IT IS LONG LIFE.
2006-10-21 03:40:14
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answered by RAMAN IOBIAN 7
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Democracy will emerge victorious: PM
NEW DELHI, MARCH 12. The Prime Minister, Atal Bihari Vajpayee, today sought a "renewed mandate" to make India a developed nation by 2020 by accelerating the development process over the next five years.
Addressing an India Today conclave on "India Tomorrow — Building an Indian Century," Mr. Vajpayee said the theme was "tailor-made" for those in the election battle, who had a "lot to say" about "our achievements" and a vision for the future.
"We are ready for the debate. Indeed, the debate is already on across the country — in homes and streets, in teashops and TV channels. One can say that the entire country has become a conclave, discussing the claims and counter-claims, arguments and counter-arguments of various contenders in the election."
As the world's largest democracy, India could be proud that the electoral battle was taking place in a completely peaceful, tension-free atmosphere.
"I have no doubt that, irrespective of who wins or loses in the election and by what margin, our democracy will emerge victorious ... "
Pointing to the success of Indians and people of Indian origin abroad in diverse areas, Mr. Vajpayee stated that there were "some people" who did not describe this as "India Shining.
" They would at least have to admit that overseas Indians in key positions testified to the vigour of India's international profile today, he said.
Conceding that India's achievements did not belong only to the recent past, the Prime Minister remarked, "As an Indian, I am as proud as anyone else of India's achievements under previous governments. I have never looked at them with jaundiced eyes and never been sparing in giving credit where it was due."
"However, few would deny that the progress we made in the past did not measure up either to India's potential or to her manifest needs. As a result, enormous developmental challenges continue to confront our country. The greatest of these challenges is to banish poverty, which still grips one-fourth of our population. We have a long way to go ... "
There was, he said, "much talk these days" about unemployment. Recognising this as a "major concern" for the youth, Mr. Vajpayee said unemployment was not a recent creation and that employment generation was changing with the nature of the economy.
"Jobs in government and organised industry have shrunk not only in India but also all over the world," he said, adding that new jobs and opportunities had sprung up in sectors like housing, road construction, cottage industries, services and information technology.
The Prime Minister described as "strange" the recent controversies on business process outsourcing. "The world has spent the last decade trying to make sensible economics prevail over the temptation for short-term political gains. We should not now drive a reverse process." Outsourcing, he said, was a natural consequence of economic liberalisation, on whose benefits India had been lectured on for years.
"Raising productivity and profitability in agriculture is central to our strategy of making rural India prosperous and vibrant. The Green Revolution helped India achieve self-sufficiency in food production. Now the country needs a second green revolution to create efficiency and capture value at every stage in the food chain linking the farmer to the consumer."
Mr. Vajpayee said his Government had begun to make India move faster by speeding up GDP growth, reforming the economy and institutions, expanding and modernising the country's infrastructure and improving "social infrastructure."
2006-10-20 03:15:56
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answered by Krishna 6
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That is the only good feature in India's birth horoscope. it will remain a democracy for a long time to come even with all its corruption and law lessness.
2006-10-22 16:26:45
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answered by Brahmanda 7
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India is still awaiting to be a 'true' democracy. let education come about then it free the people from clutches of religion, truely secular, we can succeed in preserving our democarcy. as of now a portion of us is headed in that direction while the remaining has set in opposite direction.
once acheived its likely to last long.
2006-10-18 18:44:26
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answered by manishsingh_india 2
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Democracy will last until the Indians will vote for right candidates who believe in freedom.
2006-10-18 18:30:45
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answered by FRAGINAL, JTM 7
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India is world's biggest democracy. It has survived till now....It can survive forever.
2006-10-18 23:45:27
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answered by Samir Mehta 2
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We are the largest democracy on the planet & it will last forever.
2006-10-18 18:18:27
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answered by Anonymous
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As long as people want it to last!
Democarcy means of the people, for the people, by the people.
2006-10-18 18:24:33
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answered by GAWD 2
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as long as a few true politician is in business there might be a good chance of denocracy
2006-10-18 19:29:04
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answered by maddy 2
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until it comes to its real test of war with maximum possible capasity of fighting . & people will start qustioning its actul use against its high & not so benificial costs.
2006-10-18 19:53:59
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answered by shashank b 1
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that depends on Hindustani people, i miss my netaji bose. if he would have been our first prime minister instead of Nehru, than we would have have been world power like America. every thing depends on our bharatiya brothers & sisters.
2006-10-19 13:29:19
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answered by Anonymous
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