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India's pro-business Modi storms to historic election win

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Re: India's pro-business Modi storms to historic election win

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Post by datacog »

discardorama wrote: post #36
cstross wrote: post #33

Calling Modi "pro-business" seems like a bit of an over-simplication. He's a member of the RSS ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rashtriya_Swayamsevak_Sangh ), which is arguably a violently anti-muslim paramilitary group, as well as leading the BJP ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bharatiya_Janata_Party ). It's not unreasonable to call the BJP centre-right on economic/business issues ... but they have other policies as…

> I'm not Indian and have no connection to the sub-continent. I am, so allow me. 1. The RSS is not "violently anti-muslim", despite what you read on teh internets. They have a Muslim wing, so to speak: http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/the-saffron-muslim/... 2. If the "BJP has other policies, which are disturbing", please enlighten us. Just lobbing an attack and walking away doesn't do any good. 3. The US deni…

> They have a Muslim wing

Dint know about that. Thanks for sharing

Re: India's pro-business Modi storms to historic election win

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Post by swatkat »

kparaju wrote: post #47
cstross wrote: post #33

Calling Modi "pro-business" seems like a bit of an over-simplication. He's a member of the RSS ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rashtriya_Swayamsevak_Sangh ), which is arguably a violently anti-muslim paramilitary group, as well as leading the BJP ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bharatiya_Janata_Party ). It's not unreasonable to call the BJP centre-right on economic/business issues ... but they have other policies as…

Modi also wants to turn Nepal into a Hindu state[1]. The only people who should be deciding if Nepal becomes a Hindu state or a secular state are Nepali citizens. [1] http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation...

Did you even read that article? Did Mr. Modi even say/claim that?

Re: India's pro-business Modi storms to historic election win

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Post by swatkat »

cstross wrote: post #33

Calling Modi "pro-business" seems like a bit of an over-simplication. He's a member of the RSS ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rashtriya_Swayamsevak_Sangh ), which is arguably a violently anti-muslim paramilitary group, as well as leading the BJP ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bharatiya_Janata_Party ). It's not unreasonable to call the BJP centre-right on economic/business issues ... but they have other policies as…

@OP, Most likely Mr. Modi doesn't care about US visa. And, US visa is not a benchmark for someone's character.

Re: India's pro-business Modi storms to historic election win

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Post by kefka »

chaofguan wrote: post #65
kang wrote: post #37

A corrupt Business Model. BJP (the party under Modi's leadership) allegedly spent 100 billion Rs on advertisement. Like cunning businessman they exploited a loophole in the law; the parties are exempted from disclosing the source of their income! With this amount of money, every child in India could be educated for free. Imagine that for a second. The huge spendings, presenting a lipstick-on-a-pig development model o…

Mods , please take this post. This is blatant hatred.

Just because you do not agree does not make it hatred.

Re: India's pro-business Modi storms to historic election win

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Post by scarmig »

chaofguan wrote: post #60
cstross wrote: post #33

Calling Modi "pro-business" seems like a bit of an over-simplication. He's a member of the RSS ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rashtriya_Swayamsevak_Sangh ), which is arguably a violently anti-muslim paramilitary group, as well as leading the BJP ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bharatiya_Janata_Party ). It's not unreasonable to call the BJP centre-right on economic/business issues ... but they have other policies as…

If you are outsider please don't form opinions what is stated in media. Indian media is by large same as US media. Outsiders only see what is stated by shills and may not be true. If you think it is over-simplification then what you call US/UK ? Tyranny ? Politics is extremely complex in India than any other country in the world. I guarantee you US and UK will now be in queue to get appointment with him. Also, after…

It's been obvious for months that Modi would win. So, feel free to engage in empty triumphalism.

Meanwhile, I wish India the best, and I hope Modi makes a concerted effort to bridge religious divides and remember that India is a diverse, multicultural society. I hope his election does not instigate any communal violence of any sort, and I hope he realizes he has a special responsibility, given his history, to make sure it doesn't happen.

Re: India's pro-business Modi storms to historic election win

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Post by tn13 »

cstross wrote: post #33

Calling Modi "pro-business" seems like a bit of an over-simplication. He's a member of the RSS ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rashtriya_Swayamsevak_Sangh ), which is arguably a violently anti-muslim paramilitary group, as well as leading the BJP ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bharatiya_Janata_Party ). It's not unreasonable to call the BJP centre-right on economic/business issues ... but they have other policies as…

at cstross.

