This winter has hit India and in more specificity the Indian people with acute cold waves diminishing the warmth brought in by some of the glorious achievements made by her. I would like to begin this enlisting the Indian success story in a few fields.
Firstly, the grand success (on the larger scale) of the CWG even after the highly sponsored negativity from the media and a few opportunists worldwide is worth admiring and being proud of. The arduous efforts undertaken towards the closing stages of the preparation of the CWG by all the volunteers, labourers and a few organizers is laudable, a positive sign that we all stay united to the common cause when it is for the larger national interest.
To complement this, the Indian athletes made our country proud with their spectacular performance at the CWG and they continue to spring up with admirable performances at the Asiad.
Next on the list would be the development of the critical Indo- US relations to a greater level.
Also, worthy to mention is the recent development; a sign that dynastic politics is not the only surviving form of Indian politics is the thumping win of the JDU(S)-BJP under the leadership of Nitish Kumar in the electoral polls.
All these achievements sadly have brought only ephemeral glory to the nation as these were simultaneously marred and dished out of the headlines by the ugly face of classic Indian politics.
Many scams which only grew darker with the passing days began to resurface at the national stage. The CWG scam, the Adarsh scam, the illegal de-notification of government lands, and the big daddy of them all, the 2G spectrum scam.
As the nation stood shocked in the face of these scams, these weren’t over at all. Next came in the dirty game of electoral politics which saw the involvement of a new party this time (rather an apparently new party). They were the famous journalists of the Indian media and these were not the ordinary but some of the most powerful and influential ones bringing shame to the already infamous (at least in a few ways) Indian media.
And in the midst of all these raucous controversies, the Indian governments at all levels remained the same, never to be influenced by the tide of time. The government remained indifferent and was numb to the people’s concerns, numb to the need for justice, stubborn in its pursuit towards delivering justice in the form of inutile statements rather than the required action. Politicians began their usual trade of accusations with each. They were more worried of power than the people’s trust. Suddenly, democracy has become a foul word in India.
And come towards the end of this december other burning issues, the chief among them the decision on KCR’s demand for telangana, another conspicuous case of lust for power.
