politics..politics 2
Hmmm...
Two great days of the GOP convention and it is really making a dent...although the dems' might counter argue that there was no meat or there was too much red meat to chew...I thought that the 3rd day of convention really made a difference in the lackluster rep campaign ...all said and done...Sarah Palin did make a case for herself and McCain...and that is what exactly she was meant to do...
Coming down to issues...and the way political campaigns are run in the US...there is no comparison between India and the US...and Yes...the US counterpart is definitely far ahead...but here also everything is not about the real issues...but about who can speak better and convince the nation better...everything is at stake for the presidential nominees...and they have to perform or perish...
I somehow really feel as to how if this kind of moderated debates are held in India for elections? of course the best orators will win ..but it is not just about the oratory skills...but taking a stance on issues and sticking to it...coming up with a clear road map as to how and when they are going to deliver the goods...all we have are the assembly or parliamentary debates before major bills...and even before the bill is tabled the votes are worked out...
every politician in India seems to promise the "holy grail" every time to every one and the opposition offering the home delivery of the holy grail...and how they are going to do it...how are they really planning to fund the programs and where the money will come from...no one knows...yes there is the central government for the states and the BANKs for the central governments...but how much debt will the state...nation or as a matter of fact India has around 15% of its GDP in external Debt..which is a serious issue...not withstanding the domestic indebtedness of around 60% of GDP (do not quote me on the numbers..but these are the approximations of the current scenario, end of 2007 period)...what does this mean?..this means that the government is borrowing 75% of all its expenditures and then there is this deficit budget....which is contributing to this too
any way...I am neither an expert on these matters not have done enough research on the same...but the bottom line is there is a source and a sink....we don't know where both are...so we have to really make it a point to know that..i'll try to do some research on that in the next post(s)....
any way...time for today is up...
more later
Avadhani
Two great days of the GOP convention and it is really making a dent...although the dems' might counter argue that there was no meat or there was too much red meat to chew...I thought that the 3rd day of convention really made a difference in the lackluster rep campaign ...all said and done...Sarah Palin did make a case for herself and McCain...and that is what exactly she was meant to do...
Coming down to issues...and the way political campaigns are run in the US...there is no comparison between India and the US...and Yes...the US counterpart is definitely far ahead...but here also everything is not about the real issues...but about who can speak better and convince the nation better...everything is at stake for the presidential nominees...and they have to perform or perish...
I somehow really feel as to how if this kind of moderated debates are held in India for elections? of course the best orators will win ..but it is not just about the oratory skills...but taking a stance on issues and sticking to it...coming up with a clear road map as to how and when they are going to deliver the goods...all we have are the assembly or parliamentary debates before major bills...and even before the bill is tabled the votes are worked out...
every politician in India seems to promise the "holy grail" every time to every one and the opposition offering the home delivery of the holy grail...and how they are going to do it...how are they really planning to fund the programs and where the money will come from...no one knows...yes there is the central government for the states and the BANKs for the central governments...but how much debt will the state...nation or as a matter of fact India has around 15% of its GDP in external Debt..which is a serious issue...not withstanding the domestic indebtedness of around 60% of GDP (do not quote me on the numbers..but these are the approximations of the current scenario, end of 2007 period)...what does this mean?..this means that the government is borrowing 75% of all its expenditures and then there is this deficit budget....which is contributing to this too
any way...I am neither an expert on these matters not have done enough research on the same...but the bottom line is there is a source and a sink....we don't know where both are...so we have to really make it a point to know that..i'll try to do some research on that in the next post(s)....
any way...time for today is up...
more later
Avadhani
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