I hope authors of article are reading this. Chandra babu naidu didn't lose because, he put economics before everything else. He lost because, he didn't invest his time, state money on rural areas. And what's wrong in investing in irrigation projects like his "challenger" is doing? Is it not good economics to increase farm productivity? C.B Naidu no doubt bettered roads and nothing much else. Microsoft, google,...are in hyderabad not because of roads , but because of available talent pool. And it's result of no of educational institutions that were built over time. Whatever IT growth hyderabad can boast of cannot compare to Bangalore's growth during the same time under less glamorous chief ministers. Let's talk about total amount of loans he raised, the work he did, growth in human development index. Choose any parameter, andhra didn't do exceptionally well during his tenure. I am not saying, we are like bihar, but he was no messiah who created miracles. That's the problem with articles like this. Cram as many terms, names into a single article. And you start believing whatever you are not familiar with. Going by their tone on C.B naidu, I distrust the whole article. Bureaucracy, politics, corruption...How many countries on earth don't suffer from such maladies? We are getting better. It's unfortunate we don't have oil, we missed industrial revolution and we aren't endowed with enough greed to grab africa's timber, gulf oil, china's labour and get rich that way. Yes, our education system is pathectic, social system is a joke. But complaining, crying lead us nowhere. And if you take these jokers (authors) seriously instead of analyisng, working we will end up in a long queue in some cosulate.
RE:C.B Naidu
by ankit srivastava on Mar 15, 2007 01:47 PM
This might be the best comment I have read on rediff. I was also shocked when the author seemed to mean that investing in rural areas is detrimental to society.
RE:C.B Naidu
by anil srikantiah b on Mar 15, 2007 01:44 PM
HI,
Your are right .All this politicians try to gain media attention and hype. It looks like all politicos in this country are interested in the welfare of the monopolists who own India Inc and are not interested in issues of the majority. The entire system has been manipulated by monopolists and crony capitalists who feed on the misery of the majority .
RE:C.B Naidu
by hari krishna on Mar 15, 2007 02:10 PM
I strongly disagree with the post. DO you think YSR doing good in AP ? nope..he is the worst CM in the history of AP. CB is very good when compared with all CM's rules AP till now.
RE:C.B Naidu
by Srinivasan Ramiah on Mar 15, 2007 01:43 PM
one factor bangalore was a preferred destination than Hyderabad was that the Foreigners liked the bangalore Weather more than the extreme heat of Hyderabad and other Andhra cities. Surely you cann't blame Mr. C.B.Naidu for that! You can't wish away Mr.Naidu's contribution to AP considering the Political Legacy he inherited.
RE:C.B Naidu
by amit joshi on Mar 15, 2007 02:14 PM
u r way too otimistic.and to call the authors 'jokers' was in bad taste.u have written so much to say nothing.ok,we agree that ur english is good,spare us nexttime
RE:RE:C.B Naidu
by natraj tanjore on Mar 15, 2007 04:24 PM
Ever wondered - Only the software top honchos cry and lament about the poor infrastructure, while the manufacturing companies have silently went on with the work! Reliance / TaTa set up their plants in remote areas with no proper medium of communication in record times. The problem with software companies is that they want the client's atmosphere in their workplace / City where they operate from! Well, my dear it friends, it will happen, and they should have patience! As for mrs. newton, currently the status of the roads and infrastructure is same as the software they export and with passage of time both should improve!
RE:RE:RE:C.B Naidu
by Julius Caeser on Mar 20, 2007 05:23 AM
Think Big. That is the essence here. It was IT that put India on the world map which manufacturing sector is now encashing ;-)Tatas and Reliance was existing well before even computers were even heard of. What were they doing all these days.
By the time i finised reading this article, the first thing which came to my mind was the dialogue frm Rang De Basanti : "Koi bhi desh perfect nahi hota...use perfect banana padta hai".
And its indeed big time for the Indian Youth to enter main stream administration and policy formulation processes(read politics)...Indian Parliament needs young people..to lead a young country. We need people, who are passionate about India...passionate about helping India grow...passionate about making India as good as any other Developed country. And hence its heartening to see organizations like YFE(Youth for Equality), and Bharat Uday Mission getting formed and indulging into the grey areas of politics... For those who dont know...YFE will be contesting MCD elections in Delhi... and I call to every delhiite to come forward and support this initiative.
The clogged roads in any city in India is mostly due to poor infrastructure but it also has to do with people driving without any care for the traffic rules. Anyone can get a driving licence in India even if he has not seen a car. If people become more patient and drive with regard for rules, I think that almost half of the traffic problem will vanish. Most of the traffic problems in India are not because of the narrow roads but because of people not following traffic rules.
