Speaking at the launch of Montek Singh Ahluwalia's book 'Backstage', the former PM said real danger is if problems aren't recognised, then finding answers to take corrective action is unlikely.
Montek Singh Ahluwalia, former deputy chairperson of the Planning Commission and a noted economist was the guest at ThePrint's ‘Off the Cuff’ in New...
At ThePrint's Off The Cuff, economist Montek Singh Ahluwalia said India not on track to either achieve $5-tn economy by 2024, or double farmer incomes by 2022.
The idea of picking domain experts was endorsed by the first Administrative Reforms Commission in the 1960s. Several experts since have been inducted into government.
On 15 December 1988, PM Rajiv Gandhi spoke in the Lok Sabha while introducing comprehensive electoral reforms, including lowering the voting age from 21 to 18, and introducing measures to protect secular values in elections.
ACM Katre was 2nd IAF chief to die in harness. It was at a memorial lecture in his honour where IAF chief AP Singh revealed that India shot down 6 Pakistani aircraft in Op Sindoor.
Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.
West Bengal was under Jyoti Baasu for 30 years. India was Left of center for 25 years. Left is not that easy to dismiss in India. It does not work Economically but socially it is desired in India from day 1. Thanks to Modi Sarkar, the economic failure of the right of center and extreme right in Hindi heartland only suggests the right of center is no good either. OMG, India will remail neither here nor there for years to come. I recommend Print to go easy on left of center. America, policy wise, is not as great as you think.
Can’t we think a bit out of the box? We talk Defence what stops us to discuss US investment in Infrastructure? Something like the one that on and off pops up with Japan in Road and connectivity in NE? Given US expertise in Oil and Gas should we try prospecting in the Northern Indian Plains estimated by some to hold more than Gulf?
Reason being silt from ages make it very difficult to access? Surely The World’s most Technology Intensive country can offer us something with a win for both? What stops us from seeking US investment and technology to access and harvest subsurface resources in Arunachal ? If China can set up it’s Silicon project and defence vitals in POK which is definitely recognised as Indian territory , why we should we stay away from US in NE more so in Arunachal ?
It will make the Chinese bristle? Too hoots to their ping pong noises now that Respected Modiji has made us in such a short time. Chinese they themselves are there in Shaksgam Valley and in Gilgit Baltistan , busy plundering the region rich in subsurface resources including rare earths precious gems which are rightfully ours.
So Cheers to Modiji Trump meet but a must in discussion is US investment in Infrastructure in NE , Oil, Nuclear Power and Connectivity projects linking India ASEAN
Vandematarm
There is lot meaningful info missing. Indira Gandhi ruffled feathers of US in 1971 by creating BD against US will. But M Desai had built bridge with US and country would have progressed much faster, had Gandhi along with C Charansingh had not toppled M Desai’s government. Dynast misplaced socialism even after defeat of Russia and trifurcated Gandhi dynast leveraged communist on its side., where as China though communist took advantage of businesses from US. This would have been given to India beig democracy but never improved governance nor be friends with US for sake of development. Eventually PV Narshih Rao was smart to reform country without dynast interfering, PV was student and assistant of Desai and new Capitalist system is better than freebies which is hurting honest tax payers.
Due to their controversy over the Nuclear Deal Left was exposed. BJP also cut a sorry figure because of its backdoor strategy of smuggling cash into parliament through three of its member just to stall the Nuclear Deal Bill in the parliament. But due to shrewd strategy of the speaker Mr. Somanath Chattergy their effort to stall the bill failed. Manmohan Singh govt had a clear victory in passing the bill. We should praise Mr. Singh for his bravery.
USA has not built a nuclear station in the past 50 plus years This was mainly because the checks and balances required to build a new power station in the USA was so expensive that it made nuclear power not affordable. But more important, its citizenry will not accept the governmental assurance of safety The 1970’s accident in the three mile island (near Harrisburg, PA) more or less killed the future prospects. The Indian agreement is still on paper only because unlike the French and Russian assurances to share safety obligations, the US will not provide any. It is like the potential repeat of the Bhopal tragedy. Mexican stand off between the two still remains on this one issue.
Very true, the deal gave us freedom to do trade with many countries and NSG is important membership needed but China is biggest road block. Hope Modi can get it soon.
The opposition of the left showed many of us how the left, even after 60 years, continued to put the interest of China above needs of the Indian people. Not many people know that the left opposed Gandhi in the Quit India movement for the sake of Soviet Union, which they explicitly acknowledged. In 1948 they revolted at the calling of the Soviet Union. In 1971, they refused to acknowledge the death of millions and the untold rapes and atrocities in Bangladesh. With the fall of the Soviet Union, documents were published that showed how the tallest of the Marxist leaders were on foreign patronage. How many people understand that the left wing is largely responsible for the untold poverty, misery and corruption in India? Universities like JNU flourish, and the likes of Yechuri and Karats continued to enjoy media adoration. Kerala is still a bastion of the left. The Indian judiciary continues to be in this thrall. What makes you think that the nuclear deal affected their electoral fortunes or that it has been decimated?
