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India Then, India Now - A Twenty Year Perspective: TV and Communication

Jul 25, 2010 22:30

India has the world's most number of domestic TV news channels (over 200), which shouldn't come as much of a surprise given that the quarterly report (for Jan-Mar) from the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has revealed, that there are now 503 channels broadcasting in the country. This includes 147 pay channels distributed by 24 ( Read more... )

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elodie21 July 27 2010, 02:15:08 UTC

Manmohan Singh was always an excellent economist, we are just left wondering at times what happened since he began holding an elected post, maybe a balancing act, trying to appease everyone ( ... )

mcgillianaire July 30 2010, 17:12:52 UTC

A politician always has to play a balancing act and that is especially true in India. Manmohan Singh is a better politician than I previously gave him credit for. I think it is unfair to compare his achievements as an economist with that of his premiership. Economists are not accountable to the electorate, although in Manmohan Singh's case he only seems accountable to Sonia Gandhi. I think he has done a stellar job in keeping the government intact and making reasonably progress on the economic reform front. I would credit him personally for keeping the previous administration afloat by striking a deal with Mulayam and pass the nuclear deal with America. In a country where the majority of politicians are in it for personal/family/caste gain, we are lucky to have people like the Manmohan Singh's who are willing to do whatever they can to keep the peace ( ... )

elodie21 August 7 2010, 04:14:18 UTC

Yes thats true, an economist and a premiership are quite different in terms of accountability. An economist will always have more freedom and a much more limited role. I am unable to dislike Sonia as such, I think the hype, in India, just related to her foreign origins is way too much and irrelevant.

Personally I wish politicians like Mulayam and Mayawati simply did not exist.

You have heard about the fiasco in Delhi regarding the Commonwealth Games? That was complete mismanagement at every possible level and definitely the government is to blame. It left me stunned. So much money was pumped into the country for preparations, where'd it go?

mcgillianaire August 7 2010, 14:51:50 UTC

>I think the hype, in India, just related to her foreign origins is way too much and irrelevant.
Agreed. Though I must admit that I was part of the anti-Sonia brigade in 2004. But that changed soon after and now I have great admiration for her. As long as she's pulling the strings, people like Manmohan Singh and Chidambaram will remain in big positions and keep the ambitious senior corrupt and narrow-minded Congress figures at bay.

>I wish politicians like Mulayam and Mayawati simply did not exist.
Heh, don't we all.

>You have heard about the fiasco in Delhi regarding the Commonwealth Games?Been following it closely on the Indian news channels, particularly Arnab Goswami's programmes on Times Now. It was a huge mistake to host the Games in the first place. I agreed with Mani Shankar Aiyar when he was Sports Minister and opposed the Games. The money would've been better spent on grassroots infrastructure. But it was a bit extreme when he recently went on record to say he hoped the Games would turn out be a fiasco. However much one ( ... )

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