EDITOR'S COLUMN
Friends
We are into 2016. Old order changeth yielding place to the new. Hence at the outset, it’s WISHING ALL OUR READERs, PATRONs & WELL WISHERs A GREAT NEW YEAR. The year 2015, that went by, like the previous year had its ups and downs, politically, economically and even socially.
In U.S, forthcoming, presidential election has thrown up myriad personalities in both Democratic and Republican camp, with Donald Trump making the most controversial demand of banning entry of Muslims into the United States.
ISIS attack on Paris, has been the high water mark of emerging socio/political upheaval that this year could witness. Syria and Iraq continues to be a problem area with major political players, like U.S and Russia being joined by France, Britain and Germany in fighting the barbarous terror outfit.
Economically the world is rather sedate with China sliding down in its GDP, with only India showing some steady growth. Crude appears to be on a bad spin with prices on a continues downward spiral, with Climate meet at Paris, making concerted efforts to reduce use of hydro carbon to save the mother earth from increasing temperature.
Coming to Indian scenario, the climate of sharp differences, more politically driven rather than real, has affected the national socio/ political discourse.
For various political compulsions, legislative functions of parliament remained stymied. Cow and its meat occupied a huge public space which was unwarranted and was more politically driven by all sides to the issue. Debate on alleged intolerance took the toll on the national psyche, which was completely avoidable, only to score political points. There appeared to be a kind of competitive intolerance, fortunately stopped short of violence. Was it all because, an ostensibly Hindu party, the BJP, is in power at the centre ! ?
All need to recognize, the emergence of BJP, from a 2 seat phenomenon in the 80’s, to be a ruling party, has its own logical deduction. Hence in the interest of the socio/economic growth dynamics of the country, all political parties should accept the reality of the BJP. It cannot be wished away. It has come to stay, may be sometime in power or sometime out of power, who does better for the country and its people, shall call the shots, period. And Indian great public are intelligent enough to decide, periodically, who should be given the chance to rule. Therefore, it is good for the body politic of this country to have political bonhomie in the national interest. So that there is less of tu-tu-mai-mai, and more of development with harmony talk. Hope the year ahead shall be a harbinger of prosperity with peace to all Indians across the spectrum. To that end we tried to Focus on the remaining part of little over 3 years of the incumbent government of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi. We are not sure how encompassing we have been. But whatever we have attempted is honest and meant well. Hope all take it in the same spirit. Do revert with your valued input. Rest as usual.
We are into 2016. Old order changeth yielding place to the new. Hence at the outset, it’s WISHING ALL OUR READERs, PATRONs & WELL WISHERs A GREAT NEW YEAR. The year 2015, that went by, like the previous year had its ups and downs, politically, economically and even socially.
In U.S, forthcoming, presidential election has thrown up myriad personalities in both Democratic and Republican camp, with Donald Trump making the most controversial demand of banning entry of Muslims into the United States.
ISIS attack on Paris, has been the high water mark of emerging socio/political upheaval that this year could witness. Syria and Iraq continues to be a problem area with major political players, like U.S and Russia being joined by France, Britain and Germany in fighting the barbarous terror outfit.
Economically the world is rather sedate with China sliding down in its GDP, with only India showing some steady growth. Crude appears to be on a bad spin with prices on a continues downward spiral, with Climate meet at Paris, making concerted efforts to reduce use of hydro carbon to save the mother earth from increasing temperature.
Coming to Indian scenario, the climate of sharp differences, more politically driven rather than real, has affected the national socio/ political discourse.
For various political compulsions, legislative functions of parliament remained stymied. Cow and its meat occupied a huge public space which was unwarranted and was more politically driven by all sides to the issue. Debate on alleged intolerance took the toll on the national psyche, which was completely avoidable, only to score political points. There appeared to be a kind of competitive intolerance, fortunately stopped short of violence. Was it all because, an ostensibly Hindu party, the BJP, is in power at the centre ! ?
All need to recognize, the emergence of BJP, from a 2 seat phenomenon in the 80’s, to be a ruling party, has its own logical deduction. Hence in the interest of the socio/economic growth dynamics of the country, all political parties should accept the reality of the BJP. It cannot be wished away. It has come to stay, may be sometime in power or sometime out of power, who does better for the country and its people, shall call the shots, period. And Indian great public are intelligent enough to decide, periodically, who should be given the chance to rule. Therefore, it is good for the body politic of this country to have political bonhomie in the national interest. So that there is less of tu-tu-mai-mai, and more of development with harmony talk. Hope the year ahead shall be a harbinger of prosperity with peace to all Indians across the spectrum. To that end we tried to Focus on the remaining part of little over 3 years of the incumbent government of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi. We are not sure how encompassing we have been. But whatever we have attempted is honest and meant well. Hope all take it in the same spirit. Do revert with your valued input. Rest as usual.
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