Most importantly, more then anything else the nuclear deal exposed the hypocrisy of the BJP and it’s then chief. It finished the political career of L.K. Advani who out of spite/vindictiveness or cussedness, opposed what began as an initiative of his own party. That more than praising Jinnah sealed his fate.
What Shekhar is writing is a piece of National History. But going ahead, it will be in National Interest when Modi signs a trade deal with Trump. We are doing fine with USA on defense and Indo Pacific side as well in anti terrorism area. But we need to engage with USA on trade by giving away something but clawing back much more in services ! Besides, if we undertake deep structural reforms, we will reduce our bloated costs, improve efficiency and make our goods competitive to imports from USA. But USA can come with big investments and help our economy grow. On Kashmir, Modi should seek Trump’s mediation by offering him a State of Kashmir (POK and our Kashmir excluding Jammu) to be constituted under (original) Art 370 or as a one nation-two system of Hong Kong pattern along with Gilgit-Baltistan. Trump will like this as China Pakistan physical link will be broken. Russia will surely stay quiet. Trump will get his Noble Prize for his brilliant formula – whether finally implemented or not!! And of course, Modi can offer similar solution to Baluchees and Sindhees too and earn a well deserved Bharta Ratna at home! Howdy Modi and Trump?!!
It is really hard to police the world, Pacific ocean is the main weak spot. America, is tired of flying in body bags regularly and it hurts ALL US presidents. But… a south Vietnam can not fight the North Vietnam and it lost. South Korea had to sign a peace treaty with North Korea. Iraq was never really won. Afghanistan is asking the Americans to leave. Who will do its job???? Not the Russians and .the Chinese. Japan and Qatar are too small for the assignment. Australia flat out ruled out the role. Guess who is left?? Affection towards India is increasing over the last 20 years. It is large and it has manpower, Americans were always of the opinion weaponizing any country will make them adequate military. Pakistan failed them in Afghanistan, India seems reluctant to police pacific ocean when the most likely enemies are land locked countries up in the north India, I mean what business does a Indian Navy have against Indian enemies? The attempt to militarize India for sea policing continues,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
You may be allergic to left but eventually America will also turn left. Leftism have different forms. Americans are seriously considering Nordic examples.
Nope, a certain segment of USA is attracted towards left. Thats around half of Democratic Party. Mainly millennials. This has happened because of predatory leftist mentors in education system. These leftist are far more racists. I am a physician originally from India, who did MBBS back home, was doing specialization in surgical field, came to USA for PhD in Oncology. First 3 months of training was useful. The advanced biochemistry subject, the leftist professor force fully taught us evolution. Why should I care, whether God exists or not. None of my business, if my patient thinks he exists, he exists for me. If my patient thinks he does not exists, he does not exists for me.
A leftist Hindu professor, used to hire only Indian students, but he was paying 5000 USD for PhD per year and 10,000 USD for for doc per year. He was giving them only J1 Visa and after using them used to send them back to India. That POS who could not make to engineering or medical college in India, now is a professor and was getting his dirty MSc, BSC culture here too.
One of my colleague who was a Indian physician, joined him. He taught he will be his slave. But he had given USMLE and he went to MD residency. This guy sent a email don’t take Indian doctors for all faculty. The another leftist professor came to me and told me, you are a physician from India, are you trying to become physician here. I said yes I am a physician, at present I am doing research. Then he said lets wait, whether to take you or not. That was a first discrimination, I endured (Because I had topped the university in 1st and 2nd semester). I just sent email to another scientist, I joined hime and got 10 pairs during PhD, one was in Cell cover page. While doing PhD gave USMLE, 99 percentile and afterwards had joined post doc in another university.
I had told the scientist who wanted to hire me that I have finished USMLE and going back to residency in a year or so. I got interviews to good places like Cleveland Clinic. The moment I attended Cleveland clinic interview, the post doctoral mentor (another leftist) he told me “You guys don’t make 40,000 USD in India, you are trying to be a physician and trying to take our jobs” I will ruin you and send you to India. This same guy used to call him liberal. That year I got married, my wife was a physician in USA, doing oncology fellowship (super specialization). The moment he came to know my wife is a doctor, he closed the door and told me “You are a Hindu and I am Jewish” we should be in good terms and united. I asked to myself united against whom. This is a hypocrisiy of left. Now I am a practicing physician and never have to deal with leftists.
