tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19649274.post4047797022810333272..comments2024-03-29T12:03:50.891+05:30Comments on The Leap Blog: Two unconventional ideas in breaking with bad governanceAjay Shahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03835842741008200034noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19649274.post-78216965262518582202011-03-28T18:51:45.519+05:302011-03-28T18:51:45.519+05:30Charter Cities + Resource Hungry Chindia + Resourc...Charter Cities + Resource Hungry Chindia + Resource Rich Tinpot Nations+ Tax Havens + Global Spread of Small Arms (AK 47 types)+ Lawless Areas (like Somalia) = New East India Company and Neo Colonialism.<br /><br />Think about it , charter cities looks like a pretty dumb idea to me. Remember Fort St George or Chennai etc - well the Company Bahadur started out with its own trading forts, then Mughal law and order broke down so they hired their own army. Very soon they ate the country for breakfast and Bengal had a famine a decade.<br /><br />HISTORY DOESN"T REPEAT ITSELF BUT IT RHYMES - this is colonialism in a new guise . <br /><br />Suprised to see you support this really.valueinvestor2010https://www.blogger.com/profile/05498499726687143903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19649274.post-48334503050879862912011-03-13T01:48:05.212+05:302011-03-13T01:48:05.212+05:30This is a sneaky attempt at reintroducing colonial...This is a sneaky attempt at reintroducing colonialism. Also, it shows a very poor understanding of how the world around us developed in the first place. All western countries were at one point presided over by warlord. They established themselves and once their interests were entrenched, they were enmeshed in politics. Many dynasties survived for generations and then lost in revolutions. Others were pensioned off and are still called Kings.<br /><br />These warlords are in effect establishing order by imposing their monopoly on power. What is needed a quick way of acknowledging their power and introducing stability in these countries. An example is Libya. It is quite possible that the rebels will hold on to a large swathe of land even if they do not win outright. So do these rebels automatically get a new country? By today's standards of international law, they probably won't get one.<br />It is naive to believe that a foreigner would understand a complex third world society however poorly run it is.<br />The whole argument is so infuriating. <br />It is unfortunate that the elite and the middle class in India have forgotten the lessons from our time under colonial rule. Perhaps, it is more a comment on the failure of India to meet the aspirations of its people, including the pampered upper classes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19649274.post-30548299593019581462011-03-11T19:40:41.729+05:302011-03-11T19:40:41.729+05:30Some of the key figures in Media and different fie...Some of the key figures in Media and different fields of life are deliberately declaring the government as corrupt and inept. They are only trying to betray the people of Pakistan. I Just want to ask such elements why the positive steps taken by the government are not discussed, but the loopholes are always presented as the worst case scenario. Such media personnel are the worst enemy of this nation as they are just chaos merchant and putting their entire weight to spread pandemonium among masses. I wonder why they are hesitant to discuss, BISP program, Employee stock scheme, Aghaz-e-Haqooq-e-Balochistan package , war on terror and a lot others. It is clear they are monger lovers and presenting wrong side of picture for their vested interests. Furthermore there was no word of appreciation for Government’s resolve to end corruption and steps taken by the interior minister Rehman Malik. Is it not the duplicity of media? We must give credit to government where it is due.Tanzeel Zehrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17607366075920429369noreply@blogger.com