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Modern fast, Anshan, satyagrah and Gandhi

We can be happy even in the era of Gandhi's non-violent text - fast and satyagraha is to find a place in the political and social background. But regret is that the politics of the gold-plate. A few colors are seen in the past. Ahmedabad, Gujarat Chief Minister and BJP leader Narendra Modi kept a fast for three days, which he dedicated in the name of peace and harmony. At that time, the Gujarat Congress leader Shankar Singh Vaghela, fasting in protest against the fast. Meanwhile, BJP leader LK Advani on the issue of corruption has decided once again to the procession. Samajwadi Party leader Mulayam Singh Yadav's son Akhilesh Yadav in Uttar Pradesh are circulating. Earlier, Rahul Gandhi, Uttar Pradesh villages have been covered. Anna Hazare's fast if a bit old, who succeeded Baba Ramdev's Satyagraha at the Ramlila ground and it can be traced. Fast of the month so far this year, are called Satyagraha and fasting. 

Well its fast, fast, has a long tradition of festival and non-violent movements. Children at home parents in the persistence of some to starve during the political forums this issue is to use the shout. But its real sense the movements of Gandhi (the fast, Satyagraha and Pdayatraan included) is made out of. Atmshuddhi through the process, trying to pressure the British and their purpose was an inclusive exercise. Gandhi felt that these measures wherever they may be misused, he decided to retreat. At present, in the political - to preserve the dogma show social goodwill. Bapu's movement did not mean that you leave your work become part of the crowd.
Gandhi fasted - not put emphasis on centralization of the site, nor the noise - vigorously upheld. His goal is that parts of the country - to the corner they came fast. Every race, every religion of the people, while the share in the fast evolving. This explains that Gandhi's fast was so different from modern political fasts. Imagine what today can be such self-control? Maybe not. But it is also true that the relevance of various forms of non-violent movement still remains. Atmshuddhi much the way it has to be less and political recipe. 


Pure political drama show in Ahmedabad, where Narendra Modi during the fast talking of harmony and tranquility prompting huge applause. Well it's good that there was no place for hate on this forum. After all this is typical of our democracy and social diversity that Sksiyt like Modi also to enlarge his stature had to choose the path of peace and harmony.
But Modi did need it? In fact only too well understand the demands of his political time. Next year's assembly elections in Gujarat, where the government is at stake. Moreover, Modi themselves are seen as prime ministerial candidate. Of course, through fasting, Modi has a bag with one stone. Announced his bid for the prime minister and he has no party. But it was then that his on stage and behind the front - the leader of the BJP. BJP leader LK Advani also looked back. Not decided whether he will contest next time. But still the 'PM-in-waiting' understand. That the issue of corruption behind the Opposition, Advani announced it grabbed another procession.


Personally I think its the last time to prove himself to Advani. He separated himself not as the prime ministerial candidate, while his talks with the RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat said. Then he just said that BJP and RSS have so much, do not get as much as Prime Minister. Clearly, the BJP and RSS are keeping out of the race for prime minister Advani. But Advani of the National Democratic Alliance coalition government in the scope of the claimant and could not be better than them. It is true. BJP emerging as the first choice of leaders and parliamentarians. So for the last political hopes his yatra. And that is also expected crowds.
It is in Uttar Pradesh, Mulayam Singh Yadav's son Akhilesh, who are traveling these days in Uttar Pradesh. He is linked to the travel change. But clearly the party's at this visit and Akhilesh has to enter the state assembly elections. Actually there is nothing to lose.


However, in modern times, the procession, office visits, fast, fast or Moblaijeshn depends on the success of Satyagraha. Ultimate aim is to fill the huge Jnsailab and catching his attention. Fast the "new way", which is critical of the media. Although Gandhi Young India and Harijan their programs by the public - were passed on to people. But now the media is all the difference. Healthy emotions in people, but lack of commitment, the media can not fulfill. Mass media can be a creator, but not Creator cadre. So you may have noticed that when the police action against the agitators, the people dispersed to be.

Anna is definitely the exception of the fast. There are some reasonable arguments. In fact, Anna was feeling fast connection directly to the middle class. This class population in India is much higher. This class is outrageous these days, because the suffering is directly Fines government policies.


