Are we not forgetting what Rajiv Gandhi took as an initiative for Telecom Revolution, Computer Revolution, Panchyati Raj, Operation Flood, Bofors etc, because of which India is where it is today, premiers in IT and ITES. And you think there were only 5 of them.
RE:Didn't we forget some thing
by Abhay T on Aug 15, 2007 04:45 PM Permalink
Honestly speaking I am not sure about Rajiv Gandhi's telecom and Computer revolution without liberalising economy and giving away the license raj. Allowing some IT companies didn't make much change to the life of India. To me, it was more like a blind stroke. It only created more body shoopers in the country. When DOTCOM was burst, suddenly many companies found themselves nowhere. The real master stroke was economic liberalisation. This allowed MNCs to pump money in India. They wanted to save money using cheaper labour and there was an IT revolution in India. IT revolution is still in phase 1. India's IT contribution is still insignifican although it is a BPO king. I think Rajiv Gandhi was the worst political leader in India. He won with record breaking (3/4th) majority. If he was as strong as her mother he could have rewritten the history. He talked about vision, but there were no strong steps. With no opposition, he could have kicked economy with massive infrastructure projects like what China is in last decade. He unnecessarily provoked Hindus by turning SC orders in Shahabano case and then tried to woe Hindus by opening Ram Mandir. He had little clue that he was opening Pandora's box. As a whole I consider him as a complete failure.
RE:Didn't we forget some thing
by Chilla Mat on Aug 15, 2007 07:17 PM Permalink
Abhay ..Do you what Janata raaj did in Seventies when they got Power..(They threw off IMB,Coke and were so hostile with foreign technology as well as companies)...Sirf Swadeshi Swadeshi karne se kyaa hota..?? Rajiv sure did few good things ..And yeah He openly embraced IT,Telecom sectors THEN...Its absurd not to acknodlege and say that he was worst leader etc..He is the one who initiated, and exposed Indian Spy racket ..and that to within after few weeks becoming PM....Its very natural if you dislike someone, we happen to forget good deeds...and yeah public memory is always short...I do have strong opposition with some congress leaders but Rajiv was not worst political leader... he didnt even want to be leader...Its people who made him then why blame him now...?
RE:RE:Didn't we forget some thing
by Abhay T on Aug 15, 2007 07:43 PM Permalink
he worst leader in the sense he only gave his 10% whereas 100% was required from a PM with support of 400 MPs. If he had taken real steps like what you are talking about, India would have been far ahead of China. Mere IT industry was nothing but a body shopping industry. There was too much of hesitation and he hardly understood the overall picture. If he had taken stronger steps in 80s the situation of 90s wouldn't have happened. 1. India wouldn't have become so bankrupt that Mr. Chandrashekhar had to airlift GOLD in british custody overnight. If he had slightest clue of home misnistry, the Ayodhya issue wouldn't have become so big. I just fail to understand on what logic some people give him credit. Just because he allowed some MNC companies to set up here. he had the power uproot corruption. He failed there as well. He was only aquitted in Bofors case on technical ground after his death because he was no longer in position to defend himself.
RE:RE:Didn't we forget some thing
by Desi Balak on Aug 15, 2007 05:42 PM Permalink
Its naive and absurd to say that liberalisation was "master stroke". Whether one agrees or not the fact remains that all earlier policies of state control etc. have contributed to get India to this level.
RE:Didn't we forget some thing
by Desi Balak on Aug 15, 2007 05:17 PM Permalink
I agree.India needs to pay due tribute Late Rajiv Gandhi.All the progress in IT that we have today is due to his vision.May his soul rest in peace.
If Rajv Gandhi was alive today,we would have been much better.
RE:RE:Didn\'t we forget some thing
by satya pal on Aug 15, 2007 06:37 PM Permalink
it was bad luck that we followed principles of democracy,with out ensuring who is qualified to vote.nehru worked to make his family as waris of this countery.gandhi ji completely ignored his family.you know all this.who says we are free.we are ruled by nehru family.worst happened,when bhartia janta party took over.their performance was also not appreciated by countrymen.in fighting and corruption prevaled during their regime.this time people may reject UPA RULE.PEOPLE want corruption free society.nothing is being done on this front.
