India will soon witness a blame game — the Centre will blame states, govts will blame private sector and citizens. But the gaming of political system won't be discussed much.
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Of the total package, $649 million will be utilised for additional hardware, software, and support services, and the remaining for Major Defence Equipment (MDE).
None of Pakistan’s PMs has lasted 5 years. That the current PM has given Asim Munir 5 years shows that of all military dictatorships history has seen, Pakistan’s is most creative.
In a rather incoherent slew of arguments, the author paints a gloomy picture of India. After such a distinguished career, if he has come to subscribe to the view that this country runs “bhagwan bharose,” we should feel sorry for him. India has a time tested working democracy now with a well-rooted federal structure. In a global pandemic, when results are expected immediately from the center in the glare of an instant communication environment, this kind of an unprecedented chaos and tragedy will be expected. Couldn’t the country have done better? Doesn’t politics take precedence over all other considerations? Of course, yes ! But it’s almost universal now.
Not to justify what has happened in India, look around the world: Except for smaller Southeast Asian countries which had previous experience with SAARs etc. and authoritarian China, practically every country with an open political system was caught off guard. Rich countries like Germany also had to deal with the next waves and new mutants. Open democracy and strict adherence to federalism stood in the way of the USA too in winning over the battle against the once-in-a-century pandemic.
In the middle of the article, the author, however, raises a very pertinent point with regard to the drawbacks of the “first-past-the-post” electoral system and the way it plays out in the Indian context. Candidates securing as less as 30 percent of the votes polled sometimes get elected since the 70 percent of the votes are scattered among his multiple opponents.
May be, Narendra Modi, the popular leader of the current ruling party, in his quest for leaving a historic legacy would do something to further strengthen the pillars of democracy. A much needed electoral reform is long overdue that would throw up competent public representatives with the majority support. The JP movement had demanded this in the 70’s.
In country which is governed by the constitution and law, gaming the system can only happen when something is to be gained. Just gaining power make no sense unless something else is to be achieved out of that gain. The cycle is power to money to power which just goes on and that is where GAMING THE SYSTEM becomes necessary to rob the the taxpayer and loot the national resources.
Since independence we have perfected that art the serious repercussions of which are felt only in times of war and pandemics. The cumulative thieving leads to inadequacies in fighting wars and protecting the population during pandemics.
what a stupid and moronic argument. First past the poll system becomes gaming , when BJP starts winning. But Till the rise of BJP in late 90s , the same first past the poll system was not gaming the system as Congress was winning. These congi chamchas and dynasty boot lickers should realize that Indians have seen through gaming the system by these Lootyens mafia.
This political system was made by the constitutent assembly in 1950. Blame them for this federal union system mess.
In a rather incoherent slew of arguments, the author paints a gloomy picture of India. After such a distinguished career, if he has come to subscribe to the view that this country runs “bhagwan bharose,” we should feel sorry for him. India has a time tested working democracy now with a well-rooted federal structure. In a global pandemic, when results are expected immediately from the center in the glare of an instant communication environment, this kind of an unprecedented chaos and tragedy will be expected. Couldn’t the country have done better? Doesn’t politics take precedence over all other considerations? Of course, yes ! But it’s almost universal now.
Not to justify what has happened in India, look around the world: Except for smaller Southeast Asian countries which had previous experience with SAARs etc. and authoritarian China, practically every country with an open political system was caught off guard. Rich countries like Germany also had to deal with the next waves and new mutants. Open democracy and strict adherence to federalism stood in the way of the USA too in winning over the battle against the once-in-a-century pandemic.
In the middle of the article, the author, however, raises a very pertinent point with regard to the drawbacks of the “first-past-the-post” electoral system and the way it plays out in the Indian context. Candidates securing as less as 30 percent of the votes polled sometimes get elected since the 70 percent of the votes are scattered among his multiple opponents.
May be, Narendra Modi, the popular leader of the current ruling party, in his quest for leaving a historic legacy would do something to further strengthen the pillars of democracy. A much needed electoral reform is long overdue that would throw up competent public representatives with the majority support. The JP movement had demanded this in the 70’s.
In country which is governed by the constitution and law, gaming the system can only happen when something is to be gained. Just gaining power make no sense unless something else is to be achieved out of that gain. The cycle is power to money to power which just goes on and that is where GAMING THE SYSTEM becomes necessary to rob the the taxpayer and loot the national resources.
Since independence we have perfected that art the serious repercussions of which are felt only in times of war and pandemics. The cumulative thieving leads to inadequacies in fighting wars and protecting the population during pandemics.
what a stupid and moronic argument. First past the poll system becomes gaming , when BJP starts winning. But Till the rise of BJP in late 90s , the same first past the poll system was not gaming the system as Congress was winning. These congi chamchas and dynasty boot lickers should realize that Indians have seen through gaming the system by these Lootyens mafia.