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Date sent: Mon, 14 Sep 1998 10:31:36 -0600 I fully agree with the Government of India's point that the Congress is trying to run a parallel government. Why has the Congress chosen only SA and China? If they are so dissatisfied with the government's decision, why don't send their leaders to Pakistan also and ask for forgiveness for holding a part of Kashmir? It may also create hyper-confidence building measure which the Congress has been doing for the last 50 years by ignoring the interests the citizens. I think they are trying to embarrass the BJP, but they forget that India is represented in the world not by the Congress or the BJP, but by the Government of India. We, the people of India belong to India in the world, not to any party -- our elected government is our representative in the world, not any particular party. By sending the representative in party meetings to different countries is acceptable, but on nuclear issues, Kashmir and foreign policies this is totally unacceptable. By doing this they are creating confusion about India in the eyes of world. They may win extra seats for their own petty gains, but eventually they will lose in real terms because India will lose. Are we slaves to China? We do business with China at their discretion, talk to China at their discretion, discuss boundaries at their discretion. As far as SA is concerned, Mandela has tried to interfere in our internal matter twice, firstly when he visited India during V P Singh's tenure as PM and commented on the Mandal Commission findings. What Vajpayee has done with him is absolutely great as he deserves it. Now he or SA will never dare to interfere in the matter of other countries. Congress leaders shouldn't make a mockery of India like they have in the 50 years of misrule and misgovernment.
Tripon
Date sent: Tue, 15 Sep 1998 09:49:32 +0530 These rallies organised by parties are purely for political advantage. Even the central government should discourage such events. Imagine the cost involved, few crores of rupees will be wasted. The amount of man power, electricity, petrol and of course paper in the form of posters are a big loss to nation. Opposition parties keep cribbing about economic situation, price rise etc, but why don't they discourage such rallies? Why don't they learn from their counterparts, who are trying to woo foreign investment in their respective states? I strongly feel that even central ministers should convince these regional/national parties to avoid such parties. Muni
Date sent: Fri, 11 Sep 1998 00:56:33 -0500 Two cheers for Advaniji for initiating the normalisation process in Kashmir. I will give him the third cheer when he removes all illegal Bangladeshis from our country. Advaniji is our modern day Arjun. Pradip Parekh
Date sent: Mon, 14 Sep 1998 17:34:18 -0400 I belong to a village in Orissa. If a constable were to come to my street tomorrow and violate my neighbors' human rights, still I would not fight for my village to secede from the Republic of India. Instead, I would argue for local enforcement of national standards of personal safety and accountability. With this other attitude -- of difference, of secluded islands of community, of uniqueness connoting civil distinction -- none of the issues can be resolved. Once one starts down the slippery slope of fragmentation, there can be no end to this divisive approach to society: determining political orientation according to language, religion, region, ethnicity, or village... and the list will continue. Instead of fighting for a separate homeland, had Anup Chetia dreamt for a secure democracy, his theory could have been appreciated. Chetia's vision was a backward-looking view, of a pre colonial past of idyllic autonomy that can never be revived and never even breathed as it did in Chetia's imagination. The forward-looking view is toward co-operation, toward respect for others' expression, toward an interlocking diversity that will bring India -- umbrella for all -- into the new millennium. Parmeshwar Dora
Date sent: Mon, 14 Sep 1998 21:02:35 -0400 India is not negotiating intelligently, if they are really asking for no concession from the US to sign the CTBT. Restoring Indo-US relations to the pre-nuclear days is NOT a very high goal, as the US has always ignored India before and would have continued to do so but for the nukes. The image of India here is just slightly above Libya... and India must not accept that. India must negotiate from a position of strength.
