > Lack of growth and development cannot be ALL because > of poor > governance. To poor governance, if one were to add a > good measure of a > few other unfavorable ingredients, we could see a > Bihar in the making > all over India and in every state. > > -- Ram > > > > > > > On 12/30/05, Chan Mahanta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > The following after yesterday's criticism from > Narayana Murthy. > > > > Ram, you might look at Suresh Prabhu's comment > below. I point that out for > > those of you who claim that there is nothing > systemically wrong with Indian > > governance -- and thus it is a problem with > people-BAD people that is! > > > > (The empheses mine). > > > > cm > > > > > > > > > > > > Narayana Murthy at the receiving end > > [ Friday, December 30, 2005 10:11:10 pmTIMES NEWS > NETWORK ] > > NRI New Year Gift, FREE Calling Card > > RSS Feeds| SMS NEWS to 8888 for latest updates > > NEW DELHI: Leaders across the political spectrum > have come out strongly > > against Infosys chief N R Narayana Murthy's > criticism of the political > > class, which he said, was "inept" and "corrupt" > and did not own up to > > responsibility for its failures. Many felt that > Murthy's criticism, made on > > Wednesday at a function in Bangalore, was > "abusive" in nature. > > > > An agitated Sharad Yadav, head of Janata Dal > (United), asked Murthy to stay > > "within limits". He said politicians faced a > difficult job in marrying > > aspirations of a heterogeneous mass of people. "I > challenge him to contest > > one election and see it for himself. On the other > hand, I can run a company > > easily because there you don't have to face people > and are free to do what > > you want to," he fumed. > > > > The general feeling was that complexities of > politics were being ignored, > > as sweeping generalisations were being made > against the political class. Ram > > Kripal Yadav, Lok Sabha MP of Rashtriya Janata > Dal, pounced on the statement > > as a "conspiracy to subvert democracy"of which > corporate houses were also a > > part. "It is to malign us," he said. Yadav said > there were enough honest > > people to be found among politicians. "He is > elitist," he said. > > > > Samajwadi Party leader Ajar Singh felt it was sad > and "unfortunate" that > > such a sweeping statement had come from a > "respected corporate giant". > > Countering the charge, he said there were corrupt > politicians just like > > businessmen had black sheep among them. > > > > Dismissing charges of lack of accountability, > Singh said politicians had to > > face people and even Indira Gandhi faced an > electoral defeat. "But a > > businessman can simply declare himself bankrupt > and does not even have to > > face the shareholders," he argued. RJD's Yadav > said businessmen fleece the > === message truncated === Send instant messages to your online friends http://in.messenger.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ assam mailing list assam@assamnet.org http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org
