In all the cacophony, repeated ad nauseum every time, there has never been any explanation of why in the current dispensation, states that have historically cried about central disfavor, are doing well today.
Bengal seems to be doing well in terms of growth today. Has it found favor with the center (or the Indian state) recently? --- Dilip/Dil Deka <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Santanu, > Here is the question you asked me, "Now, I have a > question here for you - do you think my views are > far from reality? If so, then we differ in our > perception of reality and there is no more to it. > But if you more or less agree with me, then it seems > to me that some rethinking of the terms of the > union, the structure of how the sovereign commands > the resources on the ground, the right of the state > to independently interact in economic matters with > other nations, to kick out babus from Delhi that > think of themselves as on a colonial assignment, to > decide whether or not they want to have paramilitary > and military forces deployed at their cost - are in > order." > > I agree with you completely that the political > structure in India needs overhauling. After using it > for almost fifty five years, the faults in the > Indian republic system are apparent to many > Indians.The responsibility to bring about the > changes via democratic means lies with the citizens. > The constitution has provisions for such discussion > and they have been used by people who know how to > use them. If those who feel cheated do not have the > knowhow, they need to approach those who have it. I > definitely feel that the states in India need more > autonomy to manage their internal affairs. > > Talk of secession and introduction of violence to > get it are not practical approaches - that is my > point. I hear support for thoughts of secession in > this very net and I consider it just emotional, not > practical. Let's get secession out of the way and we > will all be talking the same language. > > Now talking about performance - there are flickers > of performance in Assam, it is not totally deadbeat. > There are reports of Assam State Transport becoming > an example to the whole country. Numaligarh refinery > apparently is performing well. There was talk of NRL > exporting to Myanmar. Shouldn't NRL and Assam Govt. > pursue that real earnest? If Delhi babus put > unreasonable roadblocks, couldn't they be exposed > via the national media? I see more and more of NE > India news in national papers. If export to Myanmar > could be established and made successful, won't it > also give big industrialists the incentive to invest > in Assam? Will Assam be ready to accept the influx > of other Indians such industrialization will bring? > > For a start, the extremists who are holding Assam > hostage with their arms have to open their eyes and > realize that the majority in Assam wants to remain > in the Indian union. Let the extremists be the ones > who will shake Delhi up and will propose the changes > needed in the constitution for a share to Assam. Let > them be the ones who will lobby lawmakers from the > other states to get constitutional amendments > passed. Do you think there is a chance this will > come to pass? > Dilipda > > P.S. There will be several naysayers who will write > to say that Delhi will not let changes take place. > To them I say there are several states in India who > feel they are not getting a fair share, it is not > assam alone and a lobby group can be formed. > > > Dilip-da: > I am not recommending anything. It is not for me or > any of us to individually recommend dissolution of > the Indian Union. However, I do believe that the > Indian political structure is extremely centralized > and that, in particular, heartland India does think > of north eastern India in the same manner as the > Russian empire thought of its central asian fringes, > the way the Han Chinese think of the Uigurs...- as > territories on the frontier to be controlled for > political might populated by noble savages that are > very different culturally and have to be integrated. > And being a majoritarian structure, the government > of India - its leaders and its mass of babus reflect > these views more or less. I also know that the > Indian political structure has exploited the natural > resources of many regions of the country -including > Assam - through its public sector machinery and > provided them at rtidiculously low prices to > industrialized parts of the country & I know that > when we have brought final ! > goods > from outside of Assam we have paid higher than > international prices for those goods because of the > lack of international trade. This is the scissor > that has cut us both ways. Now, I have a question > here for you - do you think my views are far from > reality? If so, then we differ in our perception of > reality and there is no more to it. But if you more > or less agree with me, then it seems to me that some > rethinking of the terms of the union, the structure > of how the sovereign commands the resources on the > ground, the right of the state to independently > interact in economic matters with other nations, to > kick out babus from Delhi that think of themselves > as on a colonial assignment, to decide whether or > not they want to have paramilitary and military > forces deployed at their cost - are in order. > Santanu > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Dilip/Dil Deka [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 10/2/2004 (土) 11:38 午前 > To: Roy, Santanu > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: [Assam] Car Rally from Guwahati Is Not > for Fun Alone > > > Santanu, > Can you please stop writing subliminal messages and > state clearly if you are recommending that Assam > gets out of the union with India? From your last two > notes it appears so. > You mustn't forget that the majority in Assam do not > want separation from India, however hard the > separationists try. Despite the faults with Indian > democracy, they are prepared to stay with it and > work to improve it. At least that is what I hear > from my relatives and friends in assam. > Dilipda > > "Roy, Santanu" wrote: > > Dilip-da: > No marriage can be saved by one side - particularly, > the weaker side. Traditional Indian women sacrifice > their life and their wants to do that. That ought > not to be the case. > Santanu > > -----Original Message----- > From: Dilip/Dil Deka [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 10/2/2004 (土) 3:43 åˆå‰ > To: Roy, Santanu > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: [Assam] Car Rally from Guwahati Is Not > for Fun Alone > > > Santanu, > Thank you for your kind words on my intellectual > ability and professional experience. Coming from an > academician, it is an honor for me. > > Your statement below had a (hidden) message that did > not come out completely. What ship are you talking > about and who is abandoning that ship? > > I agree with you that the whole is not always the > sum of the components, it can be more or it can be > less. Your note implies that the whole is less than > the sum in this case. > > My earlier emails in this thread were not meant to > spin anything, nor was there any hidden agenda. I > was simply trying to point out that there is no evil > design against Assam in New Delhi, in fact there > have been political leaders who worked for Assam's > development. Yes, there are countless other factors > including parts of the Indian constitution that work > contrary to Assam's interests. > > Using your analogy to marriage, should Assam work at > improving the marital relations by re-establishing > the conditions for a better marriage or should Assam > abandon the marriage? What is your opinion? > Dilipda > > "Roy, Santanu" wrote: > > Dilip-da: > I am astonished that someone with your intellectual > ability and professional experience in large > organizations should say this. It is a fundamental > fact of social institutions that extremely well > meaning people can, as a collectivity, function in > the most disastrous manner. A system is much more > than the sum of best intentions of the people it is > composed of. Even a marriage of two great persons or > a family of affectionate parents and children attain > states of intolerable suffocation and mutual hurt - > not because of the lack of best intentions - but > because of the way in which their interaction has > taken place over time - the role of chance events, > the role of external factors - small, little things > that don't amount to anything in themselves, but > that together acquire a monstrosity over time - so > that nothing but abandoning ship and starting on a > fresh slate appears to be the way to go. > === message truncated ===> _______________________________________________ > Assam mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/listinfo/assam > > Mailing list FAQ: > http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/assam/assam-faq.html > To unsubscribe or change options: > http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/options/assam > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! 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