On Sun, May 17, 2009 at 10:38 PM, Mahesh Murthy <[email protected]> wrote: > Somehow, every Modi and BJP / Hindutva plank apologist seems to believe > that it's okay to order the killing (and subsequent hush-up) of thousands of > Muslims as long as you're pro-development, especially if that tag comes from > bribing the Tatas and Ambanis with free land and zero taxes to side-step > their conscience and set up factories in Gujarat.
Well, playing the Devil's Advocate, if Manmohan singh does the same thing, it will be called a "stimulus package". Think about it. Giving incentives to businesses (within limits) is a positive way of promoting growth. All those people who praise Manmohan Singh and Narsimha Rao forget the fact the India was forced into the corner when reforms were pushed in 1991. Bribing for one could be similar to promoting development for another. Extending your theory, making it easy for FIIs to invest in India (and inviting FDI) is also bribery and kowtowing to the US and EU. (Yeah I sound like the left parties now :) -- Vinayak
