Politically, Goa has been far more stable than most parts of thecountry. No
great ideological rifts create social cleavages in Goa.Goa maintains a
social and political equilibrium, which has grown outof a sense of
realization that ultimately the future lies in workingtogether regardless of
Well, I thought about this while circulating the quote, which
incidentally met my goal of spurring on (some) discussion.
Goa, stable?
Isn't NDTV and all the rest reminding us at every possible opportunity
about this 15-governments-in-14-years or whatever it is thingy (I've
lost count and don't
the point is that despite the many government political topplingsour
politicians are pretty much the same. As bad or as good. Despitethe hype and
rhetoric of some. As far as 'ideological rifts' areconcerned, they all share
their same pro-business, pro-'development'approach (which basically means
This is a quote from V A Pai Panandiker, circa 1995, when he was
Director of the Centre for Policy Research in New Delhi, life trustee
of the International Centre Goa, and chairman of Marpol Ltd, Goa:
There is one more vital strategic advantage which Goa has. It has one
of the most tension-free
