India tidak ingin kelihatan sebagai sosok yang egoistis. Meskipun juga tertimpa kesusahan, tetapi dia ikut menyingsingkan lengan baju membantu Sri Lanka, bantuan tenaga tidak kalah nilainya dengan bantuan duwit. Itu satu point.
Point lainnya, adalah penolakan bantuan dari pemerintah lain (bukan Amerika saja). Mungkin cara berpikirnya begini: malu ah, lha wong waktu Florida kena bencana hebat tahun lalu dan waktu gempa dan taifun menimpa Jepang, kita tidak kirim bela sungkawa apalagi bantuan. Mungkin begitu sebabnya, sekalipun tidak dinyatakan. Bravo !!! Salam, RM ---------------------------- Post-tsunami India's image rises globally Wednesday January 5 2005 00:00 IST IANS WASHINGTON: India has displayed maturity in its management of the ravages caused by last week's tsunami - helping other countries in the region and in helping itself - leading to a changed perception of the country in the eyes of the international community. "It's a new and confident India which also recognizes its responsibilities," asserted renowned economist Jagdish Bhagwati. In an interview with IANS, Bhagwati says in helping other countries around the world in its own time of crisis, "It's not just international power play but rather a display of maturity. It's not with a sense of pride but rather as an obligation." "There will be a changed perception of India following this disaster," says Anirban Basu, former director of the Towson University Regional Economic Studies Institute in greater Washington. "India is not just a technical leader in South Asia and Southeast Asia, but a leader in taking up the tsunami warning system. I think people have looked at India till now not much more than a leader in South Asia," said Basu, CEO of Sage Policy Group, advisors to state, federal and private companies. New Delhi promptly began helping Sri Lanka with ships and army personnel to reach difficult areas and deliver aid, even as it coped with its own death toll that touches 9,000 with thousands still unaccounted for. "The fact that it is able to take care of itself also comes out in the Bush administration's response - and the work of the Indian government which has cemented the bond - President Bush clubbed India with Japan and Australia. So it has worked out very nicely for India's image even for altruistic purposes," Bhagwati emphasized. "India also took matters in stride although it did not suffer as huge a loss as Sri Lanka or Indonesia," Bhagwati noted. "It showed it doesn't really need these huge organisations like Oxfam etc., who want to get mileage out of this. Our own people have the commitment - big and small NGOs who don't need to get on CNN," he added. "Ultimately, Indian ships are going out to help, just like the US - that shows its status." Bhagwati indicated he was most impressed by the non-governmental organizations in India that have fuelled the "revolution of perceived possibilities and rising expectations". India, he said, "is both a democracy and a major force", and NGOs had helped make the democracy more responsive to people. "These NGOs provide people with their sense of confidence, not necessarily the political parties." According to Anirban Basu, India's aid effort in the region was "an amazing transformation" for a country that was an aid recipient at one time. Though it still may get aid from organizations like the World Bank "India is a powerhouse in so many ways but also houses a very large community of poor, and there is no shame in that," Basu insisted. "India will remain a study in contradictions - home to cutting edge technology and also to millions of poor, but a rising tide lifts all boats," he said metaphorically without intending a pun in the current disaster. *************************************************************************** Berdikusi dg Santun & Elegan, dg Semangat Persahabatan. Menuju Indonesia yg Lebih Baik, in Commonality & Shared Destiny. www.ppi-india.uni.cc *************************************************************************** __________________________________________________________________________ Mohon Perhatian: 1. Harap tdk. memposting/reply yg menyinggung SARA (kecuali sbg otokritik) 2. Pesan yg akan direply harap dihapus, kecuali yg akan dikomentari. 3. Lihat arsip sebelumnya, www.ppi-india.da.ru; 4. Forum IT PPI-India: http://www.ppiindia.shyper.com/itforum/ 5. Satu email perhari: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 6. No-email/web only: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 7. kembali menerima email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ppiindia/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
