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Brilliant!You are firmly anchored in your roots and we all share your hope of a resurgent India.
However,India's enemies are as much within as without.The government with its islamic and christist agendas has purposely made it a pliant one ever ready for sale.
India's future ought to be in the hands of a no nonsense benevolent dictator.
<< A declining America and a China which will in future face serious internal problems -- this leaves the door open for India to be, yes, astonishing as it may be to some, the world's greatest power. >> Hmmmm.. so thats what your article is about. Everything else is a sham.
Amazing! A person who is unhappy about the idea that India could be the world's number one power!
AID/ASHA member alert!!! Chinese money alert!!!!
India must be the only country where some people get very upset about the possibility of greatness. Even thinking about this is bad, communal, divisive, fundamentalist, Nazi, etc. Thought police alert!
But China as the world's number one, that of course is perfect. It is what Marx has said in his book, so it must come true.
What a bunch of pathetic brainwashed losers!
My advice to you, boy: Leave India. Go to the promised land, China.
Rajeev, Your views are o.k., but still is it just to dump a close-ally for the sake of non-committed US? Agreed that it is Mr. Natwar's goof-up as like his previous other goof-up's, but should that cost us this? Also, today in rediff, Mr. Gopalakrishnan has written about this: http://in.rediff.com/news/2005/oct/04agopal.htm
I hope we just maintain a good nuclear deterrence, inspite of our invisible , bumbling Manmohan and mafiosi Sonia opening up our nuclear facilities for US to rollback. As for Iran, or US or whoever, let us just single-mindedly work to make ourselves economically and militarily stronger, because we cannot trust anyone. It is good to have friends on the global map, but still let us not go into deals which end us being losers. See how the 'Nut'war and 'Mad'mohan have lost the advantage we had over Pakistan in the name of peace, with nothing substantial in return, reservations for Muslims where on one hand Muslims say that we do not have any caste hierarchy, and also handling of Nepal(we could have been close allies, instead of supporting Maoist terrorists), Iran loss of face, buckling to US arm-twisting. I think we should not follow our part of the deal, until we really get what the Americans say they will deliver, on a step by step basis.
Surprise, Surprise.. Rajeev speaks in commi tone! A change of heart or had some bad experience in capitalistic world! I assume it is genuine worry and appreciate ur optimism
As usual it was great to read a perspective that does not spout the usual leftist bilge.
However, I would like to differ a bit. Although Indians have not been able to negotiate hard enough, the civilian nuclear energy supply is a great move ahead. The Indian intent should always be to move ahead with small little steps towards attaining a kind of power and position which commands the natural respect of the world.
With this civilian nuclear supply, one small roadblock got out of the way. Great power status is never demanded as the Indians have done in the past. Under Nehru, we aspired to become a moral force to the world. Thankfully, the Chinese debacle ended that Nehruvian nonsense.
This status would only be ours when with our Science and Technology, we develop the TOOLS that mean hard power. I would rate world class nuclear submarines, aircraft carriers, missile defense, ICBM’s, and the most cutting edge missile and fighter aircraft, and above all, the dominance of Space Research, to be true sources of hard power. This is what we have to work at ceaselessly.
Unfortunately Rajeev, Marx Inc., a word which Sunil has used, are the dominating forces today. These communist traitors have always tried to make into a lackey and satellite of the Soviet Union or China. They would scuttle all attempts towards making India a true power.
I hope you continue writing with all your passion and give us the Hindu nationalist perspective.
