C'da, >Because Rajib Das did not find any reference to it in the > Assam Govt. web-site.
Why would Sanjib Barua's stats be the only ones to glean from? And where do you think he would have got them? My guess would be: the Assam Govt. (Statistical Year Book, the published budgets, Home Ministry), and India Govt. (Home Ministry, Year Books, and Budget figures). He may have had some ancilliary resources, but those above would be the main one. And that is the same place where Rajib went to - the Assam Govt. I don't see the difference. Now, maybe, people interpret numbers the way they like it . **** No he did not. Primarily because he can think a whole lot better than those who would ask such questions. I have all the respect for Sanjib Baruah, and its great he has written a number of books, but some of us, common folks can come up with short spurts of brilliance too :) I think Rajib's question is a very valid one. If SB did not deal with such questions, then off-the-bat it would indicate that his writings are biased - specially when his topics deal with insurgency. Yes, what are the costs of insurgency (in terms of private sector jobs)? - here is one major one (if you or SB missed it): While profits are a big pull, in the end, its all about long-term security, and because of insurgency related matters, no big business (in India or abroad) is breaking down doors to get into Assam to invest. Can you answer this, in the last 20 odd years, how many big industries (private sector) have opened up in Assam? I am more concerned with something like auto/scooter/watch/garment manufacturing business. --Ram On 8/10/05, Chan Mahanta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > At 9:47 AM -0700 8/10/05, Rajib Das wrote: > >I checked the balance sheet numbers on Assam > >Government website and did not find any indicators. I > >think one would accept if you used numbers and sources > >for those numbers instead of just referring to Sanjib > >Baruah. > > > **** Well, then that is the final word! Assam doesn't have to pay for > Center's services in hunting down Assam insurgents. India does that > as a favor. Because Rajib Das did not find any reference to it in the > Assam Govt. web-site. > > But only the inferentially challenged would buy the argument. > > > > >What exactly is huge amounts? Without numbers in hand, > >all this talk is weightless opinion. > > > > Once again, since I can't offer any numbers, it must not be a fact. > > > > >Now that is worth a laugh. Because different states > >have gone forward with different models - many have > >kept relatively leaner governments. The center does > >not exactly hold a gun to the state governments to > >recruit people into the government. Incidentally, the > >center is the leanest of the governments. > > > **** I am relieved to hear that the Center maintains lean and mean govt. > > And also that some states are leaner than Assam. That must tell us > that the Assam folks, being good for nothing and lazy. Of course that > has to be based on the assumptions that all the states have the same > circumstances. > > Again only a fool and the profoundly ignorant will believe that. > > > > >And sure enough, the insurgencies of 25 years adding > >up to nothing, > > > **** Isn't that a big surprise? But it would be a surprise only to > those whose reasoning abilities are grossly impaired, considering a > rag-tag band of insurgents against the world's third largest army > not being able to make Assam a prosperous state, as opposed to those > cut in the mold of Delhi emulating mis-governance reigning in Assam. > > > > > >Did Sanjib Baruah also mention how much we > >have lost in terms of jobs in the private sector > >because of insurgencies? > > > > **** No he did not. Primarily because he can think a whole lot better > than those who would ask such questions. > > > > > > > >> Assam has been and continuing to pay huge > >> assessments for deployment of the > >> armed forces, not just the CRPF. I don't have the > >> exact numbers or > >> the percentage of the total costs to the forces, but > >> enough to hold > >> Assam tottering at the edge of bankruptcy for > >> decades. Had it been a > > > >What exactly is huge amounts? Without numbers in hand, > >all this talk is weightless opinion. > > > >> the poor-house. Combined that with Indian > >> governmental/economic > >> system that requires to maintain huge numbers of > >> people in its > >> payroll, work or no work; that the Assam Govt. > >> faithfully emulates, > > > >Now that is worth a laugh. Because different states > >have gone forward with different models - many have > >kept relatively leaner governments. The center does > >not exactly hold a gun to the state governments to > >recruit people into the government. Incidentally, the > >center is the leanest of the governments. > > > >And sure enough, the insurgencies of 25 years adding > >up to nothing, has also made sure there is nothing > >much else in terms of private sector jobs to look > >forward to. Did Sanjib Baruah also mention how much we > >have lost in terms of jobs in the private sector > >because of insurgencies? > > > > > > > > > >__________________________________________________ > >Do You Yahoo!? > >Tired of spam? Yahoo! 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