Have 
you heard the tale of seven blind men dishing out their own profound insights over an elephant? Cut through the fog of jargon being dished out by pundits, propagandists and ideologues over the controversial nuclear deal between India and the United States and you can’t help recalling that story. Each pundit has his or her own take; each commentator claims complete mastery over the subject and each ideologue prefers to project his blinkered vision as the one that serves best the interests of India. Unfortunately, even the mainstream media seems to have succumbed to the temptation of pamphleteering and propaganda. Suddenly, television channels, newspapers and magazines are full of stories about how the nuclear deal is the greatest thing that has happened to India since Gautam Budha was born. Suddenly, the United States of America has become the best friend, ally and strategic partner that India has ever had in its long and chequered history. Suddenly, everybody seems to be suggesting that the nuclear deal will almost magically solve India’s intractable problem of energy security.
It doesn’t help matters when the opposition to the nuclear deal comes primarily from the Left , which stands badly discredited in eyes of urban middle class Indians because of its own double standards and more importantly, because of the intemperate manner in which the apparatchiks of the CPM and the CPI dictate terms to the UPA government. Besides, the CPM is perceived to be batting on behalf of the Chinese State; not the smartest thing to do at the moment. Even the opposition displayed by the BJP has no credibility because it was the BJP led NDA government that initiated the dialogue with Uncle Sam that has culminated in the nuclear deal.
What’s missing in all this is a sober, objective and unemotional assessment of the issues involved. After all, it is foreign policy and India’s strategic interests that one is talking about; not a Hindi soap where emotions, drama, tears and wails rule over facts. But then, India’s tragedy has been that its leaders have usually pursued foreign policy and strategic interests in an emotional and populist manner, unlike Great powers like America and China whose strategists think 30 years down the road.
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Source : IIPM Editorial, 2007
An IIPM and Professor Arindam Chaudhuri (Renowned Management Guru and Economist) Initiative
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you heard the tale of seven blind men dishing out their own profound insights over an elephant? Cut through the fog of jargon being dished out by pundits, propagandists and ideologues over the controversial nuclear deal between India and the United States and you can’t help recalling that story. Each pundit has his or her own take; each commentator claims complete mastery over the subject and each ideologue prefers to project his blinkered vision as the one that serves best the interests of India. Unfortunately, even the mainstream media seems to have succumbed to the temptation of pamphleteering and propaganda. Suddenly, television channels, newspapers and magazines are full of stories about how the nuclear deal is the greatest thing that has happened to India since Gautam Budha was born. Suddenly, the United States of America has become the best friend, ally and strategic partner that India has ever had in its long and chequered history. Suddenly, everybody seems to be suggesting that the nuclear deal will almost magically solve India’s intractable problem of energy security.It doesn’t help matters when the opposition to the nuclear deal comes primarily from the Left , which stands badly discredited in eyes of urban middle class Indians because of its own double standards and more importantly, because of the intemperate manner in which the apparatchiks of the CPM and the CPI dictate terms to the UPA government. Besides, the CPM is perceived to be batting on behalf of the Chinese State; not the smartest thing to do at the moment. Even the opposition displayed by the BJP has no credibility because it was the BJP led NDA government that initiated the dialogue with Uncle Sam that has culminated in the nuclear deal.
What’s missing in all this is a sober, objective and unemotional assessment of the issues involved. After all, it is foreign policy and India’s strategic interests that one is talking about; not a Hindi soap where emotions, drama, tears and wails rule over facts. But then, India’s tragedy has been that its leaders have usually pursued foreign policy and strategic interests in an emotional and populist manner, unlike Great powers like America and China whose strategists think 30 years down the road.
For Complete IIPM Article, Click on IIPM Article
Source : IIPM Editorial, 2007
An IIPM and Professor Arindam Chaudhuri (Renowned Management Guru and Economist) Initiative
For More IIPM Info, Visit Below....
The Sunday Indian - India's Greatest News weekly
IIPM International Student Exchange Programme
IIPM, ADMISSIONS FOR NEW DELHI & GURGAON BRANCHES
IIPM, GURGAON
ARINDAM CHAUDHURI’S 4 REASONS WHY YOU SHOULD CHOOSE IIPM...
IIPM Economy Review
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The Indian Institute of Planning and Management (I...
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