Thursday, April 11, 2013

Fwd: Wikileaks cable on Sanjay Gandhi's economic views

in that case, he *had* to be offed. how can anyone from the Family oppose the State Religion (TM) as created by the First Prime Minister (Registered trade mark)?

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From: Arvind Kumar


Interesting. Looks like Sanjay Gandhi opposed Nehruvian-Stalinism.

https://www.wikileaks.org/plusd/cables/1975NEWDE11701_b.html

6. NATIONALIZATION: SANJAY STATED THAT THE PUBLIC SECTOR SHOULD FUNCTION ONLY IN COMPETITION WITH THE PRIVATE SECTOR, AND "WHERE IT CANNOT FUNCTION IN COMPETITION WITH THE PRIVATE SECTOR IT SHOULD DIE A NATURAL DEATH". ACCORDING TO WIRE SERVICE ACCOUNTS, HE STATED HE "DID NOT BELIEVE IN NATIONALIZING ANY SECTOR", AND RATTLED OFF STATISTICS CONFIDENTIAL CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 03 NEW DE 11701 281455Z ON THE GOI'S POOR PERFORMANCE IN RUNNING THE COAL MINES, NATIONALIZED IN 1971.


7. BIG BUSINESS: "IN A CONTROLLED ECONOMY, ACTUALLY IT IS ONLY THE BIG BUSINESS THAT EXPANDS BECAUSE THEY ARE THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE THE RESOURCES AND THE CAPABILITY OF GETTING AROUND ALL THE CONTROLS. IT IS SMALLER FELLOW WHO CANNOT GET AROUND THE CONTROLS. SO HE IS THE FELLOW WHO GETS HIT." AND, "IF YOU REMOVE ALL CONTROLS IT WOULD VIRTUALLY FINISH OFF THE BIG BUSINESSMEN. THEY ARE THE ONES WHO CREATE THIS LOBBY TO KEEP THE CONTROLS. IT IS PARTLY THE BIG BUSINESSMEN AND PARTLY THE BUREAUCRACY BECAUSE THIS IS WHAT GIVES THE BUREAUCRACY PATRONAGE AND MONEY."


8. TAXES: TO BRING ECONOMIC VIABILITY ONE METHOD IS TO REMOVE BLACK MARKETING. THE BEST WAY IS "TO LESSEN THE TAX." LAST YEAR THE GOVERNMENT REDUCED TAXES. "THE FIN- ANCE MINISTRY MADE A LOT OF NOISE THAT THEY WOULD SUFFER A LOSS OF RS. 50 CRORES. IT IS A YEAR NOW AND THE RESULT IS THAT THEY HAVE GAINED RS. 45 CRORES INSTEAD."


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