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7. The anti-corruption crusade needs to a better strategy
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बापू के अनमोल सेहत मंत्र-
महात्मा गांधी डिग्री से डॉक्टर नहीं थे, पर सेहत और जीवनशैली पर उनके प्रयोग, अध्ययन और विचार किसी पेशेवर चिकित्सक से कम नहीं हैं। उन्होंने प्राकृतिक चिकित्सा और संयमित जीवनशैली पर जोर दिया। उनका पहला लक्ष्य गांव और वहां रहने वाले ग्रामीण लोगों की सेहत थी, जिनके पास संसाधन और सुविधाएं दोनों की कमी है। पर ये नियम सभी आय वर्ग के लोगों पर बखूबी लागू होते हैं। गांधीजी के अनुसार स्वस्थ व्यक्ति वह है, जो सभी तरह की बीमारियों से मुक्त है, जो अपनी नियमित क्रियाएं बिना थकावट के पूरी करता है, जो  प्रतिदिन 10 से 12 मील आसानी से चल सकता है, सामान्य भोजन को आसानी से पचा सकता है और जिसके  मन और इन्द्रियों के व्यवहार में तालमेल है। गांधीजी ने स्वच्छता, पैदल चलना, सप्ताह में एक दिन उपवास, न्यूनतम खुराक और शाकाहार को अपने जीवन में अपनाया।
महात्मा गांधी ने कहा है, ‘आरोग्य का अर्थ है तन्दुरुस्त शरीर। अखाड़े की कसरत से मनुष्य दीर्घायु या श्रम-सहिष्णु बनता ही है, ऐसा नहीं है। लोग शरीर से पहलवान होते हुए भी हृदय से कायर हो सकते हैं। आसन और प्राणायाम का उद्देश्य शरीर को भोगी नहीं, बल्कि शुद्ध बनाना है। इनसे कितनी ही बीमारियां दूर होती हैं। हवा का काम है रक्त की शुद्धि करना, मगर हमें फेफड़ों में हवा भरना और उसे बाहर निकालना ठीक से आता नहीं है, इसलिए रक्त की शुद्धि ठीक से नहीं हो पाती। मुंह से श्वास लेना बुरी आदत है। नाक में कुदरत ने एक तरह की छलनी रखी है, जिससे छन कर हवा भीतर जाती है। इसलिए हर किसी के लिए जरूरी है प्राणायाम सीखना। प्राणायाम जीवन को सहजता से लेना सिखाता है। सुबह उठ कर जैसे हम मुंह साफ करते हैं, वैसे ही नाक की सफाई भी जरूरी है। फेफड़ों में शुद्ध हवा भरनी ही चाहिए। इसलिए रात को आकाश के नीचे या बरामदे में सोने की आदत डालना अच्छा है। उत्तम से उत्तम कसरत है खुली हवा में तेजी से घूमना। चलते समय मुंह बंद होना चाहिए और सांस नाक के जरिए लेना चाहिए। चलते, बैठते समय शरीर बिल्कुल सीधा और तना हुआ होना चाहिए। शरीर को इतना श्रम अवश्य करना चाहिए कि रात को जब मनुष्य बिस्तर पर जाए, वह तुरंत निद्रावश हो जाए।’

What will you do if you become PM for 24 hours?


Here are many things i would do if i'm the PM. First of all I would impose strict fines for damaging public property.then I would set cameras on all government offices .The thought that government job is a "less-work, more money" place will be changed and people will automaticaly respect government officers. But all this only if i become a Prime Minister. - Jitu Sharma (View Profile)


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Obviously removal of corruption and social evils. If corruption will be removed, all other bad things will automatic removed. - Kritika Ahuja (View Profile)


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I don't think that something can be done by sitting in chair of Prime Minister. But if i have some extra power like Mr. India, I can do something   new for my country without power of Prime Minister. - Raman Kumar


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Make me Prime Minister and watch ! I'll Change image of America. India will be No. 1 country. - Deepak Lohar


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I will follow Gen Zia-ul-Haq & hang all corrupt and murderer politician to death as he hanged Zulficar Ali Bhutu. Not only this I will bring looted money back to India within 6 months & feed poor people of my country. - Rattan Lal Sas


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India will be No.1 country. Poverty will be zero. I'll kill racism. I'll do all job of Anil Kapoor in movie NAYAK. - Mirza Salman Hasan


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Something that will inspire people.Inspiring people is a big thing. When common man will inspire, he can do anything. He can remove corruption and inflation too. That will lead india in a positive way. Corruption can't be reomved by fixing cameras or making rules. Reservation should be rechecked. Cast system should be avoided. Humanity should be adopted. - Vikas Sheokand


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The only problem which need to be removed from india is "CORRUPTION". So I'll take all the possible steps to remove it. I think maximum of crimes arises by missbehaviuor of govt. employees are directly related to corruption. since 24 hours are not enough time to do any miracle for make people happy, major issues should be targeted. - Brij Kishore.


