[Assam] Look What I Found--Web Link

[Ram Sarangapani]

C'da,



>Wasn't that something last night :-)? You were right about the >margin of
Democrats' Congressional wins.

It sure was. I was up late watching the meltdown.  I had predicted 227
House - and was on the dot there. The Senate - I predicted 3+, but that
ain't happening. Claire McCaskill did finally pull thru  - actually it seems
St. Louis came thru in the last minute.

I think the Dems will finally pick up the 2 remaining Senate seats  in about
15 days (after recounts, law suits, and hanging chads if any).

I think this is good for the country - and hopefully provide the checks and
balances that seem so essential.

Now, about Assam. The incidents at Guwahati are just deplorable - so many
died for nothing and no fault of theirs. But what is more deplorable is what
some groups, want such bomb blasts to force the Center to negotiations - its
the Center's fault - so to speak.

Do they want the Center to negotiate from a point of perceived weakness and
what if the Center does not hold negotiations - will the violence continue?

I was reading about Sri Lanka, yesterday - the talks in Geneva with
Norwegian blessings failed again. And this round-robin has been going on
for, what 50 years now? The LTTE has not been an answer to SL's Tamils. The
whole country is being pushed toward oblivion - and nobody wins.
One hopes, Assam does not follow that same route.

>But at least I have tried to promote the idea of a political solution by
pointing out >the utter failure and sheer madness of Indian policies of
keeping on doing the >same thing for decades on end, while expecting a
different outcome.

C'da, even when you want and hope for a political solution, you take shots
at Indian policies. Apparently, you think that the GOI is the only one to
blame here. I think this type of predisposition is probably why the talks
have failed so far. Do you or anyone else think the Center is going to
acknowledge its failings, and nor will the ULFA do so?
Each party wants to sit on its high horse and nothing moves.

Those who go to Delhi to negotiate or mediate, have to at the very least go
with an open mind, without bias, and look for practical, down-to-earth
solutions. The Center too would have to send a team which is interested in
solutions and come with an open mind and solving this once and for all.

--Ram



On 11/8/06, Chan Mahanta <cmahanta at charter.net> wrote:
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>  Hi Ram:
>
>
> Wasn't that something last night :-)? You were right about the margin of
> Democrats' Congressional wins.
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> >Ah! that does give us a warm, cosy feeling, doesn't it - ie. this was
> wasn't >Assam.
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>
> *** I wished. But you miss the point --  that what happens in Assam is not
> unique, like some of you attempt to portray it as; no doubt to deflect
> criticisms of desi-demokrasy's dysfunction. And it is the same dysfunctional
> system that Assam reels under as well, only more so. Therefore nothing could
> be expected to change for the better, as long as Assam continues to labor
> under this desi-model of misgovernment.
>
>
> >But am not sure if some other place in India is trying to do one better
> than >Assam.
>
>
> *** Even if they are, and even if they have something to show for that is
> not visible to mere mortals, it still does not change anything for Assam.
> Because Assam's circumstances are NOT the same as of say Bihar  or
> Maharashtra or Haryana or whoever else that you all point to time to time,
> but ignoring reality.
>
>
> >But, perhaps, you have missed the news from Assam for the last couple of
> days.
>
>
> *** No I have not missed it Ram. I wished I didn't have to  hear of it or
> take it in one more time in mute helplessness. But at least I have tried to
> promote
> the idea of a political solution by pointing out the utter failure and
> sheer madness of Indian policies of keeping on doing the same thing for
> decades on end, while expecting a different outcome.
>
>
> I wished I could have persuaded my fellow men to see it and raise their
> voices on Assam's behalf.
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> c-da
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> At 5:05 PM -0600 11/7/06, Ram Sarangapani wrote:
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> C'da,
>
>
>
>  >was surfing ToI and came across something that I thought was ?>about
> Assam.
> >But surprise of surprises, it wasn't! On second thought, maybe it
> >was--just some nasty anti_Indian made transposed the Assam ?>with India
> :-).
>
>
>
> Ah! that does give us a warm, cosy feeling, doesn't it - ie. this was
> wasn't Assam.  But am not sure if some other place in India is trying to do
> one better than Assam.
>
> But, perhaps, you have missed the news from Assam for the last couple of
> days. :)
>
>
>
> --Ram
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> On 11/7/06,* Chan Mahanta* <cmahanta at charter.net> wrote:
>
> Oooops! Forgot to post the link. Here it is:
>
> http://o3.indiatimes.com/meragussa2/archive/2006/11/07/2412802.aspx#C
> omments
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> I was surfing ToI and came across something that I thought was about
> Assam.
> But surprise of surprises, it wasn't! On second thought, maybe it
> was--just some nasty anti_Indian made transposed the Assam with India
> :-).
>
> cm
>
>
>
>
> A story so shocking and yet so common.  A riot in India.  A riot that
> was reported on BBC's front page.  What did the rioters do?  They
> attack innocent people passing by.  They attack food vendors and loot
> stores.  They attack and damage cars.  They molest women.
>
> So whats new you may say.  We have riots all the time.  Its second
> nature to us.  BBC is just a western media out to malign India. I
> dont get it.  Whats the big deal we all say.
>
> Well heres the big deal.  Want to know who these rioters are?
> Candidates to become police officers.
>
> Why did they riot?  They thought the exam to become a police officer
> was too difficult, i.e., they were too dumb.
>
> Does any of this surprise me?  Hell no.  Does it shame me?  Yes, it
> does.  Is this the news that should be on BBC's headlines?
> http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/6119928.stm
>
> It appears that breaking the law has become such a cultural norm that
> the police force in India now attract gundas rather than those who
> desire to protect the people. As a nation we have become complacent.
> We take it as a fact.  We take it laying down.  We say we are going
> to fight our enemies.  That statement makes me want to laugh.  What
> enemy can we fight when we cannot even fight the evil that dwells
>
> amongst us?  The evil that we have ACCEPTED to live with, i.e, a
> national mentality of corruption and lawlessness.
>
> Calling the situation pathetic would be at best an understatement.
>
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