Mr. Goveia,
You have articulated concisely and well the rebuttal to some RGs claims of
unwarranted meddling by concerned NRGs in matters Goa.
I suspect theirs is a minority view culled in literary salons of the
cognoscenti.
In fairness, the RGs have a point in one area.
Some well meaning NRGs in their eagerness to help are attempting to reinvent
the environmental arena. RE: What are we waiting for posts?
This appears a heavy handed approach and ignores and discounts the long
struggle by the loyal concerned citizens and environmentalists resident in Goa
for over the past 2 decades.
You do recall Agonda circa 1980es where hardy villagers, lawyers and
environmentalists successfully halted the resort development in its track, yes?
Golf courses in a CRZ, you ask? Yes!
At present the many RG activists have been the foot soldiers at the forefront
not least of all brave Goans villagers battling special interests in face
of threats, intimidation, litigation costs, time, etc
Nandkumar Kamat has been at his quest for over 20 years.
>>No one in a leadership position is addressing any of these issues as far as I
>>can see anywhere in India.
You are right.
It is pointless to debate the merits of transparency of governance and the
media in the west versus India. You are not going to change entrenched minds.
The 2009 Survey done by International Transparency Org assigns India a CPI
[Corruption Perception Index] rank of 84 in the 180 countries surveyed. [N.
Zealand ranks 1 and Somalia 180, with China 79 and US 19].
As a survey it is an underestimates the pervasiveness of corruption.
http:/n
/www.transparency.org/policy_research/surveys_indices/cpi/2009/cpi_2009_table
other links:
http://mahendra-agarwalonline.20m.com/PR_IndiaSleazeCorruption.htm
http://www.guardianweekly.co.uk/?page=editorial&id=479&catID=1
http://fightcorruption.wikidot.com/other
I. Nunes