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I'll do every thing that want to poor people and illiterate person. - Karishma Mohnani


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i will send all corrupt ministers in prison & for only 99 yrs. only hahahahaaaa like that movie in which anil kapoor do with the amrish puri. - Mayank arora


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‎1. Equal constitution for India and J&K  2. No reserve seat 4 gen/obc/sc/st. 3. Secure international border line.  4.Advance police & CBI. 5. Immediate action for corruption. - Vishal Chaudhary


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  I want to change our political system totally..and put youngester to it. At least youngersters will think something new and different. - Seema Sharma


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first of all, I will try to stop the main cause of any problem- RESERVATION! Just because of this, General people have to suffer a lot. - Sachin Kataria


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If i got power then try to make a rule for a compulsory voting system & withdraw voting system for the member who doing nothing except sleeping in parliament . - Sumanta Dwibedi 


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WHO IS DEPRESSING THE NATION ???

WHAT ELSE IS DEPRESSING THE NATION-

# RAKHI SAWANT AND BABA RAMDEV- They Pose great threat as an item number in real life. Rakhi Sawant has warned she would like to marry the occasionally cross dressing yoga teacher. The man himself has maintained a studied silence on the issue. In the of such a union, the country must come together to send the baba and babe in an indefinite honeymoon – to Siberia.

# RAM GOPAL VERMA – This one guy who can drive you straight to Nexito 10, or without Maria Susairaj. Bollywood is agog with rumours that he has stopped watching his own movies and his film making is a bad case of OCD.

# DIGVIJAY SINGH – Afflicted with a new condition called Mike madness, he is keeping himself fit these days chasing unsuspecting BJP workers with an intention to harm them physically. The man who everyone calls The opinion says he is convinced the congress loves him.

# MALLIKA SHERAWAT – The thought of seeing her in another HISS Franchise is so disruptive to the brain that it’ll need a hard dose of anti-venom just to function normally. And what’s with the sudden consciousness of modesty. Get rid of the loose-lifting garments and Obama fixation.


# N D TIWARI – The country’s antipaternity test patron. There was a Tweet on Tiwari recently: “After seeing Heena Rabbani Khar, ND Tiwari wants to be foreigh minister again!” He saya the videos showing him frolicking with young women in the Raj Bhawan were doctored. We believe.

#SIDDARTH MALLYA WITH DEEPIKA PADUKON – Deepika has a soft spot for men who look like boys. Remember Ranbir? But it is traumatic to see her in the VIP box during IPL matches trying hard to enjoy the games, on and off the field. And what was Sid thinking going around Mumbai half naked recently? Deepika looked downcast as she followed him a few paces behind. We understand.

# MAYAWATI – See her in real life, see her in stone (lots of them, in hundreds), and now see her in movies. Someone stop her before she pulls away the land under your feet.

# SURESH KALMADI – He’s come out to say it is not dementia that he suffers from and that he remembers everything – from who cooked the CWG books to what was the core principle his team was following. He has been misled by his lawyers. Admitting to dementia could have been a better bet.

Black Money in India

See One who can worry if he is perfect in his behavior with the society. Individual Responsibility is the key criteria to solve the corruption and social related issues. Means that with the huge amount of corruption we grown little bit. The message is Corruption is not a major issue to solve the people's issue. Key is the self responsibility. It starts from brushing their tooth well everyday to Maintaining their environment clean. Starts from showing the interest to their work get done first than others, even they come late. If one who done mistake, then they have to accept the punishment as a cause of the mistake. This habits will help as to solve the issues including corruption.
This is so shocking.. ..If black money deposits was an Olympics event..
India would have won a gold medal hands down. The second best Russia has
4 times lesser deposit. U.S. is not even there in the counting in top
five! India has more money in Swiss banks
than all the other countries combined!


Recently, due to international pressure, the Swiss government agreed to
disclose the names of the account holders only if the respective
governments formally asked for it.. Indian government is not asking for
the details... ..no marks for guessing why?






We need to start a movement to pressurize the government to do so! This
is perhaps the only way, and a golden opportunity, to expose the high
and mighty and weed out corruption!
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Please read on..and forward to all the honest Indians to..
like somebody is forwarding to you...
and build a ground-swell of support!for action !
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Is India poor, who says? Ask the Swiss banks. With personal account
deposit bank of $1,500 billion in foreign reserve which have been
misappropriated, an amount 13 times larger than the country's foreign
debt, one needs to rethink if India is a poor country?


DISHONEST INDUSTRIALISTS, scandalous politicians and corrupt IAS, IRS,
IPS officers have deposited in foreign banks in their illegal personal
accounts a sum of about $1500 billion, which have been misappropriated
by them. This amount is about 13 times larger
than the country's foreign debt. With this amount 45 crore poor
people can get Rs 1,00,000 each.