I have been part of RSS for many years. Calling it a violent anti-muslim paramilitary group is not even an approximation its outright false.

Also the whole Visa fuss is less reflection on Mr. Modi and more on US's visa policies. US will have not now eat the proverbial humble pie.

Re: India's pro-business Modi storms to historic election win

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Post by danmaz74 »

kshatrea wrote: post #15
danmaz74 wrote: post #11

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Our of curiosity, what do you think about the events in Gujarat in 2002?

It is deplorable and a very tragic set of events. I wasn't there, so I had to depend on the media for my consumption of news. The Supreme Court of India has declared Narendra Modi as legally not guilty of any crimes. From the news it certainly seems the Court has erred, although it is a constitutional body and as a citizen I need to abide by its judgement. There are of course Indian citizens who charge that the media…

I understand, thanks for the answer.

Re: India's pro-business Modi storms to historic election win

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Post by efuquen »

discardorama wrote: post #36
cstross wrote: post #33

Calling Modi "pro-business" seems like a bit of an over-simplication. He's a member of the RSS ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rashtriya_Swayamsevak_Sangh ), which is arguably a violently anti-muslim paramilitary group, as well as leading the BJP ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bharatiya_Janata_Party ). It's not unreasonable to call the BJP centre-right on economic/business issues ... but they have other policies as…

> I'm not Indian and have no connection to the sub-continent. I am, so allow me. 1. The RSS is not "violently anti-muslim", despite what you read on teh internets. They have a Muslim wing, so to speak: http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/the-saffron-muslim/... 2. If the "BJP has other policies, which are disturbing", please enlighten us. Just lobbing an attack and walking away doesn't do any good. 3. The US deni…

I find it amazing the attitude that the 2002 Gujarat riots should be brushed under the rug. There is still plenty of controversy about what happened there and Modi's and the states role in those riots, regardless of what any Supreme Court ruling has said. But I guess we should just let bygones be bygones and forget the 1000+ deaths and 100,000s of displaced lives due to riots that are widely believed to have been encouraged, if not caused, by the state.

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-17200961

Re: India's pro-business Modi storms to historic election win

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Post by 3apo »

cstross wrote: post #33

Calling Modi "pro-business" seems like a bit of an over-simplication. He's a member of the RSS ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rashtriya_Swayamsevak_Sangh ), which is arguably a violently anti-muslim paramilitary group, as well as leading the BJP ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bharatiya_Janata_Party ). It's not unreasonable to call the BJP centre-right on economic/business issues ... but they have other policies as…

Like it or not Pro-business is probably why Modi was elected. Every economic indicator in India went downhill since the BJP has been out of power for the last decade[1][2] - IMO the single biggest contributing factor to get Modi elected. Indians have a short memory, the 2002 riots and other religious issues are not as relevant to the people as they used to be.

[1]http://blog.foreignpolicy.com/node/1448580 [2] http://www.openthemagazine.com/article/nation/time-for-trans... Almost every economic indicator has turned adverse. In the 10-year period, growth nearly halved from 8.1 per cent to 4.9 per cent, inflation more than doubled from 3.8 per cent to 9.5 per cent, and food inflation rose nearly 10 times from 1.3 per cent to 12.8 per cent.

Re: India's pro-business Modi storms to historic election win

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Post by datacog »

swatkat wrote: post #73
cstross wrote: post #33

Calling Modi "pro-business" seems like a bit of an over-simplication. He's a member of the RSS ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rashtriya_Swayamsevak_Sangh ), which is arguably a violently anti-muslim paramilitary group, as well as leading the BJP ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bharatiya_Janata_Party ). It's not unreasonable to call the BJP centre-right on economic/business issues ... but they have other policies as…

@OP, Most likely Mr. Modi doesn't care about US visa. And, US visa is not a benchmark for someone's character.

> Most likely Mr. Modi doesn't care about US visa

I would slightly disagree. To maintain relations, move forward discussion, a US visa would be helpful. And US has already been changing their stance since the last few months as they were aware of the possible Modi victory. But I totally agree that its not a benchmark of character.

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