Rajeev Srinivasan shows that this Deal is NOT good for India. Prof. Brahma Challaney had also looked at the Deal in detail and came to the same conclusion in essays he has contributed to Deccan Chronicle and other media. 1) This is yet another of this UPA government's ill-conceived programmes, along with the Sethu Samudram project, Iran-Pak-India gas pipe line and so-called loan-waiver to our farmers. 2) While energy security is a good aim, hard thinking is required to go about it in a sensible way. 3) One sensible way, as R.Srinivasan has suggested is: Break traffic bottle-necks. Currently, if a motorist spends Rs.100/- worth of fuel to get from A to B, Rs.50/- worth of fuel is spent "idling" waiting in traffic. Only Rs.50/- worth of fule spent in "moving". This failure to rationalise road transport is a disgrace. It demonstrates the impotence of our politicians and officials. 4) India can, and must, show more patience to work out how thorium can be used in the place of uranium. Dr. Abdul Kalam knows his science. He says it can be done. Put trust in his words and work hard. He is a Guru whose words his pupils must listen to and will reach the goal he has set. What is the harm in trying that out? 5) There is some truth in our Leftists, usually neative abt many things, saying that India wd come under US pressure in her foreign policy, towards such countries as Iran - shd this Deal be signed. 6) Even without this Deal Indo-U.S. relations would improve very well.
RE:Indo-U.S. Nuclear Deal
by Sincere Citizen on Apr 25, 2008 12:19 PM Permalink
Even Octroi posts in every city are huge bottle necks, not only do they waste time and precious fuel, but they are also hotbeds for corrupt civic officials to amass huge wealth at expense of poor public. Many such things can be pointed out which exist only because they give extra corrupt income to govt. babus, no wonder people hate such stuff.
My personal experience is that just by closing all these Octroi posts , the amount of time and fuel saved would be big enough to make a sizeable part in our GDP.
Petty corrupt officials are holding this country as hostage for thie own selfish gains. Same is for our top leaders too. Everyone wants money from others without adding any contribution to the wealth. We have people whose mindset is like dacoits.
RE:Indo-U.S. Nuclear Deal
by Gautam nil on Apr 25, 2008 12:56 PM Permalink
Our Finance Minister is poor man who is pondering over in search of possible revenus to strenghthen our Nation by increasing tax net, while he is silently watching and letting all huge amounts of black money pass through unchecked by tightly closing his both eye and ears as if the entire world is dark! The other day the large property exhibition under one roof brought all black money together when
RE:RE:Indo-U.S. Nuclear Deal
by Gautam nil on Apr 25, 2008 01:03 PM Permalink
Our Finance Minister is poor man who is pondering over in search of possible revenus to strenghthen our Nation by increasing tax net, while he is silently watching and letting all huge amounts of black money pass through unchecked by tightly closing his both eye and ears as if the entire world is dark! The other day the large property exhibition under one roof brought all black money together when large number of builders and buyers at very exhorbitant rates were transacting. What about most of politicians who could not affod to even cycles who loitre in individual air conditioned cars of entire family members etc.,? All these resources of balck money are open to public who are able to see all while our PM and FM could not isolate hse glaring resources for tax raiding while their agencies raid here and there one or two small fish and report they are not aware of such black money resources! Is this not an open eye wash perhaps due to their own vested interests excluding PM?