This huge amount has been appropriated from the people of India by
exploiting and betraying them. Once this huge amount of black money and
property comes back to India , the entire foreign debt can be repaid in
24 hours. After paying the entire foreign debt,
we will have surplus amount, almost 12 times larger than the foreign
debt. If this surplus amount is invested in earning interest, the amount
of interest will be more than the annual budget of the Central
government. So even if all the taxes are abolished,
then also the Central government will be able to maintain the country
very comfortably.


Some 80,000 people travel to Switzerland every year, of whom 25,000
travel very frequently. 'Obviously, these people won't be tourists..
They must be travelling there for some other reason,' believes an
official involved in tracking illegal money.. And, clearly,
he isn't referring to the commerce ministry bureaucrats who've
been flitting in and out of Geneva ever since the World Trade
Organisation (WTO) negotiations went into a tailspin!


Just read the following details and note how these dishonest
industrialists, scandalous politicians, corrupt officers, cricketers,
film actors, illegal trade and protected wildlife operators, to name
just a few, sucked this country's wealth and prosperity.
This may be the picture of deposits in Swiss banks only. What about
other international banks ?


Black money in Swiss banks - Swiss Banking Association report, 2006
details bank deposits in the territory of Switzerland by nationals of
following countries :






TOP FIVE


INDIA $1,456 BILLION


RUSSIA $470 BILLION


U.K. $390 BILLION


UKRAINE $100 BILLION


CHINA $96 BILLION


Now do the math's - India with $1,456 billion or $1.4 trillion has
more money in Swiss banks than rest of the world combined. Public loot
since 1947:


Can we bring back our money ? It is one of the biggest loots witnessed
by mankind - the loot of the Aam Aadmi (common man) since 1947, by his
brethren occupying public office. It has been orchestrated by
politicians, bureaucrats and some businessmen.


The list is almost all-encompassing. No wonder, everyone in India loots
with impunity and without any fear. What is even more depressing in that
this ill-gotten wealth of ours has been stashed away abroad into secret
bank accounts located in some of the world's
best known tax havens. And to that extent the Indian economy has been
stripped of its wealth. Ordinary Indians may not be exactly aware of how
such secret accounts operate and what are the rules and regulations that
go on to govern such tax havens. However,
one may well be aware of 'Swiss bank accounts,' the shorthand for
murky dealings, secrecy and of course pilferage from developing
countries into rich developed ones.


In fact, some finance experts and economists believe tax havens to be a
conspiracy of the western world against the poor countries. By allowing
the proliferation of tax havens in the twentieth century, the western
world explicitly encourages the movement of
scarce capital from the developing countries to the rich. In March
2005, the Tax Justice Network (TJN) published a research finding
demonstrating that $11.5 trillion of personal wealth was held offshore
by rich individuals across the globe.


The findings estimated that a large proportion of this wealth was
managed from some 70 tax havens. Further, augmenting these studies of
TJN, Raymond Baker - in his widely celebrated book titled
'Capitalism' s Achilles Heel: Dirty Money and How to Renew the
Free Market System' - estimates that at least $5 trillion have
been shifted out of poorer countries to the West since the mid-1970.


It is further estimated by experts that one per cent of the world's
population holds more than 57 per cent of total global wealth, routing
it invariably through these tax havens.

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Corruption is both a major cause and a result of poverty around the world.

It occurs at all levels of society, from local and national governments, civil society, judiciary functions, large and small businesses, military and other services and so on. Corruption affects the poorest the most, whether in rich or poor nations.
The issue of corruption is very much inter-related with other issues. At a global level, the “international” (Washington Consensus-influenced) economic system that has shaped the current form of globalization in the past decades requires further scrutiny for it has also created conditions whereby corruption can flourish and exacerbate the conditions of people around the world who already have little say about their own destiny.
A difficult thing to measure or compare, however, is the impact of corruption on poverty versus the effects of inequalities that are structured into law, such as unequal trade agreements, structural adjustment policies, so-called “free” trade agreements and so on. It is easier to see corruption. It is harder to see these other more formal, even legal forms of “corruption.” It is easy to assume that these are not even issues because they are part of the laws and institutions that govern national and international communities and many of us will be accustomed to it—it is how it works, so to speak. Those deeper aspects are discussed in other parts of this web site’s section on trade, economy, & related issues.
That is not to belittle the issue of corruption, however, for its impacts are enormous too.

