When I started to read this article I was expecting some very objective points of presentation. However it seems we continue to prove the joke about Indians right- One Indian Philosopher, two Indians Discussion, three Indians%u2026 TOTAL CONFUSION%u2026 anyway let me put my reading and findings on this%u2026.
In my opinion the 5 decisions that changed India are :
1. Appointment of Dr Manmohan Singh as the Finance Minister in 1991. This initiated Liberalisation, Privatisation & Globalisation.
2. Setting up of C-DOT : Today's telecom infrastructure has its roots in that decision.
3. Bangladesh War : Our neigbour still troubles us because they want to avenge that courageous and capable action that we took.
4. Political intervention in Judiciary in 1974 : Superseding 8 Judges to appoint a Junior as Chief Justice of India ushered in Judicial non performance. Today common man doesnt trust Judiciary.
5. The marching orders to MNCs in 1977 : The companies today we invite are the companies we sent out in 1977.
My note was longer, but I cut it short. Its always going to be a difference of opinion. But these are my views. Feel free to write back to me with your views at alokdhotekar@rediffmail.com. If I have erred I would like to know.
Sadly there is something got to do with individual decision making too which has messed the sum total. If only each one could each dedicate to contribute 1 % extra per day, INDIA would have been a Super Power a decade ago.
RE:5 decisions that changed Indian
by Prof R K Gupta-India on Aug 15, 2007 10:13 PM Permalink
sorry brother, this seniority and permanency concept must go after junior class I post.crimionals, misbehaved,unproductive and idiots cant be ptoomoted.are we to pay award for an idiot an dcorrupt staying more with us?what a lughable idea.best should be picked and see how corruption vanished from india.Dande lagao inke.
RE:5 decisions that changed Indian
by ALOK DHOTEKAR on Aug 15, 2007 11:34 PM Permalink
Sir,
It seems you are not aware of the whole Ajit Nath Ray episode. Please appraise yourself of it and your will get to the depth of what I was referring to
Of all good that Mrs Indira Gandhi did, She messed up by corrupting the Judiciary.
RE:5 decisions that changed Indian
by vasu_erfolg on Aug 15, 2007 10:23 PM Permalink
Together with these "positive" decisions, we should also remember some negative decisions that cost us dearly - (1) the decision to stop the military action in Kashmir in 1947 (of driving the paki tribals out) and referring the dispute to the UN (2) the decision to antagonize China and subsequently ignore the real threat of an invasion - largely due to Krishna Menon's incompetence and Nehru's complicity with his incompetence - that eventually led to the chinese war; (3) the decision to extend the caste-based reservation decade after decade; (4) the Shah-Bano case and the subsequent surrender to the muslims by making constitutional changes for appeasing the muslims; (5) the decision to free the three dreaded terrorists in exchange for the 150-odd passengers held hostage in Khandahar, on that fateful day in tJan. 2000. These are just samples - the lack of political will to implement several useful and sensible recommendations by various commissions would sum up to a colossal "missed opportunity" list by our politicians.
RE:RE:5 decisions that changed Indian
by ALOK DHOTEKAR on Aug 15, 2007 11:37 PM Permalink
Well all these episodes have bearing somewhere else. Hence none you mentioned is at core...
e.g. Kashmir is not merely the 1947 episode... or the appeasement of Muslims... or the exchange at Khandahar... they are all secondaries..
