Ram:
You are right, must have confused Singapore to some other country. Asides that, though the facts still remain., ie solutions that work in Singapore may not work for country like India, specially the curtailing of 'rights' part.
*** What rights curtailing are you talking about? Which rights are curtailed in Singapore now that is available in other functioning democracies?
I agree with you on the autonomous part. Though, I am not sure if the 'govern' part will work well for some states (like Bihar).
*** I can't say anything about Bihar or others. But Look at Tamil Nadu--is it governed well to your knowledge? How about Andhra? And Gujarat?
Autonomy for the sake of better goveranace, I agree, but NOT autonomy for autonomy's sake.
*** Who is arguing here about autonomy for autonomy's sake? In fact if I remember correctly, other than your very faulty response, other supporters of autonomy could not articulate a single sentence why they propose autonomy for Assam. They would be the ones who fit your description, and they usually argue from your side of the divide :-).
c-da
At 8:29 AM -0500 5/19/05, Ram Sarangapani wrote:
C'da
Are you getting into the Texas shhotiong from the hip mode too?
Yup! we Texans shoot first, ask questions later :-)
You are right, must have confused Singapore to some other country. Asides that, though the facts still remain., ie solutions that work in Singapore may not work for country like India, specially the curtailing of 'rights' part.
The closest we came to something like that was during Indira's emergency. Few liked it, and during those 2 years, India actually lost productivity (I read this some years ago, could be wrong)
That is why those who want to govern themselves better ought to beable to do >so, as either smaller independent units or truly autonomous smaller entities-- >like Assam.
I agree with you on the autonomous part. Though, I am not sure if the 'govern' part will work well for some states (like Bihar). Maybe, autonomy should be given in small portions, and see how it works.
You know, 'give a man enough rope, and he will hang himself' shouldn't be the motto. Autonomy for the sake of better goveranace, I agree, but NOT autonomy for autonomy's sake.
--Ram
On 5/19/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:> > enforce cleaniness.Ram:
Are you getting into the Texas shhotiong from the hip mode too?
>-- its a country by itself and is ruled basically by a dictator.
Look up: http://www.travelblog.org/World/sn-gov.html
Singapore is a Pariliamentary Republic, with the President, the CEO, elected democratically. The Parliament is too.
You also complained that Singapore is very small--thus not fair to compare it
with India. Well, duh! Why do you think some of us have been attempting to
explain, to no avail, that India's size and diversity is an impediment to its
governance and its progress. That is why those who want to govern
themselves better ought to be able to do so, as either smaller independent
units or truly autonomous smaller entities-- like Assam. And in areas where
size is an advantage, they can have treaties, such as for trade, or defense, as
a federation.
>
> From: Ram Sarangapani <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 2005/05/19 Thu AM 01:42:00 EDT > To: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > CC: Assam@pikespeak.uccs.edu > Subject: Re: [Assam] It takes a village > > KJD, > > In the case of Singapore, its a country by itself and is ruled > basically by a dictator. Thus the government is answerable to itself, > and people have no rights, and bureaucracy is cut-short. > > As for Guwahati, the size may be small compared to a Singapore, but > the City is answerable in some capacity to the the DC, the GOA, which > in turn to the GOI. > > Its not as if the mayor of Guwahati can rule with an iron fist to> In Singapore even chewing gum is banned (so I have heard). Do you > think its possible for the mayor, the CM, Governor or even the PM ban > tamul-paan chewing? > > --Ram > > > > On 5/18/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > Sarangapani, > > > > What disadvantage does the city of Guwahati have ,in terms of size,which > > renders it to remain so unclean? I wonder!! > > > > KJD > > _______________________________________________ > > Assam mailing list > > Assam@pikespeak.uccs.edu > > 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 > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Assam mailing list > Assam@pikespeak.uccs.edu > 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 >
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