Rich Countries involved in corruption abroad-

When asking why poor countries are poor, it is quite common to hear, especially in wealthier countries that are perceived to have minimal corruption (at least domestically) that other countries are poor because of corruption. Yet, corruption is not something limited to third world despots. Rich countries too have been involved in corrupt practices around the world.
As Professor Robert Neild from Trinity College, Cambridge University writes in Public Corruption; The Dark Side of Social Evolution (London: Anthem Press, 2002), “Rich countries and their agencies … commonly have been and are accomplices in corruption abroad, encouraging it by their actions rather than impeding it….” (p.209). Specific problems he highlights include:
  • The impact of Cold War corruption (supporting dictatorships, destabilizing democracies, funding opposition, etc);
  • Firms from rich countries bribing rulers and officials from developing countries to gain export contracts, particularly in the arms trade and in construction (even justifying it by suggesting bribery is “customary” in those countries, so they need to do it to, in order to compete);
  • The “corruption-inducing effects of the purchase, by the rich countries and their international corporations, of concessions in Third World countries to exploit natural deposits of oil, copper, gold, diamonds and the like.” Payments made to rulers often violate local (and Western) rules, keeping corrupt rulers in power, who also embezzle a lot of money away.
  • The drug trade. Neild suggests that international law and national laws in rich countries that prohibit drugs may serve to “produce a scarcity value irresistible to producers, smugglers and dealers.” Governments and civil society in the third world are often “undermined, sometimes destroyed” by the violence and corruption that goes with the drug trade. “This is probably the most important way in which the policies of rich countries foster corruption and violence. Yet the effect on the Third World seems scarcely to enter discussion of alternative drug policies in the rich countries.” Legalizing drugs, a system of taxation and regulation, comparable to that applied to tobacco and alcohol might do more to reduce corruption in the world than any other measure rich countries could take, he suggests. (See this site’s section on illicit drugs for more on that aspect.)

Globalization, Multinational Corporations, and Corruption

Corruption scandals that sometimes make headline news in Western media can often be worse in developing countries. This is especially the case (as the previous link argues) when it is multinational companies going into poorer countries to do business. The international business environment, encouraged by a form of globalization that is heavily influenced by the wealthier and more powerful countries in the world makes it easier for multinationals to make profit and even for a few countries to benefit. However, some policies behind globalization appear to encourage and exacerbate corruption as accountability of governments and companies have been reduced along the way.

IMF and World Bank Policies that Encourage Corruption

At a deeper level are the policies that form the backbone to globalization. These policies are often prescribed by international institutions such as the World Bank and IMF. For years, they have received sharp criticism for exacerbating poverty through policies such as Structural Adjustment, rapid deregulation and opening barriers to trade before poorer countries are economic ready to do so. This has also created situations ripe for corruption to flourish:

Corruption everywhere; rich and poor countries, international institutions:

It goes without saying, almost, that corruption is everywhere. Corruption in poor countries is well commented on (sometimes used dismissively to explain away problems caused by other issues, too). It would be futile to provide examples here (see also the sources of information at the end of this document for more on this).
Rich countries, also suffer from corruption. Examples are also numerous and beyond the scope of this page to list them here. However, a few recent examples are worth mentioning because they are varied on the type of corruption involved, and are very recent, implying this is a massive problem in rich countries as well as poor.
The first example is the US government, accused of outsourcing many contracts without an open bid process. Jim Hightower notes that “An analysis by the Times found that more than half of their outsourcing contracts are not open to competition. In essence, the Bushites choose the company and award the money without getting other bids. Prior to Bush, only 21% of federal contracts were awarded on a no-bid basis.”
Another example is Italy, where former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi and some of his close associates were held on trial for various crimes and corruption cases (though Berlusconi himself has not, to date, been found guilty of any charges). Many key teams in the massive Italian soccer league, Serie A were also found to be involved in a massive corruption ring.
In the United Kingdom, the arms manufacturer, BAE was being investigated for bribing Saudi officials to buy fighter planes, but the government intervened in the investigation citing national interests. The Guardian also reported that BAE gave a Saudi prince a £75 airliner ($150m approx) as part of a British arms deal, with the arms firm paying the expenses of flying it. This seemingly large figure is small compared to the overall deal, but very enticing for the deal makers, and it is easy to see how corruption is so possible when large sums are involved.
International institutions, such as the United Nations and World Bank have also recently come under criticism for corruption, ironically while presenting themselves in the forefront fighting against corruption.
The recent example with the UN has been the oil for food scandal, where the headlines were about the corruption in the UN. In reality, the figures of $21 billion or so of illicit funds blamed on the UN were exaggerations; it was $2 billion; it was the UN Security Council (primarily US and UK) responsible for much of the monitoring; US kickbacks for corrupt oil sales were higher, for example. (This is discussed in more detail on this site’s Iraq sanctions, oil for food scandal section.)
At the World Bank, headlines were made when its recent president, Paul Wolfowitz, was forced to resign after it was revealed he had moved his girlfriend to a new government post with an extremely high salary without review by its ethics committee.
Paul Wolfowitz’s appointment was also controversial, due to his influential role in architecting the US invasion of Iraq. A former member of staff at the World Bank also noted concerns of cronyism related to Wolfowitz’s appointment way before the scandal that forced him to resign.
The US nominee for the next president is the former US Trade Representative and currently an executive at Goldman Sachs, Robert Zoellick. His nomination is also coming under criticism. Bush supports it, saying Zoellick “is the right man to succeed Paul in this vital work.” Former World Bank chief economist, and Nobel Prize winner for economics, Joseph Stiglitz feels that instead of a political appointee, it would be better to get an economist who understands development.
As also reported by the BBC, Paul Zeitz, executive director of the Global AIDS Alliance, said that he thought Mr Zoellick was a terrible choice because “Zoellick has no significant experience in economic development in poor countries,” and that “he has been a close friend to the brand-name pharmaceutical industry, and the bilateral trade agreements he has negotiated [for the US] effectively block access to generic medication for millions of people.”
While the US typically gets its preferred nomination to head the World Bank, Europe has typically got its preferred person to head the IMF. Critics have long argued that this lacks transparency and is not democratic. While not illegal as such, it does feel like a form of corruption.

