[Reader-list] The Deception of the Indian Liberal Discourse on Kashmir

[Syed Yunus]

Thanks for these pieces of arguments.

As a non expert, I was contemplating that at this particular point of time
almost all the policy changes are taking place (in india) but  why  dont I
see a serious debate on such issues in media or online groups like sarai. i
mean issues like changing taxation, education, laws, norms related to
financial access/banking ,social security i.e insurance and  PF pension etc.

Is it the curse of expertise? or the pressure to focus on one? which is
making us ignorant and expert at the same time.
or perhaps some strong emotional issues  is driving our attention to some
where else?

for example: common wealth scams have taken most of the media space,
parliament is stormed every day on inflation but policies regarding to above
issues are being influenced smoothly with out any opposition.

Is the opposition dead?

Who is sitting at the key policy making positions?

What is common between, Pranab mukherjee, Man mohan singh, Montek singh,
P. chidambaram, and Kapil Sibbal?


As a non expert i can easliy question and I dont have to answer.


Thanks again,

Yunus




On Thu, Aug 19, 2010 at 1:02 AM, Tara Prakash <taraprakash at gmail.com> wrote:

> You are so correct about the corporates. They are mutually interested
> in downsizing and weakening the state everywhere. They would like to
> reduce the state only to its coercive powers, not to be used when it
> comes to the interest of the corporates. I am not sure on what basis
> you can differentiate the communal organizations from the corporates.
> Their modus operandi and motives are in paradigmatic relationship with
> the "secular" corporates.
>
> Best
>
>
>
> On 8/18/10, A. Mani <a.mani.cms at gmail.com> wrote:
> > On Wed, Aug 18, 2010 at 11:19 AM, Kshmendra Kaul
> > <kshmendra2005 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> You are a typical example from such people who's worldview is restricted
> >> to interpreting everything around them through the dogma that they
> >> subscribe to. In this you are no better than the worst examples of
> >> religious fundamentalists/extremists.
> >>
> >
> > You are a brainless idiot.
> > Moreover you are suffering from fixed views and a fixed pre-1989
> > perspective on the Kashmir issue.
> >
> >>
> >> If 'corporate interests' had any significant role in the Kashmir
> >> imbroglio, would benefiting from 'corporates' be better served by
> >> separation from India or being a part of India? Would an 'independent'
> >> Kashmir or Kashmir integrated into (a near bankrupt) Pakistan provide
> more
> >> from 'corporate interests' or do Indian Corporates have deeper pockets
> for
> >> doling out money?
> >>
> >
> > There are no 'Indian corporates' and 'Pakistani corporates', there are
> > mutual rivalries within corporates. If corporate X has a larger
> > control over party P, then party P wins will mean corporate X stands
> > to gain a windfall. But things get more complicated, when communal
> > aspects get involved. The sangh parivar has a lot to gain from the
> > Hurriyat's behaviour and without suitable investments such actions
> > cannot be induced.  When they were in power, they could drive the
> > country into war  with Pakistan, but do nothing on the J&K issue or
> > with the supposedly 'antinationalist' part of the Hurriyat.
> >
> >
> >
> > Best
> >
> > A. Mani
> >
> >
> > --
> > A. Mani
> > ASL, CLC,  AMS, CMS
> > http://www.logicamani.co.cc
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