Parthasarathy in today's Pioneer has given so many instances in which Iran has not exactly been friendly towards India. He is right. If at all Iran was friendly with India, it was for it's own benefit. India has no reason to be emotional about it's relationship with Iran. But I totally agree with Rajeev. We should have taken advantage of our seemingly friendly relations with Iran to extract better bargain with US. It certainly seems we are short-changed in Nuclear agreement with US. On the other hand, since the commies are screaming so much, it can't be all that bad. :)
Thank you for your most inspiring commentary. It is truly refreshing to see someone stand up against the pro world bully politics and say things as they are. From my own observations, countries that blindly dance to the music that the US plays usually end up on the loosing end of the deal. This is regrettably the case with my native Poland. In a nutshell: our government does pretty much anything that Uncle Sam wants and we get iron fist politics in return (the most painful one for the people are new visa related restrictions and the exclusion of Poland's citizens in this year's visa lottery). My personal belief is that India is perfectly capable of becoming a superpower without the meddling of the US. Thank you again and keep up the great work!
One thing no one ever mentions is having primary elections within parties. Many if not most advanced nations have them - I am sure of US, Canada, and Israel. Having primaries and intra-party elections MIGHT ensure some turnover in party leadership and help elect represenatives who have some interest in communicating with and doing something for the common voter. At present, their loyalty is only to the party top-brass who allocate tickets during elections. The public be damned.
This will hopefully reduce the duration for which a person remains in top position and reduce the possibility of selling her / his soul to a foreign power.
In my opnion, rather than benevolent dictatorship, more and genuine democracy is a better solution to our problems.
Nice Article by Raja Menon in IE. Echoes pretty much what Rajeev has suggested in the past - with a little more detail about arming Vietnam. Lets see if the UPA govt has the foresight to initiate this policy and hopefully the commies won't make noise about arming a communist country.
For the kind of party that adheres to internal, bottom up, participatory democracy, no current party fits the bill. And because of the vested interests and the power concentrated in the High Command, no current major party will bring about the change that you are suggesting. As they say, it is easier sometimes to start a new organization with a better culture than to change the culture of a current organization. There is a new political party in the making, which will be launched on March 22, 2007. For more info, please visit, http://www.samudai.org.
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Brilliant!You are firmly anchored in your roots and we all share your hope of a resurgent India.
However,India's enemies are as much within as without.The government with its islamic and christist agendas has purposely made it a pliant one ever ready for sale.
India's future ought to be in the hands of a no nonsense benevolent dictator.
<<
A declining America and a China which will in future face serious internal problems -- this leaves the door open for India to be, yes, astonishing as it may be to some, the world's greatest power.
>>
Hmmmm.. so thats what your article is about. Everything else is a sham.
Amazing! A person who is unhappy about the idea that India could be the world's number one power!
AID/ASHA member alert!!! Chinese money alert!!!!
India must be the only country where some people get very upset about the possibility of greatness. Even thinking about this is bad, communal, divisive, fundamentalist, Nazi, etc. Thought police alert!
But China as the world's number one, that of course is perfect. It is what Marx has said in his book, so it must come true.
What a bunch of pathetic brainwashed losers!
My advice to you, boy: Leave India. Go to the promised land, China.
Rajeev, Your views are o.k., but still is it just to dump a close-ally for the sake of non-committed US? Agreed that it is Mr. Natwar's goof-up as like his previous other goof-up's, but should that cost us this? Also, today in rediff, Mr. Gopalakrishnan has written about this:
http://in.rediff.com/news/2005/oct/04agopal.htm
What is your view on this?
Regards,
Viswanathan.
I hope we just maintain a good nuclear deterrence, inspite of our invisible , bumbling Manmohan and mafiosi Sonia opening up our nuclear facilities for US to rollback.
As for Iran, or US or whoever, let us just single-mindedly work to make ourselves economically and militarily stronger, because we cannot trust anyone. It is good to have friends on the global map, but still let us not go into deals which end us being losers. See how the 'Nut'war and 'Mad'mohan have lost the advantage we had over Pakistan in the name of peace, with nothing substantial in return, reservations for Muslims where on one hand Muslims say that we do not have any caste hierarchy, and also handling of Nepal(we could have been close allies, instead of supporting Maoist terrorists), Iran loss of face, buckling to US arm-twisting. I think we should not follow our part of the deal, until we really get what the Americans say they will deliver, on a step by step basis.
