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The time is now

Dr Manmohan Singh is in clear and present danger of being mistaken for his home minister. Saturday, Dr Singh, along with Sonia Gandhi, visited Guwahati 48 hours after the series of bomb blasts, looking like he would rather be anywhere but. And what did the prime minister say to the nation, afte ....Read more

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P.M. Singh didn't need to speak about the economy in India.By: Jason M. | Tuesday , 4 Nov '08 18:45:45 PM Reply | Forward Your poor understanding of economics leads you to deride Dr. Singh. Do you think the Indian financial situation is remotely similar to Iceland, the U.S.A., France, and the U.K.? India has very little exposure to Lehman, C.D.O's, subprime mortgages, etc. etc. That is the heart of the problem. Indian banks are not on the verge of bankrupting like the Icelandic banks did. The measures the Indian government took pale in comparison to what Iceland has had to do. Dr. Singh did not need to come out and speak. Sarkozy, Bush, and Brown are economic and intellectual lightweights compared to Dr. Singh. Bush knew nothing about what he was saying, he could not even pronounce the economic terms correctly. And when he speaks on the economy, investors almost always end up selling off largely that day because he speeches are seen as a pariah on Wall Street. I apologize my thoughts are scattered, a bit too busy to write this comment well. Thanks.Jason M.

Is Man mohan a PM?By: Jacob Marc | Tuesday , 4 Nov '08 15:55:12 PM Reply | Forward When slave takes orders from master but made to sit on King's chair...Looks similar to Man Mohan's delima. He is controlled by Sonia in evry aspect. His statement on Assam blast was out rageous and moreover he walked out of the press confrence when reporters booed at him asking " Ye kab thak challega ?". He has occupied Shivraj's place and I think we had the worst PM ever India has seen. Devegowda was far better than this Higda.

Win or lose-Singh needs a consulting jobBy: Satya Moro | Tuesday , 4 Nov '08 11:22:33 AM Reply | Forward let me answer your question-SIngh misses the moment since he is the quintessential Bureaucrat and all his life, including the 1990 crash, he has done what he was told to do, by Narsinmha Rao, IMF and now Sonia Gandhi. He is incaplable of independent action or thought and this the the only reason he was put in the pm's chair as a place holder PM. A woman who was threatened by a dud like Pranab could only appoint a absolute bureaucrat to safegaurd her son's place. And it would be foolish to expect anything but "consultant's platitudes" from him.Infact the poor guy is currently lobbying in US/China/Japan for a consultants job in some internatonal agency -as he knows whether Congress wins or loses-he is out of his job in India.

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