Tackling corruption-

What can be done to tackle this problem?
Campaigners from around the world, but particularly the South, have called for a more just, independent, accountable and transparent process for managing relations between sovereign debtors and their public and private creditors.
An independent process would have five goals:
  • to restore some justice to a system in which international creditors play the role of plaintiff, judge and jury, in their own court of international finance.
  • to introduce discipline into sovereign lending and borrowing arrangements—and thereby prevent future crises.
  • to counter corruption in borrowing and lending, by introducing accountability through a free press and greater transparency to civil society in both the creditor and debtor nations.
  • to strengthen local democratic institutions, by empowering them to challenge and influence elites.
  • to encourage greater understanding and economic literacy among citizens, and thereby empower them to question, challenge and hold their elites to account.
Of the 94 countries assessed, they had the following findings:
  1. The overall state of budget transparency is poor. Only a modest minority of countries can be considered to have open budgets while a large number of countries provide grossly insufficient budget information.
  2. The general trend toward open budgets is nonetheless favorable. Budget transparency is improving substantially, especially among countries that provided little information in the past.
  3. Budget engagement by the audit institutions and the legislature is typically weak and is strongly correlated to the lack of budget information made available to these institutions and the public.
  4. There are many simple steps to opening up budgets that governments are failing to undertake. Such steps can be taken by the executive branch, the legislature, and the supreme audit institutions alike.
In many cases, where budget documents were made public, essential information was often absent, or some of the documents remained internal. Those that performed poorly on their index were also low income, low democracy, and/or dependent on aid or oil revenues. On the plus side, the IBP found that some countries that fared very poorly in their earlier analysis fared much better this time, sometimes through the simple and cheap step of simply making their budget documents available on their web sites.

It is hard to see how the international economic agencies and their member governments can introduce incentives that would cause corrupt rulers to [attack corruption]… Not only are the rich countries and their agencies in this respect impotent, they commonly have been and are accomplices in corruption abroad, encouraging it by their action rather than impeding it.
… It is hard to see any solution other than transparency and criticism. It would take an unprecedented degree of united dedication to the checking of corruption for the international community to agree that the oil and mining companies of the world should boycott corrupt regimes, somehow defined, let alone manage to enforce an agreement.
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Interesting comments !








Friends, I got a very Interesting Gossip on Baba Ramdev's Satyagraha-




Yoga+costly chikitsalaya+income tax survery+political view+will of fam+unlimited property in abroad+tag of satyagraha= ???? (Now Baba is like 'abhimanyu', one side govt, 2nd side compititor sadhus, 3rd side will power of baba and 4th side... 'we are') what you say?




# Actually baba is trying to test his power through this as he want to launch his own political party. But i tell u baba will hv a setback in this issue. 


 It's not all about black money...its about future of india...great leader for me.....!


Itna kuch daikha ab yeh bhi daikhte hain.


# Sab politics aur publicity hai. Aur is act ko baba ka shakti pradarshan kahen acha hoga satyagrah nahi, taki dekha jaye ki PM ki kurshi ko paane ke liye kitne vote uske sath mein hain. Yoga sikhate sikhate unko kurshi par baith corruption karne ka shaunkh bhi ho gya kyunk yahi field hain jahan tak abhi vo kabja nahi dikha paye the means politics.


