I dunno what title to give this entry. But i came across a lot of things yesterday that i dunno what to blog about.
Firstly, I had a feeling that the Indian N-deal though was diplomatically a good was not for serving the energy need of India. I personally feel that India is not investing enough in renewable energy sources related research and also in nuclear energy.
A recent report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) was not good news for Dept of Atomic Energy . I very much agree with the view that India is not investing enough Nuclear research, especially in thorium. The thorium research may be in its infancy but still its worth our while with the kinda reserves that exist in India. The news that India has enough uranium material to last 40 years and is not doing enough to tap it came as a complete surprise to me. This made me furious about the nuclear deal too. But on second thought, well its was good idea that we got the nuclear embargo removed when we could. I personally think that it was only becuase George Bush was U S persident that we could do it. Only thing I am sad is that we have been dragged into a Test Ban via the back door and our diplomats did not do enough to protect us. China too played a spoil sport in the NSG.
Anyway leaving the nuclear deal apart, the refering of Supreme court the negative vote idea to a constitutional bench is a welcome move. But i am not sure if it will really pass through their review. Our constitution allows us to choose our representative, by that it does not allow us to say "i don't want these guys, get me somebody else" . It just allows us to choose from what we have. In one sentence, "We can choose but not demand". But our constitution was written 60 years back. When it was written the authors may not have expected so much of crime and wrong doing in the system and people in the system. So if an amendment is required that should be done. But will out politicians do that? I mean cut their own hand? I really don't expect them to do so.
The other news is about the oscar awards, today i read an article in Times of India page 14 about a girl called Preeti . She is in the sex trade in one of the red light areas of Calcutta.I don't think she is a major. But what's so special about her is that she was on the oscar stage 4 years back kissing an Oscar statuette . Today she is a sex worker. She was part of a documentary that portrayed kids born in brothels. This girl has come all the way from the Oscar stage to the shabby bedroom of a brothel in 4 years. she is a victim by birth. How many more children will this country loose this way ? How many of its future be crucified thus and by other means? Another thought that came to my mind was what about the kids in Slum Dog Millionaire and Smile Pinki.
Will they also be forgotten tomorrow and left to live their low life or will there be any help? I heard the director of Slum Dog is going to gift houses to the main child casts and parents of other kids are crying foul. Just one suggestion for the director/producer. May be he could spend money on these kids education till they reach 10th. I am sure it wont cost him more money than he makes from one/two theaters showing this movie. Congress claim of fame w.r.t to slum dog millionaire is cheap dirty trick. Congress says India have improved under UPA. If they are claiming the success of the movie they should accept also the failure of having so much slums in this country and the bureaucratic-political nexus of regularising slums from where some of the greatest dons and terrorists of this country have come.
Talking about terrorism , Ajmal Qasab was to be booked chargesheeted in court today. Thats a welcome, but I don't understand why this process takes so much time. ChargeSheet took 3 months, first hearing will take 3 years, completion will take 30 years and appeal and counter appeal, appeal for Presidantial pardon and finally he will die a natural death. Well spent the exchequers money. Feed a terrorist for best of his life, took him for weekly drives with police cover, No work for rest of the life. He should be saying when he dies "God make me a terrorist if i have one more life, and gimme an opprtunity to attack India, I will give you 100 goats as sacrifice". May be God and his angels have also started taking bribes!
P Chidambaram says we will replicate U S A's tough anti-terror laws. Why replicate, ask them for a photo copy. I am sure they won't ask you for any royalty. Analyst Ashley Tellis told U. S. Congress , i heard, that, "India has become the sponge that protects us all". Well, India is doing a great service to the whole world. Some thing to add to the "Great India" Fwd mail.
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