RE: Dr. Sabhlok's comments

[P.goswami@worldnet.att.net]

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I am fairly new to this forum and read with interest the
views expressed by all you guys, particularly the
feedbacks to Dr. Sabhlok's comments. If the one liners
with which Dr. Ghosh dismisses his points reflect reality
then why are we wasting our time debating a problem that
does not exist or is easily remediable.  Don't we all
agree that when measured against the growth rate of
dveloping economies, India's performance is at best
mediocre if not downright inferior. A number of writers
to this forum and elsewhere have swiss cheesed the
structural issues that need to be resolved and
produced great papers but then what? 'The time has come'
the walrus said, 'to speak of many things'. I fully agree
with the comments form Bhuwan that affirmative action
only affirmative action is what is now needed replacing
philosophical discourse and endless intellectual
discussions.  In order for IPC to have any continuing
relevance we need to develop an action plan including
people both inside and outside India that is workable and
goal-oriented both for short and long term. May I then
respectfully suggest that we refocus our priorities to
accomplish this? Otherwise, all these debates are as the
great Ustad Faiaz Khan used to say are like elephant's
teeth(Haathi ka dant)great to look at but useless for
chewing.  We need shirtsleeve workers and factory floor
managers, worker bees today folks, not academecians and
philosophers. We have truckloads of them ad infinitum and
ad nauseum and they can wait.

If IPC can ever migrate to these roles it will find in me
and many such people like me a most willing supporter to
attempt to put some smile in the face of our Mother India
who has been forsaken by her ungrateful children.

Regards,

Priyo
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Sincerely,




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> Sidhant,
>
> Your analysis of the root cause is absolutely correct. The biggest
> hurdle in
> the development of India is illiteracy and the removal of this is also

> the
> only way for salvation.
>
> Your enthusiasm for the future and your optimism are refreshing... but

> do
> not forget it will not happen by itself we will need affirmative
action
> by
> people like you and me who dearly love their country and want to see
it
> become a better place,
>
> Regards,
>
> Bhuwan
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Sidhant Jhaver [mailto:sidhant@eudoramail.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, September 07, 1999 4:43 AM
> To: debate@indiapolicy.org
> Subject: Re: Foreign Clearance Certificate : A Farce
>
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> These are very pertinent issues. But every time we begin discussing
such
>
> cases, we arrive at the root cause - which invariable turns out to be
> "illiteracy". Illiteracy leads to uneducated voting - which means
> electing a power-hungry  politician who in turn facilitates
corruption.
> Corruption causes a distortion in the distribution of wealth. The rich

> get richer and the poor get poorer. With poverty stagnant and
> unresolvable, illiteracy is difficult to fight.
>
> Catch 22. Point made, I invite others to provide solutions - it seems
> more abstruse than rocket science!
>
> Having said that, I feel very optimistic about India's rising in the
> next century. The first passage is probably a gist of India's progress

> during the past few decades. With more awareness and interest in
> activities of politicians (through media) now, each election is a
> cleansing process.  Thus with privatization, permitting globalization
> and transparent governance, the middle class is bound to thrive.
> Progress seems round the corner.
>
> Beleive me, there's more to look forward to from India than say 20
years
>
> back!
>
> Jai Hind.
>
> - Sidhant Jhaver



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