07-30-2008, 11:05 AM
Every regional party that is teamed up within the UPA, the NDA or the UNPA or is ostensibly independent and unattached, has its own regional agenda, often at cross purposes with its larger commitments.
The solution to the deepening mess, bizarre as it may seem, is coming to more and more strategic, economic and political commentators. It is simply an alliance of the centrist elements in the UPA and those in the NDA, or, if one has to peel the onion somewhat in the process, between the Congress and the BJP.
After all, they account for nearly 400 of the 542 seat Lok Sabha between them and are likely to easily tally up the 272 seats needed for a parliamentary majority together going forward. They also represent most of the political and administrative acumen available to the Indian political class. Not only would such a formation end the descending spiral of political blackmail that is dragging us more and more into its boa constrictor-like grip but they could be regarded as natural allies if each dropped a few of its irreconcilable differences in favour of a common minimum programme of their own.
Together, the Congress and the BJP are capable of providing governance and stability to this country after the impending election. Mr Bush knows why he doesn't do nuance. Likewise our political leadership too must, in the service of our nation, dispense with chicanery and refuse to nuance their differences. Today, they need to unite against the rest.
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The solution to the deepening mess, bizarre as it may seem, is coming to more and more strategic, economic and political commentators. It is simply an alliance of the centrist elements in the UPA and those in the NDA, or, if one has to peel the onion somewhat in the process, between the Congress and the BJP.
After all, they account for nearly 400 of the 542 seat Lok Sabha between them and are likely to easily tally up the 272 seats needed for a parliamentary majority together going forward. They also represent most of the political and administrative acumen available to the Indian political class. Not only would such a formation end the descending spiral of political blackmail that is dragging us more and more into its boa constrictor-like grip but they could be regarded as natural allies if each dropped a few of its irreconcilable differences in favour of a common minimum programme of their own.
Together, the Congress and the BJP are capable of providing governance and stability to this country after the impending election. Mr Bush knows why he doesn't do nuance. Likewise our political leadership too must, in the service of our nation, dispense with chicanery and refuse to nuance their differences. Today, they need to unite against the rest.
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