Surprise, Surprise.. Rajeev speaks in commi tone! A change of heart or had some bad experience in capitalistic world! I assume it is genuine worry and appreciate ur optimism
Great piece, Rajeev. Quite logical and convincing. Please get in with some more.
Hello Rajeev,
As usual it was great to read a perspective that does not spout the usual leftist bilge.
However, I would like to differ a bit. Although Indians have not been able to negotiate hard enough, the civilian nuclear energy supply is a great move ahead. The Indian intent should always be to move ahead with small little steps towards attaining a kind of power and position which commands the natural respect of the world.
With this civilian nuclear supply, one small roadblock got out of the way. Great power status is never demanded as the Indians have done in the past. Under Nehru, we aspired to become a moral force to the world. Thankfully, the Chinese debacle ended that Nehruvian nonsense.
This status would only be ours when with our Science and Technology, we develop the TOOLS that mean hard power. I would rate world class nuclear submarines, aircraft carriers, missile defense, ICBM’s, and the most cutting edge missile and fighter aircraft, and above all, the dominance of Space Research, to be true sources of hard power. This is what we have to work at ceaselessly.
Unfortunately Rajeev, Marx Inc., a word which Sunil has used, are the dominating forces today. These communist traitors have always tried to make into a lackey and satellite of the Soviet Union or China. They would scuttle all attempts towards making India a true power.
I hope you continue writing with all your passion and give us the Hindu nationalist perspective.
Regards.
Parthasarathy in today's Pioneer has given so many instances in which Iran has not exactly been friendly towards India. He is right. If at all Iran was friendly with India, it was for it's own benefit. India has no reason to be emotional about it's relationship with Iran. But I totally agree with Rajeev. We should have taken advantage of our seemingly friendly relations with Iran to extract better bargain with US. It certainly seems we are short-changed in Nuclear agreement with US. On the other hand, since the commies are screaming so much, it can't be all that bad. :)
Mr. Rajeev,
Thank you for your most inspiring commentary. It is truly refreshing to see someone stand up against the pro world bully politics and say things as they are. From my own observations, countries that blindly dance to the music that the US plays usually end up on the loosing end of the deal. This is regrettably the case with my native Poland. In a nutshell: our government does pretty much anything that Uncle Sam wants and we get iron fist politics in return (the most painful one for the people are new visa related restrictions and the exclusion of Poland's citizens in this year's visa lottery). My personal belief is that India is perfectly capable of becoming a superpower without the meddling of the US. Thank you again and keep up the great work!
Cheers,
Margo
Rajeev,
One thing no one ever mentions is having primary elections within parties. Many if not most advanced nations have them - I am sure of US, Canada, and Israel. Having primaries and intra-party elections MIGHT ensure some turnover in party leadership and help elect represenatives who have some interest in communicating with and doing something for the common voter. At present, their loyalty is only to the party top-brass who allocate tickets during elections. The public be damned.
This will hopefully reduce the duration for which a person remains in top position and reduce the possibility of selling her / his soul to a foreign power.
In my opnion, rather than benevolent dictatorship, more and genuine democracy is a better solution to our problems.
Thanks,
Abhih Marathe
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=79468
Nice Article by Raja Menon in IE. Echoes pretty much what Rajeev has
suggested in the past - with a little more detail about arming Vietnam. Lets see if the UPA govt has the foresight to initiate this policy and hopefully the commies won't make noise about arming a communist country.
more judicial activism - following on San's post abt AMU ruling
http://us.rediff.com/news/2005/oct/06talaq.htm?q=tp&file=.htm
Abhih Marathe,
For the kind of party that adheres to internal, bottom up, participatory democracy, no current party fits the bill. And because of the vested interests and the power concentrated in the High Command, no current major party will bring about the change that you are suggesting. As they say, it is easier sometimes to start a new organization with a better culture than to change the culture of a current organization. There is a new political party in the making, which will be launched on March 22, 2007. For more info, please visit, http://www.samudai.org.
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