World From one eye

These days hotest news all arround is coming nuclear deal of India with US. Although deal has been quagmired in between left's(CPI(M) and company) attempt to get a stay over it and stewarding prime minister Manmohan Singh.
A deliberate attepmt has been made from congress side to get clear this deal from parliament atleast without knowing Junta's look over the nuclear deal.
PM is clear about the national benefit written in the name of congress by this nuclear deal or strategic deal per say by reminding his talks about integration plan for economic reform proposed in 1991. At that time he was critisized by many people of the house. He defended himself as steward of this whole nuclear deal with a vision of india getting into 21 centuary and also on to the track of global competetiveness.
I have some points to add on this burning issue.

Will this nuclear deal provide the enough energy resources and strategic development with US to India? Will such strategic tie up with US gonna affect India's relationship with China and Pakistan.

How many other levels of nuclear issues related with India's scientific research and development will be opened and closed by the time when we are going to make agrrements with IAEA and NSG.

This deal will create a big financial burden on India's soulders ( ~130 billion $). Does India ready for such investment while other challenges ( Agriculture, dying farmers in many regions in India, primary education , health care) are pending from last 60 years. There is a need to address the energy crisis in India as well but going for such support from US will disrupt India's grip over there own program of development of fossil fuels.
Such huge investment on other sectors like research and development could ensure better energy resources in near future.

If anguished left withdraw his support from government at this point of time, what will it cost to goverment and people? What would it cost to market? What would it cost to political arrangements during interregnum.

What is the possiblity of midterm polls and does government is ready for pay such a big price for deal to be accomplished.

If nuclear deal is accomplish successfully, how would the pros n cons use in next assempby election pending in 2009.

Certainly left is carrying his anti-US ideology in ruling states of Westbangal and Kerela. So definitly they will raise point against the Congress's dreams of shaking hands with US. But certailny CPI(M) cannot drag India into a bad situation of poor governement by commenting "Sarkaar to Aaati hai, Saarkaar to Jaati hai" ( Government come and go, CPI(M)top leader comment recently) Although lot of thinking is required before letting India to struck into any labyrinth of political,social and economical subjects.

Again NDA, How?

I always used to think about what kind of voters are we? I mean to say to whom we want to choose.

Secondly on what are the problems on which political parties are making foundation of next government.

Constitution talks about right to vote but doesn’t suggest about how to vote and whom to vote. Election commission of India is an independent body but it has influences. They are the main content providers for the elections organized in India; they have right to regulate the rules and right to prosecute the fault. Now what they have done to this process where it is clear that they allow many politicians to play into the battle field who are having criminal cases pending with the different legal courts. After all this is India; We are spiritual; We gave chance to every one to improve; We belong to the history of Prithivi Raj Chauhan who had defeated Mehmood Gajni for 17 times and had mercy on him everytime except the 18 times when Gajni attacked again. And this is not only one incidence of intruding our boundaries but it had happen several times again and again.

Election commission has unique role to play in organizing elections in India. Apart from putting all information on Internet they have to come to a point where they can reach to common men’s understanding of his role in to choosing his leader.

Current approach of election commission is quite restrictive in nature and it comes to picture first time when some elections are schedule for next month. They make a leg of 3-4 years knowingly so that Indian mass could not educated about the electoral and democratic institutions and remain ignorant about their authority. And this is the thing, which Indian politicians want most to protect their seat from authoritative capture from some legitimate politicians and leaders.

Now what they can do?

They have to start educating the voters and Indian villagers. They have to start making informative pamphlets for elections rules, regulation and all things about electoral rights to make them authoritative, decisive and key player.

Second point, which I want to make that India, had been independent from last 58 years.

It was political and social need of Indian democracy of that time to follow the dynasty system in a democratize representation of government. But it was urgent need of the political and social system to emulate them selves from the dynastical democracy. After all it was independence fought for people’s rule.

The beginning was done with Indian National Congress represented by Nehru. It was new system of ruling, which was, introduces to Indian Maharajas and Nawabs. Of course it was not acceptable to their legacy as they are bound to rule over people from years. But things were revived for the future with explanations to need of the time and using force some times.

Industrialization was done without giving a thought to its existence and need in Indian context. Nehru was trying to overcome the idea of Gandhian philosophy of developing rural population first by industrializing and submitting nation to the machines driven economic and social system.

Gandhi was right because he know that Indian population need to be developed by their character of making things their own for their self estimation of future growth with respect to global standards and identity.

But it was unfortunate that we symbolize Gandhi as symbol of idealism too early.

