(contd.)The way parliament is being disrupted is a reflection of his failure as PM to take the opposition along as also of his controlling nature of the legislature and the speaker supposed to be independent of the executive. Same with the perceived total control of all the central agencies, institutions etc. As a PM his speeches in Parliament are supposed to be at a higher level ---statesman-like, reconciling….. but to the contrary it is full of sarcasm, hatred… and so on …..mainly on a/c of the ‘suffered syndrome’ of the past which he is unable to overcome. Also ‘end’ and winning at all coast is not important but ‘means’ must be as important as the end for a person holding highest constitutional post. Besides, once a leader delivers to his people and are satisfied there is no need for that 24x7x365 image building exercise using fb,twitter, media etc. with which he appears to be fully occupied more than serving the people or fighting corruption etc. President Trump too is on similar footing but main problem for these two is unlike Putin or Xijimping who head oligarchies these two individuals unfortunately are caught in a democratic trap.
Re: SERVING PPL BUILD IMAGE.SAY NO TO fb/S/MEDIA 24X7 IMAGE BLDNF
by Venkatesa Prabhu on Mar 24, 2018 06:41 PM
You are entitled to your view, however right you think you may be or however wrong as others may see you. Pandit Nehru and Indira Gandhi may have been towering figures in their time but both have had monumental failures. Only the Lutyens Delhi media will portray them in glory.
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by damodaran mohan on Mar 24, 2018 09:20 PM
Sorry,Vajpayee's name got left out who too was a towering figure and leader, master in building consensus with opposition......
Re: SERVING PPL BUILD IMAGE.SAY NO TO fb/S/MEDIA 24X7 IMAGE BLDNF
by R ponnabalam on Mar 25, 2018 04:28 PM
The title of the book by Ayub Khan "FRIENDS ,NOT MASTERS" had ominous tone.No great men of those days came out with an exposition on that A PM. dismissing the Foreign Secretary in Press conference had feeble opposition then .Now we advise to go begging for compromise. No voice advised this to Gen.Sunderji when RIGHTLY and Efficiently he moved the equipments courtesy that no non sense Mr. Singh(that is how I remeber having read). That in later days drew a praise from Mr.Shyam Lal "The country would remember him for standing upto the chinese.He made them withdraw without firing a shot. Alas what we hear now R.Ponnambalam
For India to be among the leaders in the world or even the region the first prerequisite is PM of the country is a unquestionable leader of the country commanding respect and acceptance by the countrymen, the entire opposition etc.as a towering figure and world statesman on the lines of many former American Presidents or Pandit Nehru or Indira Gandhi back home. I am afraid neither President Trump nor PM Modi appear to enjoy that stature though Xijimping ,Putin etc. do evoke derisive awe within and in the world. Ending corruption or at-least formulating a system to end “pollical corruption”, crony capitalism in Banking system etc. of over 70 yrs of corrupt political system could have been an ideal beginning for Modiji but unfortunately, he appears to have joined the bandwagon with some minor tweaking outwardly with little change on the anti-corruption fight front. Although Modi has been successful somewhat in trying to be different and first in conceiving some trans-formative ideas for changes like Swachata abhiyan, ODF campaign,beti bachao-beti padao, Jandhan a/c, Demon, GST...but implementation have been terrible mainly because he is unable to carry along the opposition and states with him due to his confrontational nature in his gene. Perhaps his very “unforgiving personality” developed as a person “sinned against” most by his opponents is not allowing him to change and grow!
Re: MODI UNABLE TO OVERCOME HIS PAST, BE A STATESMAN LEADER-I
by R ponnabalam on Mar 25, 2018 05:00 PM
We don't know things for certain.But the Demonetization , the murmur that F.M. was not in picture, the concerted propaganda by the opposition that the heavens (as though they existed in Indian Financial domain) had fallen, the long long innings ,longer than Tendulkar or Kohli are capable of playing not in run counting but in note counting gave the feeling that the P.M. had to see how the corruption land lays in India and had to readjust himself to carry -----,waiting for another dayR.Ponnambalam
Only in India does this happen ... where intellectuals tell the PM to COMPROMISE with an enemy sworn to destroy your nation and you. Only in this nation does thinkers tell the PM to "concede and compromise". Only in this nation does opposition politicians connect with enemy diplomats to scheme against and defame our own country. Only in this nation does the public NOT value honesty and integrity but worry about prices of onions and tomatoes.
Re: Only in India does this happen ....
by R ponnabalam on Mar 25, 2018 04:16 PM
WELL SAID.No wonder the History of India is the history of invasions on India and it's defeats.India is the only country to cherish Invader legacy Shame of a country R,Ponnambalam
Re: Re: Only in India does this happen ....
by ASHOK UPADHYAYA on Mar 26, 2018 10:18 AM
No neighbour country will be loyal to India even India helps at its cost... Look Bangladesh...inspite of giving Independence help and asylum to crores of Bangladeshi refuges it is anti India ..killing Hindus n more more intrusion in India...
The myth that Indian economy was 20% of the world economy!
There is an English adage which says 'Where there are fools (to believe), there are scoundrels (to fool them more).’
A scoundrel said India's GDP was 20% of world's economy in 1700 and fools believe it. Unfortunately the fact that even our former PM Mr Man Mohan Singh uttered this statement once shows the extent of idiocy even among the educated Indians. Also these iidiots unintentionally admit that Mughals (Akbar-Jahangir-Shah Jehan- Aurangzeb) created this great Indian economy during 1550-1700.
To put things into perspective, a pre-industrial primitive economy's size is based on population—on the number of hands and legs—with other factors weighing little. If there are 1000 people in a Country A, then there will be 1000 thatched houses, 1000 bowls, 1000 spears, 1000 cheddis, etc.
In 1700, India’s population was 10 crores and the Indian economy was 20% and China’s population was 15 crores and its economy was 30% of the world economy.
In 1700, British and French populations were 1 crore each; so their economies each was 2% of the world economy.
After 1700, western economies expanded dozens of times, due to industrialization, compared to the Indian economy, which did expand but just 3 or 4 times.
If Indians (including MMS) shed just 10% of their idiocy and think, they understand that the great Indian economy did not shrink but the western economies expanded rapidly after 1700
Re: The myth that Indian economy was 20% of the world economy!
by Ramesh Joshi on Mar 24, 2018 01:55 PM
India had abundant natural resources coupled with entrepreneurs innovative in trade and business. Hence it was natural that our export of goods and services were the factors responsible for our being one fifth of the economy.Nothing to do with population.
