Relevant here, as to why NM is now so important
Cosmo_R wrote:These words from a Lord Macartney: "The empire of China is an old, crazy, first-rate man of war, which a fortunate succession of vigilant officers have contrived to keep afloat for these 150 years past, and to overawe their neighbours merely by her bulk and appearance.
"But whenever an insufficient man happens to have the command on deck, adieu to the discipline and safety of the ship. She may, perhaps, not sink outright; she may drift some time as a wreck, and will then be dashed to pieces on the shore - but she can never be rebuilt on the old bottom."
This is how the Empire contemplated its would be prey and why China eventually fell
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-24517648
MMS can now be seen in perspective
On a minor note, in the Beeb piece, can you see the over sized chairs to make Osborne and Johnson look small on TV?
MMS in perspective indeed, and is probably the worst PM India has had, given how many resources he had, and how he ran Indian aspirations into the ground. Probably once he goes, we'll get to know what all he did more than what has come out in media alone, despite the near complete attempt to position him otherwise
Singular achievements, all collated from even his own praise singing media sources, available via multiple sources.
economics
- destroyed the growth impetus of indian economy
- wasted 8 years of the most crucial time of indian industry all the while posturing as a savior thanks to MSM
-indian infra - roads, power, social services, education remain abysmal, most remain plans on paper. indian cities remain horrible to live in thanks to rising population, traffic snarls, bad infra. rural india worse off, in many key areas
- india remains a laggard in most hitech endeavours critically dependent on imports for everything from energy supplies to hardware
- made india into an also ran in BRICs from a contender when the NDA left
- poverty, sanitation still a mess, despite doles
- sat over highway loot of tax money as cash-for-vote dole scams, and twiddled his thumbs
-value of indian citizens earnings constanly on decline due to inflation
corruption
- sat over an empire of brazen loot and corruption, breaking the very fiber of indian state, 1000 crore scams are now regarded as commonplace
- state agencies used to target political rivals
national security
- completely turned a nelsons eye as social fiber of nation was targeted, 'hindu terror', cbi used to attack political rivals, IB defanged
- attack after attack from TSP, and MMS response is to force IA/establishment to turn other cheek, make India into the exact dhimmi cowardly stereotype TSP takes us as
- sits over worst series of attacks on indian soil like 26/11, coming after many other attacks. business as usual. sends zardari a dove card (shameless)
- furthers communal divide by "losing sleep" only when minorities are arrested. this after bragging to US envoy that no Indian IM was ever a terrorist. delusional as events thereafter show
- Maoist menace grows from strength to strength. much hyped central paramil effort still floundering.
- indian defence industry remains critically dependent on imports. for every rs spend locally, thousands more spent on imports, only to have reports of malfunctioning gear or delays or unforeseen markups.
- army chief targeted for speaking up. another dubious first
seriously, this man has with his establishment ensured that nobody will ever trust la-dee-dah credentials and claims of intellectual superiority.
a honest, effective chai wallah is anydays preferable to this "gentleman from oxford"
More and more courage from our leaders. Naidu takes a shot at the head of the MAFIA
but that does not mean you have to certify yourself with "Hail NaMo" pass. We all are bharatiya's in thinking and that is what it matters. Our approaches may be different but our goals are same.