India was running with the problem of poverty, unemployment, Jamindaari, Health, Education, Water, Child Marriage, Women’s rights, Inflation, Cast, Human Rights, Child labor, sex ratio and many more. Some problems have been eradicated on paper completely but they do exist in thoughts and actions of current time as well like Jamindaari[Assuming some politicians, Industrialists as Jamindaars of present time ].

But most of the problems are still there for ‘Janta’ to face. Now these are the problems, which remain as target for opposite political front to put pressure on government and draw some lines to influence their vote bank.

They are not solving problems but targeting them for next scheduled elections. This is preposterous face drawn by Indian political system on their own.

This is almost a zigzag motion of representation of ruling government in the legislative assembly after 1990. Before it was Congress only.

This is almost a negligible fact about ruling government in center for people. It doesn’t make any difference because problems are not addressed at ground level and chance is given to the next government See Punjab case].

So it would not be a surprise for me that next government in center is of NDA. But then next one will be of Congress only with oscillating allies.

Indian National Flag: A Second Thought

There is no controvercy attached to this article but it is my second thought to current interpretation to the sovereignity to the Indian national flag and its history.

The color combination was profound in its nominations and have certainly a history which is a sympathetic bondage between age old Hindu-Muslim religious invasions of their own freedom of objective understanding in invidual domain of human life.
It was evident from the colors which were choosen by Indian National Congress at time of their representation to the people in fight against colonial rule. Althought it was a strong issue to fetch attention from our freedom fighters ;political as well as nationalists; to have a bridge between these two communities as it was due cause to the division of power against british rule.
And also only weapon left to the 'Firangi Sarkaar' to extend their presence in India as Ruler to this nations.
However, country divided into India and Pakistan for the settlement of people after british left the country and India founded under the rule of democratic powers, theoretically atleast.
Since it was Indian National Congress which is representing mass of India, I dont know under which theory; But It was their official flag which became the National flag of India after slight modification to its design and also the theoretical explanation to the color combination given by India's first vice president admitting that there is no communal feeling attached to it any more.
In his words
"Bhagwa or the saffron colour denotes renunciation or disinterestedness. Our leaders must be indifferent to material gains and dedicate themselves to their work. The white in the centre is light, the path of truth to guide our conduct. The green shows our relation to (the) soil, our relation to the plant life here, on which all other life depends. The "Ashok Chakra" in the centre of the white is the wheel of the law of Dharma. Truth or Satya, dharma or virtue ought to be the controlling principle of those who work under this flag. Again, the wheel denotes motion. There is death in stagnation. There is life in movement. India should no more resist change, it must move and go forward. The wheel represents the dynamism of a peaceful change."

I'm trying to convince myself that how things can change with no change in things.

Congress Election Manifesto: Back to some fifty years ago

The congress has always stood for the Indian people. In the past it offered a plateform to all sections of the community who aspired for national Independence. As the national independence deepened, it succedded in unifying different sections and their conflicting interests in the common fight against Britain. When independence was won, there was considerable speculation about the future of Congress ( Indian National Congress) and the role it could play in a free India. Political freedom had been the rallying point. Would the congress be able to maintain its hold on the people after its major task had been accomplished? The question was relevent and natural, but it did not become urgent or insistent enough not to brook any delay. For political freedom came with partition, the ravages of which had immediatly to be repaired. There was also question of native stated which had be integrated with the british administrative services under the aegis of Mr. Mountbetton ( then governer general of India) . As power was transferred to Congress it automatically bacame the depository of the nations trust, its hands were full with pressing and urgent problems which demanded immediate attention.

The first Government formed at the center was consciously made into a Government of the best talents then available in the country, and though it was the congress party which formed it, pains were taken to give it a national character. Then came the consitituion and the first general elections which the Congress fought as a party and won. Since then, Congress has functioned as party but is has nevertheless continued to claim abd retain the allegiance of nearly all sections of the people. In the next five years instead of opinions being crystallised on party lines and other parties gaining in strenght and organising themselves effectively in order to bring about a different alignment of political forces, oposition has not ceased but it has failed to get politically organised.

On the eve of the second general elections that the Congress will fight, therefore, its election manifesto cannot be and should not be judged as the programme of a single party which the voter is free to accept or reject. It is useless to ask today is it that Congress is the only party that contends for political power. The election manifesto has to be judged by other standards. The Congress has to satisfy the people from whom it draws its strenght that it is responsive to their aims and aspirations and that it can give the fittest expression to them and that even in the implementation of its various policies, it will win the active support of the people and uphold the faith of those who put their trust in.


EPW.