Re: RE:Why I hesitate to join politics?

["Manish Gupta" <ml_gupta@hotmail.com>]

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>From: Sanjeev Sabhlok <sanjeev@sabhlokcity.com>
>Reply-To: debate@indiapolicy.org
>To: debate@indiapolicy.org
>Subject: Re:  RE:Why I hesitate to join politics?
>Date: Thu, 3 Aug 2000 13:48:05 -0700 (PDT)
>
>At 01:21 AM 8/1/00 -0700, Npsingh wrote:
>
>  >I would therefore not think that just because we cannot get one of  >us
>  >elected that we are totally without political power. That is why I
> >seek
>to
>  >broaden the meaning of term "joining politics", not for the sake of
>  >argument
>  >but for the sake of exploting the freedoms we still have.
>
>You wish IPI to be a pressure group? Go ahead, since nothing else is likely
>to emerge from this effort.
>

Why not, Sanjeev, I think this is how some Institutes like Carnegie
Institute work in Washington DC, and I feel there is nothing harm in
following that model if we want our views to be acceptable and implementable
by the Govt.

Manish
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