BTW ANON nordic countries are not socialist. This is a lie by Bernie Sanders. They tax poor people more, but tax the corporations less. Use. the tax of poor people for installing social programs for poor. They work on assumption, that poor cannot handle the money properly, so government taxes them more and uses the money to provide them health care, education and other benefits
America will follow Nordic countries inspite of opposition by people like you. After all self and collective interest of majority rules a democracy.
Manmohan Singh has rightly said that history will judge him kindly….
West Bengal was under Jyoti Baasu for 30 years. India was Left of center for 25 years. Left is not that easy to dismiss in India. It does not work Economically but socially it is desired in India from day 1. Thanks to Modi Sarkar, the economic failure of the right of center and extreme right in Hindi heartland only suggests the right of center is no good either. OMG, India will remail neither here nor there for years to come. I recommend Print to go easy on left of center. America, policy wise, is not as great as you think.
Can’t we think a bit out of the box? We talk Defence what stops us to discuss US investment in Infrastructure? Something like the one that on and off pops up with Japan in Road and connectivity in NE? Given US expertise in Oil and Gas should we try prospecting in the Northern Indian Plains estimated by some to hold more than Gulf?
Reason being silt from ages make it very difficult to access? Surely The World’s most Technology Intensive country can offer us something with a win for both? What stops us from seeking US investment and technology to access and harvest subsurface resources in Arunachal ? If China can set up it’s Silicon project and defence vitals in POK which is definitely recognised as Indian territory , why we should we stay away from US in NE more so in Arunachal ?
It will make the Chinese bristle? Too hoots to their ping pong noises now that Respected Modiji has made us in such a short time. Chinese they themselves are there in Shaksgam Valley and in Gilgit Baltistan , busy plundering the region rich in subsurface resources including rare earths precious gems which are rightfully ours.
So Cheers to Modiji Trump meet but a must in discussion is US investment in Infrastructure in NE , Oil, Nuclear Power and Connectivity projects linking India ASEAN
Vandematarm
There is lot meaningful info missing. Indira Gandhi ruffled feathers of US in 1971 by creating BD against US will. But M Desai had built bridge with US and country would have progressed much faster, had Gandhi along with C Charansingh had not toppled M Desai’s government. Dynast misplaced socialism even after defeat of Russia and trifurcated Gandhi dynast leveraged communist on its side., where as China though communist took advantage of businesses from US. This would have been given to India beig democracy but never improved governance nor be friends with US for sake of development. Eventually PV Narshih Rao was smart to reform country without dynast interfering, PV was student and assistant of Desai and new Capitalist system is better than freebies which is hurting honest tax payers.
Due to their controversy over the Nuclear Deal Left was exposed. BJP also cut a sorry figure because of its backdoor strategy of smuggling cash into parliament through three of its member just to stall the Nuclear Deal Bill in the parliament. But due to shrewd strategy of the speaker Mr. Somanath Chattergy their effort to stall the bill failed. Manmohan Singh govt had a clear victory in passing the bill. We should praise Mr. Singh for his bravery.
USA has not built a nuclear station in the past 50 plus years This was mainly because the checks and balances required to build a new power station in the USA was so expensive that it made nuclear power not affordable. But more important, its citizenry will not accept the governmental assurance of safety The 1970’s accident in the three mile island (near Harrisburg, PA) more or less killed the future prospects. The Indian agreement is still on paper only because unlike the French and Russian assurances to share safety obligations, the US will not provide any. It is like the potential repeat of the Bhopal tragedy. Mexican stand off between the two still remains on this one issue.
Very true, the deal gave us freedom to do trade with many countries and NSG is important membership needed but China is biggest road block. Hope Modi can get it soon.
Ss
The opposition of the left showed many of us how the left, even after 60 years, continued to put the interest of China above needs of the Indian people. Not many people know that the left opposed Gandhi in the Quit India movement for the sake of Soviet Union, which they explicitly acknowledged. In 1948 they revolted at the calling of the Soviet Union. In 1971, they refused to acknowledge the death of millions and the untold rapes and atrocities in Bangladesh. With the fall of the Soviet Union, documents were published that showed how the tallest of the Marxist leaders were on foreign patronage. How many people understand that the left wing is largely responsible for the untold poverty, misery and corruption in India? Universities like JNU flourish, and the likes of Yechuri and Karats continued to enjoy media adoration. Kerala is still a bastion of the left. The Indian judiciary continues to be in this thrall. What makes you think that the nuclear deal affected their electoral fortunes or that it has been decimated?
You are right on all points but just one. The 1971 thing is dumb. The Soviets sent an aircraft carrier to prevent invasion of India by USA in 1971.
