Next Prime Minister of India - Page 6

Originally posted by: return_to_hades

How and why did a discussion on India's next PM turn into an Indo-Pak issue. 😆

 

Fear maybe the wrong word. Apprehensive would be a better term. It would be foolish not to be apprehensive. No matter how small, large, weak or strong your neighboring country is, you have to have  a pulse on their politics. It is a very sensible thing to do. Modi's attitude towards national security, especially the Pakistan borders is not that complacent as Congress. No one is saying Pakistan is running like chickens who think the sky is falling. Pakistan is merely concerned about how Modi will affect foreign relations, and it is a sensible concern. Even many western nations like UK, USA, and Canada and many Indians themselves are apprehensive about Modi's past hardliner stances.

 

This isn't an Indo-Pak issue, nor should it be one. This is just foreign relations that happens all the time. It just is common sense to be concerned with the political views and background of national leaders. Even if USA and Canada are not tense, Canada still cares what kind of leadership USA and bordering states have.

 

Modi has softened his stance and distanced himself from religious right wing views. His campaigning will be on economic growth and progress only. Majority of people voting for Modi are voting because he is a better candidate in the current crop. Gujarat prospered under him and people hope he can transfer that prosperity to the entire nation. Modi is not being voted for his views on Muslims or Pakistan, he is being voted on his views on business, economic growth and efficient government. People are sick and tired of corruption and inefficiency of Congress tenures and want nothing more than someone to focus on India internally and fix our issues. Modi will lose support if he does not live up to his promise of economic growth.

 

I think Modi will win by a significant margin.

Originally posted by: return_to_hades

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You should definitely reconsider giving out sweets and chocolates so easily. I am stating why India will vote for Modi, not why India should vote for Modi.

Otherwise I am a cynic who doesn't care for anyone. I see all parties and politicians as different brands of crap, including Modi. Modi is more of a lesser evil to me rather than greater good.

Originally posted by: Proud-India

Then tell me who is Really great ? 100 % great ?

Absolutely no one.

If no one then what should we do to select GREAT person in real world in our society ? To make change ?

Grass roots activism and changes across the board.

How can we give hope to Our country ?

Quit pinning hopes on one person as savior or messiah and start expecting more all round accountability. No single person, not even Modi can bring change without all round accountability.

We have to select 1

Yes. And to me that indeed is Modi. Never said not him. But again to me, he is the lesser evil , not greater good.

I don't think any politician including Modi, is promising to solve all problems. His only promise is his economic development plan. The problem is that people elevate their personal favorites to be saviors and messiahs, which is exaggerated expectation. India as a whole is very different from Gujarat a single state. The problems common people face is exacerbated by various other political, social, cultural and other clashes between states and regions. While Modi does have a better track record and proven success compared to his rivals, it by no means proves that he can scale his Gujarat model easily to all of India.

I'm pessimistic because I have never seen a single politician deliver on their promises. It is not always due to lack of trying, but the system has a way of foiling even the best laid plans. For me the only thing Modi has is a concrete plan. Whether he will deliver on it is something I will withhold judgment on till he does.

@Dia - I don't think Modi should be written off or built up. He has a concrete vision of economic growth. Congress has hot air and unfulfilled promises. So in the current situation he is the better choice. I don't think he will succeed. I don't think he will fail. I'm neutral. He has asked for a chance and he will get it. Then he has to prove his worth.

@Genie - I agree. Majority of people whom I know supporting Modi are repulsed by communal politics. He has the youth and modern India vote solely because of his track record in economic growth. He has worked hard to distance himself from the ideology. I doubt that he will go back to those views. That being said there is a small amount of people voting based on "Hindutva" and BJP part members still adhering to the policy. The only hope and optimism I have is that majority of Indians will not compromise secularism for economic growth. India is and will be a secular state.

Speaking of Indo Pak - I think both countries need pragmatic leaders focused on economic growth. It does not economically benefit India or Pakistan to waste resources in national rivalry when there are problems to fix back home. I am curious to see how Modi handles foreign relations with neighbors. I am a lot more concerned with China encroaching on India's sovereignty these days than Pakistan.

Originally posted by: hindu4lyf

Lol erm..ok then. KA I didn't realise that's the way an analysis was done. Maybe I should copy and paste people's comments from TOI and NDTV articles to see how many votes each party will get and who has more support?

Once again let me repeat, it was not a personal attack so I do not see the reason for you to get defensive all the time. Similarly, if you ask me or many other educated youth the name of the Scottish First Minister (who has been in the news a lot lately for the debate on the Scottish Referendum), I would not remember and would have to google his name. I am not saying none of the educated population knows about Pakistani current events but yes, there was very little hype and interest around our neighbour's elections.