Abhi hum baba ramdev ke bare me kuch nai kah sakte may be wo coruptn,blk money etc. Par sarkar ko raji kr le it will beneficial for us & country.


Baba ramdev is very intersting man. Bat politix is a game.


# Baba ko next election me khada hona hai. Takat pradarshan kar rahe hai. Sab politics hai bhai.


Kyoki baba ko apni yogsikhsha ko badhava dena hai.


Yogsikha hi de baba to thik rahega politics is difrent thing.


# Such things do no bring change but give rise to other issues.


Baba has his own political desires,he want to incash the popalarity gained by Anna,he himself has wealth of corore's & he too is under inquiry so he wants to divert the mind of public & inquirey agencies to safeguard himself.


This is just class room examination to judge their political power before entering in the politics.


# Baba ram dev ji to ana  haizare ki hod mai politics mai entering kar rahe hain.


# Nahi baba is doing right we have need to support him.I think congress government is bad.It is fully currupted and class 3 political party of India.


No never, this is only political drama directed by bjp & rss. Our baba ji is playing only a roll & suppoters are side heroes.atlast baba will remain safe but suppoters will be suffered by phsically & financially.


First ask baba ji why he purchased island in foreign, why he not invested their money in india?and from where & how he got so much money to invest?


WHAT EVER REASON IS BEHIND THIS SATYAGRAH...  BUT AT LEAST THIS IS GIVING A PLATFORM TO SHOW PEOPLES THERE ANGRINESS. I STRONGLY BELIEVE THAT IF WANT TO REMOVE CORRUTION THEN FIRST OF ALL WE HAV TO IMPROVE OURSELF.


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Baba on News-

Ramdev tries hard to prove that stir not politically coloured-
NEW DELHI: With no 'Bharat Mata' poster on stage and frequent musings about his protest's non-political character, Baba Ramdev is trying hard to dispel notions that his agitation is a Sangh Parivar-sponsored one. 
However, the presence of people like Sadhvi Ritambara and a host of sadhus raised eye-brows at the Ramlila protest site though the dais also saw the participation of some clerics from Muslim, Jain and Sikh communities. 
During his speeches throughout the day, Ramdev at regular intervals reminded his followers and media that his protest has no political colour and his only intention was to fight against corruption. 
Doubts were raised in certain sections about RSS involvement in the protest after its spokesperson Ram Madhav said, "the Sangh has asked swayamsevaks to participate in fight against corruption in Delhi and in the districts." 
"Our agitation is not against any political party or individual. We are neutral. It is not being sponsored by any party or organisation and people from all castes and religion are joining us. We appeal to all parties to join us," Ramdev said. 
During her address, Ritambara lavished praise on the yoga guru and said, "If there were more Vallabhai Patels, then there was no need for a sanyasi to sit on satyagraha." 
Ramdev also sought to project his secular credentials by getting clerics from Islam, Jain and Sikh communities to share stage with him and delivering speeches promising support to them. 
Speaker after speaker eulogised Ramdev and many went to the extent of equating him with Mahatma Gandhi. 
Interestingly, the backdrop of the dais did not have any mention of the protest and just an announcement of the yoga sessions. 
The 'Bharat Mata' depicted as Durga and resembling the one used by RSS at the protest in April led by Anna Hazare had led to criticism that he was using over Hindu symbols. 
Senior Congress leader Digvijay Singh has alleged that Ramdev's protest is "totally engineered by RSS and VHP to divert people's attention from Sanghi terror". VHP has announced that its president Giriraj Kishore will share dais with Ramdev at Ramlila Maidan . 
Interestingly, Anna Hazare-led activists sought to downplay the presence of Ritambara, saying they do not want to be judgmental about her presence though yesterday they said that the yoga guru has promised them that no communal forces will be allowed and they will boycott it if he do so. 
Santosh Hegde said, "So far as the presence of Sadhvi Ritambhara is concerned she may be an accused in Ayodhya case. We are not supporting that cause. We are supporting only fight against corruption. If she wants to fight against corruption. I do not see why she should not be allowed to do that."
- THE ECONOMICS TIMES

Why Poor Man is being more poor in India ?

IT HAS REPEATEDLY BEEN SAID THAT NUMBER OF POOR PEOPLE IN INDIA ALWAYS REMAINED ON THE HIGHER SIDE AND THAT IS THE REASON WE HAVE BEEN RECOGNIZED AND KNOWN IN THE WORLD THAT WE ARE A COUNTRY OF BEGGARS!

