the only thing worth watching on TV seems to be either news programs or the Indian Idol (so far, at least). Flipping around channels and devouring all the newspaper i can get my hands on, the only serious matter of public discourse seems to be the indo-us nuclear deal.
first the basic realizations : the left are the communists. the right are the religious semi-fundamentalists. no difference there. and then we have congress, basically hotch-potch groups of ex-goons, corrupts, gandhi-worshippers (not the mahatma worshippers, mind you) and the misc. opportunists with a sprinkling of the manmohan singhs thrown in that kind of have no other good alternative.
so it’s interesting how the dynamic goes.
BJP’s stance – we are the opposition party, our job is to oppose (huh!!!!), we have done that. and we allege that the left doesn’t do an honest job of opposing. not sure when it became the norm/expectation that minority/opposition should always oppose. didn’ expect to hear that from a bjp leader.
Congress stance – we have done the deal, now take it or leave it. they have neither consulted any party nor debated this in the parliament before committing to a deal with the US. bad democracy. bad tactics.
Left stance – this is tantamount to surrendering the sovereignty of the country to the US, which we have (wink wink we love the chinese). i saw sitaram yechury with a smirk on the face and almost relishes having the government’s fate in his hands.
my take : congress didn’t do this right. this deal is a serious matter., and it does make india relinquish some of it’s sovereign rights. and the way congress/manmohan handled the ‘selling’ of the deal is sneaky. but the deal should’ve been done. and the left parties seem to be using the anti-US sentiment to either further chinese interests or to earn some political capital. bad bad on them.
verdict : screw the left, make some amendments and do the deal – we need the goddamn power. this country can not rely on natural sources alone. we have a billion mouths to feed for heaven’s sake.
Indo-US Nuclear Deal
I wish to see what will be the face value of this waiver & exemptions if India go to do a Nuclear test TOMORROW or ANYTIME or If India decides to go ahead with LPG pipeline project with Iran. Legacy Of Americans tell us they will lick as long as one being obedient to them otherwise they will suck. Also, I hope Manmohan singh would be alive that time.
As always, Illiterate (Sorry, I meant to say common man is still don’t know what is this deal, they just know their daily life is MISERABLE because of UNAFFORDABLE COST OF LIVING) and comic goons are on the street celebrating beating drums as if they got independence from Americans!!.
Almost 75% of Indians are still living in utter poverty not because our country didn’t have NSG waiver and Nuclear deal. Now we are forced to believe that India remains the poorest because we didn’t have this deal.They people who are going to prosper by this deal are a group of American businessmen,a section of NRIs acting as middlemen and CROOKED POLITICIANS IN INDIA.That will remain as a truth.
If this deal is all about ending acute power crisis in this country, the people all the way praising this deal should wait and see whether this will end the electricity appetite of this nation and how it is going to elevate the poor people of this country. A country with no specific and strict protocols to stop the simple technical faults, transmission leaks and THEFT in electrical transmission systems yet. A country where disaster management,planning & coordination is a myth even in this 21st Century. Still millions are left out homeless in floods every year. who care about them???? I am wondering what this deal is all about!.
“INDIA IS MY COUNTRY AND I AM PROUD OF BEING AN INDIAN” But that words never matched the deeds in this country by its leaders.It is 21st century and India became worst than certain improvished African countries in many aspects if not all.Look at the the utter poverty,Illiteracy,uncontrolled population growth,rampant corruption,bribery,beurocracy,violence,dirty politics,Pseudo-secularism,appeasement politics..WHAT NOT THERE.
Unless and until you correct the fundamentals and basic needs of this country It is just a fantasy dream that India become a superpower.For that we need is a realistic approach..visionary leaders..national integrity and patriotism.
Nuclear deal will not fill the stomach of poor people in this country.It is rubbish and foolishness when someone said Nuclear deal will bring down inflation!!!!.What a pity state of affair!
What kind of leaders our people choose and send to parliament, and the people shall have to pay the price for it. What a pity situation of my country!.People are being treated as idiots by their own leaders. This what is Indian democracy!.
Indians will have to wait for many years and luckly if there is a visionary leader with strong political will and nationalistic agenda, then their dreams can be fullfilled. Otherwise the pockets of polticians are only going to be filled with currencies!
PEOPLE GET WHAT THEY DESERVE
GOD SAVE THIS COUNTRY.