Monday, March 16, 2015

Trying Hard To Understand The Nitish Viewpoint On Land Acquisition


Nitish is opposing the land acquisition bill tooth and nail. So is Kejriwal. वैसा क्या है उसमें? I will be the first to admit I have not studied all the details of the bill. But this might be the first time when I am no longer putting Modi and Nitish/Kejri on equal pedestal. I am siding with Modi on this one.

Industry और infrastructure के लिए जमीन चाहिए। भारतको First World Country बनाना है कि नहीं? मोदीको judge करने का मेरा standard high है ---- यदि वो देशको डबल डिजिट growth रेट देते हैं तो पास नहीं तो मेरे हिसाब से फेल। तो it is so obvious to me that he needs to get the land acquisition bill passed if he is to take India to double digit growth rates.

मैं तो नितीश का फैन हुँ but he is losing me on this one.

एक ये हो सकता है कि किसान खेतीपाती नहीं करेंगे तो क्या करेंगे? उसी किसान के खेत तक सिंचाई पहुँचाने के लिए ही तो land acquisition bill चाहिए। The land acquisition bill is not just about industrialization. Infrastructure तो किसानों को भी चाहिए। किसान तो खेती करेंगे, लेकिन उसी किसान के संतान के लिए फैक्ट्री में जॉब चाहिए कि नहीं तो फैक्ट्री बैठाने के लिए जमीन चाहिए कि नहीं? मोदी चायवाला --- गरीबका अहित क्युँ सोंचेगा?

एक ये हो सकता है। रोड और सिंचाई से भी जरुरी है गाओं गाओं तक ब्रॉडबैंड पहुँचाना। ताकि लोग खेती से सर्विस सेक्टर कि ओर transition कर सकें --- तो मोदी वो भी तो कर रहे हैं। नहीं?


Sunday, March 15, 2015

Rihanna

Bill Gates, Bill Clinton, Global Poverty, World Government, Soft Racism

Bill Gates came out a few weeks ago saying the only true solution for the kinds of problems his foundation struggles with is a world government. I have never heard white guy Bill Clinton say that. And he is the political one. I am going to call that white guy Bill Clinton's soft racism. Got to call him out on that one.

Instead of rich white guys running around like headless chickens trying to solve problems not even t-h-e-y can fathom, let alone solve, we should gradually move towards real solutions, lasting solutions. This is not me dissing their good work. Heck, I am the biggest fan of the Gates Foundation. I never admired Microsoft the way I admire the Gates Foundation. This is me becoming a bigger fan.