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Aisi baat nai hai ki sharif aadmi amir nahi hai par uske liye bhi hame kuchh mehnat karni padti hai jo ki hum nahi karte - Kritika Ahuja (View Profile)
Bcoz rich man rules and poor man accept the way rich man rules them. v need to fight corruption n sky rocketing prices of essential commodities.- Raja Nabam (View Profile)
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Can fighting 4 corruption & rocketing price made poor richer? I dnt think so!  - Satnam Singh Chahal(View Profile)
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It is debatable while i do acknowledge that corruptn. free n control on prices alone can't make poor richer. govt. policies n programmes for them is required. - Raja Nabam (View Profile)
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Yeah dats true my frnd at least he will not become further poor.- Pranay Themburne(View Profile)

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The vohra report contained several observations made by official agencies on the criminal network which was virtually running a parallel government. It also discussed criminal gangs who enjoyed the patronage of politicians — of all political parties — and the protection of government functionaries. It revealed that political leaders h...ad become the leaders of gangs. They were connected to the military. Over the years criminals had been elected to local bodies, State Assemblies, and even the Parliament. The unpublished annexures to the Vohra Report are believed to contain highly explosive material.  The economy of India was under socialist-inspired policies for an entire generation from the 1950s until the late 1980s. The economy was subject to extensive regulation, protectionism, and public ownership, leading to pervasive corruption and slow growth. License Raj was often at the core of corruption.The Vohra Report was submitted by the former Indian Union Home Secretary, N.N. Vohra, in October 1993. It studied the problem of the criminalisation of politics and of the nexus among criminals, politicians and bureaucrats in India. There are 115,000 individuals in India with high net-worth. Since 2000, this elite group has grown an average of 11 per cent annually. Between 2006 and 2007, the number of wealthy individuals in India surged by 23 per cent, which is the highest growth rate in the world.
However, the wealthiest have the lowest level of giving at 1.6% of... their household income for charitable purposes.
"While the 'high class', which is ranked one level below the 'upper class' on the income and education scale, donates 2.1% to charity, the middle class gives 1.9% of household income to philanthropy," says Arpan Sheth, partner, Bain & Company.
The percentage of India's GDP that is spent for charitable purposes is only 0.6 where the percentage is 2.2 in the United States.
Now take the reverse of the below mentioned situation. Suppose there is one job opening and only 5 persons applied for it. No one is completely fit for job then the person who is matching the job criterion more will get the job and on his mentioned price (Suppose person asked for Rs 25000 and there is no other candidate fit for job th...en company have to give that because that position cannot be vaccant).

HENCE POOR BECOME POORER
Ex2. Take the example of business. Suppose a man is having 3 general stores and living a happy life. He got married and give birth to 3 sons when the sons become fit for business then each one get one shop. Now what happened in this situation the father was 3 times richer than individual son because his son has only one shop if compared to 3 shops of father. Sons are poor than father. Simply because of higher growth rate among poors.
Due to higher growth rate of labor class, supply of labor increases more than demand. As the result the owners of organization have much higher bargaining power as the result the wages do not increase in the same proportion as inflation. (I know I sound like economist therefore I would ...like to quote some example to make this simple).Ex1. Suppose there is a job opening and applications are 100. out of one hundred 10 persons are fit for job. Then the person who quote for LOWEST SALARY will get the job (let company hired on Rs 10000 and also reduced its training cost). - Tarun Gupta
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Yes its because the ratio between the price rise & income is getting bigger & bigger day by day - Nidhi Sinha
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If we re-think again, we will find a big mess in whole system.
We all are not taking any straight action even we are not thinking...
we are at good start as we discussing it...but what the hell these POWER HOLDERS doing...betterment of people or this nation...actually they are on themselves.- Nickhil Aryan
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The biggest reason is the illiteracy among poor which leads them to just make their contribution in increasing population.- Gagan Sharma
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I thnk, the main reasn is ,,' Poor person dont have propr thinking wts the guds or bad 4 thm... They cant think high thinking.... Becoz dey dont have the propr education...thts reasn poor persn becum more poor. - Sunil Sethi (View Profile)
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Far better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure, than to take rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy much nor suffer much, because they live in the gray twilight that knows not victory nor defeat. - Appy Sharma (View Profile)
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Its a good thought reservation on the basis of poverty but any type of reservation is bad for those people who don't see day or night & study hard bt at the time of they don't selctd by litl differcence bt reserved prsn gt selected who has less marks than him/her. I think dr is a role of illiteracy in poverty but main role of govrmnt policies in starting every country has illitrate people bt dy form such policies so they bcm developed. - Ila Rawat (View Profile)