Coming to the first issue of the Common Wealth Scam, though the full reports are awaited and like many other scams they might also be pushed under the carpet after the conclusion of the games. But the impact that this scam on the overall image of the country is a very high price to pay , and hopefully we should be able to salvage some pride by conducting the games successfully. It is shameful that our neighbors used the opportunity of hosting the Olympics to showcase the country's entry into the next league and our people here .......
Coming to the second controversy, attributing the origin of the super bug to India, and even naming it after the capital New Delhi-Metallo -1 (NDM-1) is something which will again go a long way in damaging the reputation of the country. There are many sides to this story and maybe it might turn out that the reports were doctored to suit the interest of a few companies or people in other countries, but my feeling is that the damage is done.
Both these incidents reinforce the idea of India being a corrupt and developing nation with poor facilities is not a good news on the 64th Independence day.
Sir you sound genuinely disappointed... The way I see it, CGW is already a failure, and I fully support the views of Mr. Aiyar in this regard...
ReplyDeleteComing to the bug being named after India, I think I can better illustrate it through an email, whicl I'll forward to you soon.
The main reason for involving Indians into anything is that we are very reactive to everything that has the word "India" in it. It is not something that you expect from a emerging superpower, which does not have the might of the Chinese Military, not the attitude of the Russians, but is considered to be the epitome of non-violence and peace. This image of India is not going to be helpful in the long run, now taht even Pakistan has started snubbing us.
Actually I am pretty disappointed , CWG could have been leveraged to gain a lot of positive coverage, but ...
ReplyDeleteBrand India is an issue which needs to addressed, we tend to let things drift and some times it works, policy of letting things happen on their own , other times we need to do something consciously to improve. No easy answers around
Thanks for sharing your post and it was superb .I would like to hear more from you in future too.
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