Wednesday, January 27, 2010

Whether India is SuperPower

Do you think USA and CHINA are trying to create bi-polar world order again?
Can India become Super power?

Power makes an individual center of lobbying. Power may be money power or political or social power .Similarly powerful country in the world is considered as Super Power and other nations seek advice and help from Superpower in case of need. Even India looks towards America before taking any decision or framing any idea which pertain to International relation. There may be one, two or three super power country in the world. China or Russia may be considered as probable Superpower by negligible portion of the world but USA is undisputed Superpower as of now.

As such the world may be unipolar or bipolar or multi polar , but till today USA is only considered to be Super Power because it is USA which extends financial and military help to many developing Nations , not China or Russia , of course through IMF or World Bank. Entire financial transactions are quoted in dollar terms and the US currency is more common in International arena than the currency of any other country. Even Euro s not that much transacted as US dollars.

Who knows China? Chinese toys or electrical goods may be cheap but not lasting and hence the image of Chinese goods is not good and even if it is so some to some negligible extent it is not sustainable .Obviously development story of China as f now looks good but to become Super power China has to do more and become sustainable and acceptable to other nations. People from all over the world go for education and job to USA, very few to China or any other country for that matter.

India is of course in creating euphoria of becoming Super power. A country, which cannot give employment to majority of Indians, where 90% of citizens are leading almost a miserable life, where corruption is rampant in all departments, where crores of children are constrained to work for survival of family, where electric power is unavailable for most part of the day and in most part of the country, where judiciary deliver judgment after two or three decades, where political leaders and ministers talk much about caste, community, religion or their region, where patriotism in citizen and love for the country is getting erosion day by day , where unity and integrity of the nation is at stake due to all pervasive Naxalism and extremism cannot imagine of becoming superpower at least in coming decade or two.

Indian GDP growth may be higher than many other countries but the growth so calculated by Statisticians have failed to portray the real picture of Indians and that of Indian Development. And Growth story narrated by veteran economists and politicians are pertaining to hardly five percent of Indians. It is true that there have been considerable good growth during last one decade or two. But it is also true that for achieving the task of social inclusion government still feel helpless and financially weak. Disinvestment of inherited property appears to be one and only solution to deficit financing.

It is true that Indians have vast knowledge and there is huge potential to make India superpower. But unfortunately talented Indians are constrained to go outside for better education or for better job opportunities. It is Indians who go abroad and earn image and get respect better than what he or she could have got in India. Talent of Indians is recognised and respected in USA, Britain and other countries but not that much in India itself. This results in exodus of talent from India.

Can so called GDP growth rate hyped everyday give happiness to Indians or talk of India becoming leader of the world may change the image of Rural India?

Lastly one can conclude and say emphatically that until Indians are respected and recognized India cannot dream of becoming superpower .India have to do lot for Indians first and than to think about competing with other nations of the world. To illustrate Indians banks are advised to merge and go for acquisition so that consolidated bank may compete with foreign banks of the world leaving Indian population crying for essential goods for respectful living .

Danendra Jain
Agartala 799001
Tripura
28th January 2010

Wednesday, January 20, 2010

President of India should stop disrespect to Constitution

Raj Thakre and his goonda elements of MNS (Maharastra Navnirman Sena) in the recent past had created controversy in Maharashtra assembly by insisting elected members to take oath in Marathi. Mr. Abu Azmi of Samajwadi Party (SP) was abused and even slapped in the assembly for trying to take oath in Hindi. Congress Party remained silent spectator and later shed crocodile tears. Shiv Sena found Mr. Raj Thakre playing his flute and hence thought it better to remain silent. BJP being partner of Shiv Sena in politics was in doldrums. In brief none of political party other than SP had courage to stop ugly scene happening in the assembly in fear of loss of Marathi votes. As a consequence there was shameful incident in oath ceremony in Assembly of Maharashtra which was watched and ridiculed all over the country. This was a ridiculous and ludicrous illustration of unity among diversity among politicians and it proved that politicians of various colours were united on Marathi card and they can go to any mean extent for the sake of vote bank.

Earlier to that incident Mr. Thakre and his henchmen attacked on North Indians on many issues. Taxi drivers were beaten and students from Bihar or UP appearing for examination were beaten. All these incidents were against the spirit of the Constitution. But national parties including ruling UPA led by Congress Party allowed rape of Constitution only because it was a question of Marathi vote bank .only because it was a question of survival for many politicians who did not possess any other quality to show performance to voters to lure them. It is shameful and painful that Marathis who fought battle against British are now fighting against their Indian brother only because they hail from North India and not from Maharasthra.

Now the Chief Minister of Maharashtra Mr. Ashok Chauhan has played the same card as played by Raj Thakre. Mr. Chauhan, another version of Raj thakre has created similar history by framing a rule for drivers and making it compulsory for them to be domicile of Maharastra (15 years stay in Maharastra) and to possess skill of reading, writing and speaking Marathi to obtain license for driving in the state of Maharastra. It was said in the recent past that Mr. Raj Thakre was bent upon teaching a lesson to his uncle Bal thakre in politics and ambitious to come to power and hence he adopted short cut but condemnable path of using Marathi card. But Ashok Chauhan is already the head of the state and he need not follow the same path. Moreover Mr. Ashok Chauhan represents a National party and holding responsible post of Chief Minister. It is expected that he should understand the spirit of the Constitution, respect the oath he had taken while becoming CM and at least visualize and be cautious about the repercussion of such senseless decisions imposed on Taxi drivers. His counterparts in other states will not remain silent spectator of Tuglaq like rule of Mr. Chauhan and a few of them may not hesitate in framing similar rules in their states.

