Cear Hazarika, You also like Umesh Sharma batter you join World Bank- your next door OR Go back to Jaipur to teach some primary sdchool OR Come to us-we will reeducate you to re-educate Indian Politicians. Rubi
--- shantikam hazarika <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > It is intriguing that Arabinda Rajkhowa has > responded to a World Bank study, not to queries > raised by his own kith and kin. If his contention > would have been correct, there would have been > widespread support to their movement. Patriotism and > faith in sovereignty and independence driving youths > to the "struggle" (actually killing of innocent > lives and renegating Assam's growth and development) > is too far fetched to carry any conviction. > Parroting 'colonialism, colonialism' is now outdated > and even the communists have discarded this word > long ago. > > Shantikam Hazarika > Director, > Assam Institute of Management > PO Box 30, GUWAHATI 781001, India > HOME PAGE: www.aimguwahati.edu.in > > > Date: Sat, 3 Nov 2007 09:55:23 +0000From: > [EMAIL PROTECTED]: > [EMAIL PROTECTED]: [Assam] ULFA’s REJOINDER > Bartta Bistar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > TOP STORIESConflict in Assam works in nexus with > weak economy:World Bank > reporthttp://in.news.yahoo.com/071022/48/6m9n4.htmlULFA’s > REJOINDERThe above article posted by one ‘IE’ > onassamnet.org on October 23 is obviously an attempt > tomanipulate the study titled “Who Benefits > fromCivil Wars? Some Evidence from Assam”, > reportedto have been carried out for the World Bank, > so as toundermine the historic reasons for the > nationalstruggle to regain the sovereign > independence of Asom.Quoting from the World Bank > report, may be out ofcontext, about the “direct > nexus” betweenthe Asom-India conflict and a > ‘weakeconomy’ betrays the ulterior motif to > divertthe core issue of our sovereignty and > independence tothat of a ‘weak economy’ implying > therebythat effective measures to strengthen the > economy willtake the wind out of our struggle. > Certainly, as hadhappened in any colonial situation, > the percentage ofunemployment in Asom is also very > high under Indiancolonial occupation. But this does > not necessarilyundermine the primary importance of > the historicreasons that propels our struggle > forward, though thecolonial economy convince our > people that the nationalstruggle is also their > struggle for existence.Therefore, the primary source > of motivation for theyouth of Asom impelling them > join the nationalstruggle is patriotism and the > faith in oursovereignty and independence. A weak > economy and theresultant unemployment and corruption > are generalphenomenon in any colonial situation. As > such, it isthe colonial situation that gave rise to > the nationalliberation struggle of Asom, not just > the“direct nexus” between the“conflict” and the > “weakeconomy”. > > Arabinda Rajkhowa > Chairman > ULFA > 03/11/07 > > ----------------------seems god article.HS article > on the same topic - not specific to Assamthat if > enough groups in large enough numbers anddifferent > ethicities exists - such problems are morepronounced > -- 97% Han Chinese China has no suchproblem - (side > note: -- I have a Chinese roommate-says there are > elephants in China)umeshBartta Bistar > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: TOP > STORIESConflict in Assam works in nexus with weak > economy:World Bank > reporthttp://in.news.yahoo.com/071022/48/6m9n4.htmlBy > IE Tuesday October 23, 01:45 AM The on-going > conflict in Assam, that claimed over4,400 lives > between 1992 and 2001, has a "directnexus" with a > weak economy, making it easier formilitant groups to > find "young recruits", a studycarried out under the > aegis of World Bank hasconfirmed. The study titled > "Who benefits from Civil Wars? Someevidence from > Assam", pointed out that unemployment,especially > among the youth, showed disturbing trendsin the > 1990s, which in turn had adverse implicationsfor the > persistence of conflict. "The number of unemployed > youths in Assam registeredsharpest rise among 15 > major states, between 1983 and1993," the report > said, pointing out that by 1993-94(when Army > operations against militants were in fullswing), > "the number of unemployed youths in Assam wasabout > three times higher than the rest of India". The > argument of "easy recruitment" of potential rebelsis > indirectly supported by this data, the study > said.The study was carried for the World Bank by > DeepaNarayan, Binayak Sen and Ashutosh Varshney. The > study also pointed out that though there wereseveral > historic reasons behind the on-going conflictin the > state, the employment situation > severelydeteriorated, particularly in the rural > areas, duringthe course of the conflict. "Though the > level of ruralunemployment had been lower than that > in urban areasduring the year of conflict, it is in > the rural areasthat the sharpest increase in > unemployment wasrecorded," the study revealed. The > rural population was more affected during > theintensified phase of conflict between 1983 and > 1993,the report said, with statistics showing that > thenumber of rural poor increased sharply from 73.53 > lakhin 1987-88 to 94.33 lakh in 1993-94. There have > been some signs of improvement in theoverall > employment scenario from 2000 onwards, but > thesituation is yet to reach any turn-around, the > studysaid. On the "nexus" between weak economy and > conflict, thestudy revealed that nearly 75 per cent > of therespondents in conflict-affected areas > reported thattheir village had a "weak" to "very > weak" localeconomy. But what is more alarming is the > increasing level ofcorruption that itself could be a > factor responsiblefor the underdevelopment or slow > pace of developmentin the state. "Corruption in > local government officesmarked a turn for the worse. > Respondents in more than65 per cent of the > communities surveyed agreed thatgovernment officials > in their village andneighbourhood were corrupt," the > study said. > _______________________________________________assam > mailing > [EMAIL PROTECTED]://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.orgUmesh > SharmaWashington D.C. 1-202-215-4328 [Cell]Ed.M. - > International Education PolicyHarvard Graduate > School of Education,Harvard University,Class of > 2005http://www.uknow.gse.harvard.edu/index.html (Edu > info)http://hbswk.hbs.edu/ (Management Info) > > > Yahoo! Answers - Get better answers from someone who > knows. 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