Hi Ram:
I won't bombard with you a lot of questions, but can you please elaborate on your prescriptions for illegal immigration:
>needs a coordinated effort by all parties to solve.
1: WHO are the parties?
2: What are their roles and responsibilities ?
3: Responsibilities could not be assigned without either authority
or resources.
What are those authorities and the resources that ALL the parties
you allude to have?
c-da
At 3:50 PM -0800 1/2/05, ram Sarangapani wrote:
Thanks Barua for bringing out some important issues. I think they are all important in one way or the other.
My approach would be to categorize them as problems that Assam(NE) can possibly solve without the Center or with only a little of the Center's help and those that the Center plays a part.
Obviously something like Illegal immigration is a huge problem, and needs a coordinated effort by all parties to solve. In a problem like flood, the State Gov. has the key. Corruption is something that Student Unions, people in general and the State can help eradicate. Healthcare: It seems the State Govt. is taking a good first step in providing health insurance coverage for people up to 90 years of age.
Things like ethics takes a long time. Behavioral changes are slow. But both corruption and lousy ethics were definitely imported from somewhere else. If student groups and mass media can show that these are not Assamese traits to begin with, maybe it can be inculcated back into the State's pride.
I am sure there are many more issues and problems. It would be easier though to start of with the smaller and simpler problems. --Ram
--- Barua25 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >Ram: Good points: I think it will be a good idea for everybody just to list a set of burning problems which need to be solved for Assam. That way we will know if we agree on the problems and try to discuss how to solve them: Just to start, I have listed below some issues/problems without much thought and without any any priority. You may add/delete yours and prioritise:
1) ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION 2) FLOOD PROBLEM 3) INFRA STUCTURE 4) EDUCATION 5) CORRUPTION 6) INDUSTRY 7) LANGUAGE/CULTURE 8) UNEMPLYMENT 9) INSURGENCY 10) POPULATION 11) IMMIGRATION FROM REST OF INDIA 12) POVERTY 13) HEALTH CARE 14) PEOPLES LACK OF PERTICIPATION IN THE DEMOCRATIC PROCESS 15) AGRICULTURE 16) TECHNICAL EDUCATION 17) WORK ETHICS 18) GOI NOT GIVING PROPER FUND TO ASSAM etc RB/
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "ram Sarangapani" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Barua25" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, January 01, 2005 1:35 PM Subject: [Assam] Re: Assam's Problems
> Dear Barua, > > You are right. Its very difficult to understand how > one can only squarely blame the GOI for every problem > in Assam/NE? > > You are correct in saying that unless we can > comprehend > the problem, we cannot solve it. > > If the powers that be in the Assam (Assam Govt, > student groups, people, and the insurgents) can > faithfully identify the major problems and also look > for the best possible solution to solve them, the > situation is Assam is going to be impossible to solve. > > Blaming the center for all the woes is simply > 'immature' (I had to say that -:)).> > over the years they have done many things that> For the moment, if we consider the problems created by > the GOI as 'non-controllables' and concentrate only on > the problems that Assam or Assamese can solve without > the help of the Center, that will take care of a lot > of things. When we are successful in solving these > controllables, then Assam can approach the Center and > tell it do its share. > Why do I say this? The South for a long time was not > given any 'paatha' by the Center/Hindi-Wallas. Buteven > Delhi had to emulate. Their successes in solving their > problems have made Delhi pay more attention to them. > Both Karnataka and AP are today paid a lot of > attention because of their success in creating IT > hubs. > > I feel Assam need not also jump into the IT bandwagon, > but can concentrate on the resources it does have, > Tourism, Oil, Tea and Plywood. > > As a tiny example, I recently came across a web-site > (run by some US company) which conducts water rafting > expeditions to Assam (on the Brahmaputra). They have > conducted many such expeditions, and are complete with > photos etc. > > Why hasn't a Assamese entreprenuer tried this? Well, > one is exposure. The other is probably many in Assam > are not aware that river-rafting is a sport and it can > also be done in the Brahmaputra. > > NRAs could actually help in providing key ideas and > other resources to people in Assam. > > -- Ram > > > --- Barua25 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Dear Ram: > > I would say that is a fair assessment of the > > situation in Assam You have > > rightly assessed that GOI, Assam Govt, the people of > > Assam and the Insurgent > > Groups are all responsible to various degrees for > > the present situation in > > Assam. If we want to find a solution to the > > problems of Assam, we must > > understand the problems and try to realise this > > reality. Understanding this > > reality will also take us away from playing the > > 'blame game' and discussing > > in a open atmosphere what we can do about the > > situation. But unfortuanetly > > we could never got out of the 'blame game' which we > > are playing in the net > > for last so many years. Assam had been blaming the > > Center for all its ills > > since before India's independence. (Kendriyo Sorkare > > Oxomi Aik Mahi Air > > sokure saise). Because I think that is the easy way > > out. Blame everything on > > the lack of accountabiluty of the GOI (as if the GOI > > is one man like Sadam > > Hussain). We MUST STOP PLAYING THE BLAME GAME SO > > THAT WE CAN DISCUSS WHAT > > WE CAN DO AFTER KNOWING THE PROBLEWMS AND REALITY OF > > THE SITUATION. As you > > know different people have different perceptions > > about Assam's problem. The > > insurgent group came to the conclusion that > > 'soveregnty' is the solution > > without even discussing the problems (No we don't > > know what are Assam's > > problems. I have my personal opinion and you have > > yours). That is why we > > must discuss the problems and understand the reality > > so that we can discuss > > solutions. I tried many times in the net suggesting > > that we discuss the > > problems of Assam. But could not get anywhere. It > > seems we are simply > > arguing because we Indians like to argue. (Another > > of my 'simplistic' > > theory!!!) > > RB/- > > > > > > > > > > Date: Wed, 29 Dec 2004 16:39:14 -0800 (PST) > > > > From: ram Sarangapani <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > Subject: Re: [Assam] Educational Institutions in > > > > India > > > > To: Chan Mahanta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Rajib > > Das > > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, > > > > [email protected] > > > > > > > > Hi C'da,
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