Sir, you said ‘your book’, can you please tell which book are you referring to….? I would like to read it. Thanks
Most importantly, more then anything else the nuclear deal exposed the hypocrisy of the BJP and it’s then chief. It finished the political career of L.K. Advani who out of spite/vindictiveness or cussedness, opposed what began as an initiative of his own party. That more than praising Jinnah sealed his fate.
What Shekhar is writing is a piece of National History. But going ahead, it will be in National Interest when Modi signs a trade deal with Trump. We are doing fine with USA on defense and Indo Pacific side as well in anti terrorism area. But we need to engage with USA on trade by giving away something but clawing back much more in services ! Besides, if we undertake deep structural reforms, we will reduce our bloated costs, improve efficiency and make our goods competitive to imports from USA. But USA can come with big investments and help our economy grow. On Kashmir, Modi should seek Trump’s mediation by offering him a State of Kashmir (POK and our Kashmir excluding Jammu) to be constituted under (original) Art 370 or as a one nation-two system of Hong Kong pattern along with Gilgit-Baltistan. Trump will like this as China Pakistan physical link will be broken. Russia will surely stay quiet. Trump will get his Noble Prize for his brilliant formula – whether finally implemented or not!! And of course, Modi can offer similar solution to Baluchees and Sindhees too and earn a well deserved Bharta Ratna at home! Howdy Modi and Trump?!!
It is really hard to police the world, Pacific ocean is the main weak spot. America, is tired of flying in body bags regularly and it hurts ALL US presidents. But… a south Vietnam can not fight the North Vietnam and it lost. South Korea had to sign a peace treaty with North Korea. Iraq was never really won. Afghanistan is asking the Americans to leave. Who will do its job???? Not the Russians and .the Chinese. Japan and Qatar are too small for the assignment. Australia flat out ruled out the role. Guess who is left?? Affection towards India is increasing over the last 20 years. It is large and it has manpower, Americans were always of the opinion weaponizing any country will make them adequate military. Pakistan failed them in Afghanistan, India seems reluctant to police pacific ocean when the most likely enemies are land locked countries up in the north India, I mean what business does a Indian Navy have against Indian enemies? The attempt to militarize India for sea policing continues,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
You may be allergic to left but eventually America will also turn left. Leftism have different forms. Americans are seriously considering Nordic examples.
Nope, a certain segment of USA is attracted towards left. Thats around half of Democratic Party. Mainly millennials. This has happened because of predatory leftist mentors in education system. These leftist are far more racists. I am a physician originally from India, who did MBBS back home, was doing specialization in surgical field, came to USA for PhD in Oncology. First 3 months of training was useful. The advanced biochemistry subject, the leftist professor force fully taught us evolution. Why should I care, whether God exists or not. None of my business, if my patient thinks he exists, he exists for me. If my patient thinks he does not exists, he does not exists for me.
A leftist Hindu professor, used to hire only Indian students, but he was paying 5000 USD for PhD per year and 10,000 USD for for doc per year. He was giving them only J1 Visa and after using them used to send them back to India. That POS who could not make to engineering or medical college in India, now is a professor and was getting his dirty MSc, BSC culture here too.
One of my colleague who was a Indian physician, joined him. He taught he will be his slave. But he had given USMLE and he went to MD residency. This guy sent a email don’t take Indian doctors for all faculty. The another leftist professor came to me and told me, you are a physician from India, are you trying to become physician here. I said yes I am a physician, at present I am doing research. Then he said lets wait, whether to take you or not. That was a first discrimination, I endured (Because I had topped the university in 1st and 2nd semester). I just sent email to another scientist, I joined hime and got 10 pairs during PhD, one was in Cell cover page. While doing PhD gave USMLE, 99 percentile and afterwards had joined post doc in another university.
I had told the scientist who wanted to hire me that I have finished USMLE and going back to residency in a year or so. I got interviews to good places like Cleveland Clinic. The moment I attended Cleveland clinic interview, the post doctoral mentor (another leftist) he told me “You guys don’t make 40,000 USD in India, you are trying to be a physician and trying to take our jobs” I will ruin you and send you to India. This same guy used to call him liberal. That year I got married, my wife was a physician in USA, doing oncology fellowship (super specialization). The moment he came to know my wife is a doctor, he closed the door and told me “You are a Hindu and I am Jewish” we should be in good terms and united. I asked to myself united against whom. This is a hypocrisiy of left. Now I am a practicing physician and never have to deal with leftists.
BTW ANON nordic countries are not socialist. This is a lie by Bernie Sanders. They tax poor people more, but tax the corporations less. Use. the tax of poor people for installing social programs for poor. They work on assumption, that poor cannot handle the money properly, so government taxes them more and uses the money to provide them health care, education and other benefits
America will follow Nordic countries inspite of opposition by people like you. After all self and collective interest of majority rules a democracy.
Manmohan Singh has rightly said that history will judge him kindly….