RE:Citizens are culprits too
by Sapna Kartheek on Mar 15, 2007 02:44 PM
there are no proper roads only, then where is the question of traffic signals? please don't joke like this
'Authoritarian' but responsible government is what we need. But as long as we are democratic country, the trouble that you are talking about will exist. Outlook and attitude of politician, people, public servant have to have a change to resolve these trouble.
Every one of us is selfish in India, that is the problem we have. Do we care about public. no way. always we think about us...us..us.. Just think of it.If we start thinking about public. then i think it will solve the purpose. simple example is spitting in the road. do we do that in the middle of our house??? we will not..So, we need to cultivate the habit of thinking that we the owners of even the public systems. then something better might happen... Jai Hind
RE:selfish
by Sapna Kartheek on Mar 15, 2007 02:46 PM
u r absolutely correct. but one thing here is one who does this always get critics and nothing else. the rules is universal and its not for a single person. in our country rules can bring changes.. emotional way of thinking won't work
A NEAT analysis... Kudos to the authors, although many minor but quite important points have been still missed out... nevertheless, lets all wake up and take our first step to straighten up our country ... what we need is a REVOLUTION and not mere protests...
Who has to do it ?? the bledy lazy bump government... has to do it..
Small countries like thailand, singapore can have strong LRT transport system why cant we affort it ?? our politicials wasting their time in debating.... this bledyyyy fool government dont have many then why cant they open somebody to invest to establish... recently eventhough Kuala Lumpur have 4 variety of LRT transport system also they are trying to establish another transport system for that they invite foreign investments from soudi arabia & some western countries, china is providing LRT training for it.
The authors of this article are clearly too naive and pre disposed to make a good fist of writing on India. Right from the foolish example of Enron as something politician's scuttled to the bridge falling on a train in Bihar, the whole aim, is come what may, we are going to write bad things on the infrastructure. I mean, the bridge was actually being demolished to make way for a new one, and the tragedy there was the callouseness of the demolition crew.
The fact that we finally have resources to match our expectations is hugely encouraging, and needs to be looked at. In the past, too many times have we had 'band aid'infrstructure made, but now, at least in pockets, there is some vision too. be it the roads projects, river linking or the metro plans for major urban centres, these would have been unthinkable a decade back. So let us celebrate that, rather than wallow in self pity.
RE:India's infrastructure woes
by nisha nagesh nayak on Apr 08, 2007 08:52 PM
I completely agree with Salil, In my openion, the day India has started to integrate into the Global economy using IT as a starting point, am reading such articles. And no surprises there, every one knows about problems in India w/ Water, Roads, Poverty, Gov. and what not. My observation is, people are using internet as Frustration dumping box rather than bringing good to the surface. Rather than, bringing some of the good things that have already happened and underway in India.let me not get imotional here... So my point is, Who are these global investors, do we know, these are the people who wants to invest in Emerging Markets and make higher profits..So, from that perspective they write articles and suggest for improvements..So lets read them as TODO list which needs to be done one by one and the GOV. is getting into these things...
I wish someone with good authority would read this and make things better. Unless something happens good its a futile effort of the person who composed this article. Long live India.
RE:Thts why Kashmir wants freedom from corrupt Indian politicians
by Raj SB on Mar 15, 2007 01:01 PM
I dont believe the fact that once you go separate things will be better! If a state wants freedom, it is because of biasism shown towards them! Its happeneing everywhere and for a guy like who works outside india the biggest problem is this racism/bias inside india! Esp the upper community or so called brahmin should be wiped out somehow to improve this place! They divide rule us and no one seems to understand that!
RE:RE:Thts why Kashmir wants freedom from corrupt Indian politicians
by Santosh bomshetty on Mar 15, 2007 01:42 PM
It is not upper community, which is dividing the copuntry. It is congress who want to win by dividing the country. If you attend any of congress meeting during election, they will count Muslim these many votes, OBC these many as they are sure they have already divided the country.
RE:RE:Thts why Kashmir wants freedom from corrupt Indian politicians
by Srinivasan Ramiah on Mar 15, 2007 01:54 PM
So casteist Slurs and hate Brahmin campaigns are the solutions to a Democratic Secular Republic! Such attitude and lack of imaginative solutions are the cause of our problems like lack of infrastructure
RE:RE:RE:Thts why Kashmir wants freedom from corrupt Indian politicians
by Subramanian Padmanaban on Mar 15, 2007 02:03 PM
U r correct unless hate brahmin campaign goes India cannot improve doesnt matter how much foriegn exchg reserve they have. There will always be a curse that would keep them retarding at all levels.
RE:RE:RE:RE:Thts why Kashmir wants freedom from corrupt Indian politicians
by Sapna Kartheek on Mar 15, 2007 02:53 PM
dont take the name of any caste. u as an individual also belong to certain caste, but i am not a cheep commentator like you to take anybody's or any caste's name which made all your ideas and thinking in this article as a narrow minded ideas
