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Our 2004, their 2008

When a centre-left political party notches up a dramatic victory, public discourse sometimes gets flooded with talk of redemptive change. An unexceptionable base argument is used to create a fancy superstructure. Put this argument to test in two cases. Barack Obama’s win in America in 2008 and ....Read more

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economics and india ruleBy: s.n.nagaonkar | Monday , 10 Nov '08 19:09:04 PM Reply | Forward Dear sir,There is always quest to find best ruling methods in all countries.One is china's communist rule which is now capitalistic under the garb of communism .communist party is tired of following party philosophy and taken a short cut to rule by dictatorship.India is always at crossroads of capitalism and communism because of demographic characteristic which is feudal .Traditional ruling class ruling locally in states like Bimaru and regional parties in other states and in some states it is communist rule.Nobody is taking realistic view(ruling class)that india needs to provide security to small farmers to take interest in farming localy in Bimaru states which have most fertile land with ample water resources.If they pay more attention to have health, veternary services in bimaru states employment opportunities will come by agri industries.American model is difficult to practice here till literacy about governance improves.

Left, Right, Left, Right, Left, RightBy: Anon | Monday , 10 Nov '08 16:41:18 PM Reply | Forward Both the right and left are necessary to come into power alternatively for a country to progress - like two legs which one step after another.In US, the right is now done and its time for the left. In India, the left is done and its time for the right.

congress performance compared to obama victory.By: M.N.S.Nampoothiripad | Monday , 10 Nov '08 13:21:34 PM Reply | Forward Is winning 145 seats in house of 540 a victory for the congress? Shame shame shame.

sensibleBy: shishira | Monday , 10 Nov '08 11:16:19 AM Reply | Forward woof !!after all some one had sensible ..objective look at american elections rather than buying the popular sentiments....kudos..THINK sensible,smart and different

India and USBy: Kannan | Monday , 10 Nov '08 9:06:10 AM Reply | Forward IE and it's writers brain wash the readers about Congress' win in 2004. Congress never won the elecitons! Each time IE makes a statement like that, it should publish the number of seats in the Parliament held by BJP and Congress. Congress usurped power illegally by joining hands with the DMK (well-wishers of the killers who made Sonia a widow), Laloo, the man who ruined Bihar and the Left who are paid by the Chinese.

You said itBy: C.K.Sunil | Monday , 10 Nov '08 17:01:46 PM Reply | Forward Kannan, you said it. You are absolutely right.The author , Chakrabarthy, trys to pose to be an intelluctual spreading this canard. Most of the so called intellegentia paid by the congress are fooling the people on the same line

our 2004 their 2008By: Kaushik | Monday , 10 Nov '08 3:53:43 AM Reply | Forward a very accurate analysis