Amit Sarkar
Date sent: Fri, 28 Aug 1998 17:30:38 -0400 Excellent. I couldn't agree more with you. Jaganmohan Reddy
Date sent: Fri, 28 Aug 1998 16:32:52 -0400 When you fail, blame the system, the people, the environment .... but do not accept your mistakes. The BJP has been displaying this attitude. Prasad
Date sent: 4 Nov 97 16:15:00 -0500 I have only been recently introduced to your magazine. The article about Professor Ashok Jhunjhunwala has been very informative. I definitely think that if more such issues are brought to light, the more they will have a chance of getting justice. Part of the problem is that we do not have confidence in ourselves. We should lead and NOT follow. Even if that means making some mistakes and stumbling along the way, they are only stepping stones to success. Please convey my appreciation to the author for picking such a great story and doing full justice to it. Madhu Chidurala
Date sent: Tue, 28 Apr 1998 19:56:41 -0400 The present state of Bangalore as described is not surprising. It's only a matter of time before Hyderabad also follows Bangalore's footsteps. All politicians are making quick bucks because of the boom. Take the example of the rush for buying land in Madhavpur. From my experience I thought the water and the electricity problems in Hyderabad were more acute than in Bangalore. And moreover during the peak of summer, Hyderabad generally witnesses a lot of power crisis. In any case, till the boom continues all the politicians in Hyderabad have greener days ahead, for they can make quick and big bucks. In days to come I would appreciate if there are more and more articles of the same kind. Kondur Satyanand
Date sent: Wed, 29 Apr 1998 10:54:32 -0400 I am an avid reader of Rediff. I think it's a great idea to go for IT courses in XI and XII. And also in BSc. Especially in BSc because many non-reserved students cannot get admission in engineering colleges. Take for instance my case, even though I scored 75% in XII, I did not get an admission into engineering on merit as I am a Brahmin. I was lucky that my father could afford the huge amounts of donation and fees and get admission into a private college. But in college I always stood first in class and now I have been in the US for the past one-and-a-half years as a software programmer. My father could afford to put me through engineering, but how about those people who are more intelligent than me? Whose parents can't afford to pay those fees. Even after doing engineering and computers it is difficult to get a job. I was jobless for three months because no company was ready to call me for an interview as I was a fresher even though I had very good percentages. You can assume how bad the scene would be for students who have done BSc. Then students who belong to the non-reserved category and who are forced to do BSc or some equivalent will be nowhere in the world. Yeah they will be forced to take up some petty jobs. Because 90% of the parents of these students work for the government and their salaries cannot afford to put their children through engineering and medical colleges. Satish Kulkarni
Date: Sat, 15 Aug 1998 02:40:41 +0530 I have been amazed at GOI's reaction towards Tata Airline. The GOI (whichever party it may be) thinks it can make decisions arbitrarily. For one they took the airline the Tatas owned and nationalised it. So by any standards and logic in this era of liberalisation, the first group to be allowed to set up an airline should be the Tatas. But since the Tatas do not offer briefcases of note-bundles they are not given permission for something that is their right. It is time the people of India join the fight between the Tatas and GOI on the side of the Tatas. Sajith
Date: Tue, 01 Sep 1998 14:28:52 -0700 It definitely feels like the right thing to do. If I were pursuing the Government of India with a proposal and it did "nothing" about it for four years, I'd feel the same. I am disappointed that it will be the BJP government that will bear the brunt of this action and the criticism that the waiting vultures will heap upon it. In reality, the four successive governments who have been responsible for it should share the blame proportionately. Finally, the fact that four successive governments chose to oppose the project -- or dither about it means one or more of the following:
- There were serious flaws in it and the Tatas could
not satisfy the government. Neither of these problems will go away by the action of the Tatas. The Tatas, more than anyone else, have the staying power to try and convince the government and the people of India that what they proposed was for the good of everyone. It's a pity. Mahesh Singh
Date sent: Sun, 13 Sep 1998 14:50:45 +0800 I thought Madhuri was born in 1964. She's only 34. Shilpa
Date: Thu, 10 Sep 1998 07:12:13 +0530 Well written, succinct and informative. A little more information on Zanjeer II would be welcome.
Date: Sat, 05 Sep 1998 22:22:32 -0400 I think it's a wonderful film and Govindaji should do more films like this one! Manisha looks great as usual! How Readers responded to Dilip D'Souza's earlier columns
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