On Sep 26, 2010, at 9:43 PM, Dilip Deka wrote: > I see two scenarios coming out of the CWG fiasco. > 1. India pulls it off at the last minute. CWG goes on and has a happy ending > despite some minor mishaps. India claims a big success and brags about it, > "See, > we told you. It could be done. DO NOT UNDERESTIMATE INDIA".
**** First off: Define success. What will constitute a success, let alone a BIG one? > 2. The CWG is a flop with major disasters and it starts major reform in India > in > terms of corruption. This happens because the middle class Indians get > insulted > and upset. It always takes a big event to make big changes. **** Similarly, WHAT would determine if it was a flop? Only then one can delve into your question. Speaking of which, why do you assume that in case of a FLOP, Indians would consider it an insult and demand reforms to eradicate corruption. Is it CORRUPTION that is at the root of a possible flop? Why could it not be corrupt yet successful? I see a problem with the assumption that corruption is the cause for a possible flop. Does competence not have a place in the equation? Nobody has accused China of being free of corruption, but they proved how COMPETENT they are. In other words competence and corruption are NOT mutually exclusive. Few would complain IF competence could be demonstrated, would they? > > What do you see? Alternate scenarios? > Dilip Deka > _______________________________________________ > assam mailing list > assam@assamnet.org > http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org _______________________________________________ assam mailing list assam@assamnet.org http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org