I would like to raise one pertinent question here , why only taxi drivers are only made scapegoat for political battle played by politicians for their vested interest at the cost of national image, All offices in private or public sector , all manufacturing units in the sate of Maharashtra are manned by person belonging to other states and who are neither domicile nor well versed in Marathi . Non Marathis skilled or unskilled are doing their business or job in the state of Maharastra and are in millions and spread in each nook and corner of the state. Even government offices and state assembly is having many members who belong to other states and who are not well versed in Marathi. Why the same rule as applicable for taxi drivers is not made applicable for all Non Marathis if our dirty politicians at all consider Marathi language as the one and only tool to survive in politics. CEOs of many companies, banks and insurance companies and many other organizations are not well versed in Marathi and hence Mr. Ashok Chauhan should remove them first before victimizing poor taxi drivers without whom entire transportation system of Maharashtra and specially Mumbai will be jeopardized.

It is worthwhile to mention here that people with origin of Bihar, Jharkhand, and UP are working not only in the state of Maharashtra but also in other states of the country and other countries of the world. Millions of Indians are working abroad and any move with narrow approach of ruling Congress Party may create more confusion, chaos and conflicts. If Non Marathis working in the state of Maharastra unite together , agitate and launch a movement against the dictatorial and whimsical decision of the ruler I think it will lead to uncontrollable law and order situation in city like Mumbai.

And it is also true that thousands of Marathis passing out from hundreds of engineering, Medical, Biomedical and other professional Colleges in the state of Maharastra are employed elsewhere, especially in the southern states. Marathis who are doing their service in other states especially in southern states where all IT giants are situated do not understand the local language like Kannad, Tamil or Telgu. If state government in Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh also make similar rules as framed for taxi drivers in Maharastra I think it will create havoc in the country and prove costly for unity and integrity of the country.

Lastly but not the least, even if it is assumed that politics and politicians of Maharastra may not depend on North Indians, it is bitter truth that at least economy of the state cannot run smoothly without the support of person of different skills hailing from not only different parts of the country but also different part of the world. There are many such industrial units when the country needs and seeks know-how as also technological support from other parts of the world and people coming from abroad do not know Marathi or Hindi or even English. Role of drivers in the economy cannot be under estimated and should be well respected .

I hope learned Prime Minister Mr. Manmohan Singh, prudent thinker Ms Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi of National congress Party will take immediate step to nip in the bud and make all efforts to maintain unity and integrity of the country. Any dilly- dally attitude on such sensitive issues may bring Toofan in future. It is better to punish harshly person like Mr. Ashok Chauhan who do not have respect for the Constitution and who indulge in dirty politics , Raj Thakre brand politics which is condemned throughout the country. If Ashok chauhan is removed immediately it will send positive signal throughout the country and sound alarm bell for them who are also aspiring to follow the same dirty path if given an opportunity,



Danendra Jain
Ganaraj Choumuhani
Agartala
21st January 2010

Friday, January 8, 2010

Please help to reduce prices

Prices of all edible food grains are continuously rising. In past three four decades I think price never shoot up so much high and so much quickly and speedily in the past, even during Indira’s rule. Prices are increasing brakeless and unabated. It seems more ridiculous when government claims that it is watchful and monitoring properly the trend of price. It gives the message that political leaders do not mean what they say.

Reason behind current price in my opinion is undoubtedly o Neta –Traders and Neta-share broker nexus and it is be beyond the control of the government or the administration. Mr. Sharad Pawar openly says prices will go up. When Ministers issues such irresponsible statement, market overreacts and it is natural. Even opposition parties are silent, almost silent. It shows there are also black sheep in opposition camp. In parliamentary system it is only opposition which can save people of India from misrule of ruling government. If opposition parties also become silent spectator of rising prices, people are helpless.

Media makes so much hue and cries through TV and print media every now and then. But there is none in the camp of ruling or opposition camp to bother. Ruling government has got a lame excuse and they always talk of global warming or global economic slowdown or bad climate and easily they hide the mistakes of Indian system and also underlying corruption, unethical profit making through hoarding and arbitrary fixing of rates on all commodities . Opposing parties due to their internal problems have also turned deaf ear to painful price rise.

Business house are however very much clever and they keep good relation with all political parties. Obviously leaders of all parties enjoy and it is only common men who suffer the most. Leaders of UPA government blame state governments for current price rise and accuse them for spurt in prices. But they forget that prices are rising even in those states where UPA is in power. When government is not bothered, let the public suffer and revolt against price rise.

Minister of external affairs advised students not to prefer education in Australia because it is not in their control to stop violence going on in Australia against Indians unabated. Now it is also possible that Manmohan Singh, Prime Minister of India will advise the common men to avoid buying commodities which are not in their reach and remain content with grass and tea leaves.

Danendra Jain
Agartala
9th January 2010

Saturday, January 2, 2010

Punish Executive who resort to whimsical transfers to serve their vested interest

• Why officers and employees are not transferred out from the Mumbai, Kolkata, Delhi, Bangalore, Chennai etc. and on the contrary employees of states like Orrisa, Bihar, and Jharkhand are frequently transferred out of their states even violating transfer policies?

• Why some officers are always given rural posting whereas some other officers are even promoted without rural posting violating government guidelines in this regard?

• Why some officers are allowed to work in their Metro towns for decades whereas officers of other small towns and villages are to change their place of working every year or alternate year without any incentive or compensation?

• Is there no punishment for those executives who indulge in corrupt practices and resort to whimsical transfers to keep away all employees who may prove hurdle in their money making process?

• Why RBI remains silent spectator of ill-motivated CEOs of banks and allows the malady in banks to accumulate?

• It is worthwhile to mention here that unhappy lot of employees cannot think for and make efforts to keep bank healthy?

• Is human resource not capital in real sense in Banking Industry and for some VIP CEOs of Bank?


Danendra Jain