TIME TO TEACH CHINA A LESSON

Bikash Choudhury

Chacha Nehru passed away a broken man; courtesy Chinese aggression of 1962. Nehru Ji personally invested so much on ‘Panchaseel’ and on Non-alignment foreign policy of India and yet China did strike India hard as it was least prepared for a military confrontation in the northern reaches of Himalayas then and not well prepared even now. Our gentle man Prime Minister says “we can resolve the current dead lock in Ladakh through dialogue and we have a plan”. May be PM is right now; but, can he buy an insurance against future aggression from China? China is playing geo-politics in the region for a long term and it can not be contained by appeasement or sweet talk. Their intention is very clear now and they consider India as a threat to their future hegemony in Asia and beyond. India can’t afford to seat complacently any further. Die is already cast and apparently China would make an attempt once again to strike India in 2-3 yrs time to bruise its Global standing and capture some territories like Arunanchal Pradesh which it claims as its own. India has very little option now than the policy of ‘offence is best defense’. Indians have to move quickly and get an International Coalition in place comprising of Japan and South Korea to give the Dragon Country a run for its money by suitably targeting its economic sectors and defense establishments in the costal belt; while preparing for a medium term trade embargo on all its goods and services to choke its economic advantages. But, simultaneously India has to strangulate China by actively promoting pro democracy movements inside the country while drawing Global attention to its track records on Liberty and Free Press. Hard nosed Chinese Communist Party bosses could be tempted to repeat the “Tiananmen Square” incident once again which might subsequently become the death knell in the coffins of last communist bastion. And as a result of which we can once again have “Tibet” as the neutral buffer State between India and China. Sooner India takes a call on this it would be better for its security and territorial integrity. Indian Foreign Minister must now cancel his trip to China and also communicate its unwillingness to host any dignitaries from China till such time the border dispute is   resolved.

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NAVEEN SHOULD PLAY THE KING

Naveen Patnaik, Chief Minister of Odisha

“Naveen should play the king and not the king maker” a wish shared by millions of Odia people. Arun Maira, the member of Planning Commission of India recently said in a memorial lecture at Bhubaneswar “this land has the potential to change India and the World”. He must have good reason to say so. With a withering UPA and shrinking NDA; the Third Front Idea looks very promising once again. But, without a cohesive organization; Third Front, as an alternative could be worse than the Problem as political history of last fifty years witness to countless failures on this score. Therefore, Regional Satraps should do well not to wait and watch for the election results of 2013-14 to cobble together a Third Political Alternative for this vast Nation as that attempt would be fraught with danger as conflict of interest of diverse political formation could be its undoing. It is said “power unites Congress Men while divides Non-Congress Opposition”; therefore, if not Ideological Cohesion, at least the Third Front should be given shape on the basis of one Goal and a set of common programs for the Nation on which a broad consensus could be built. India is a young Nation and the aspiration of its young people is sky rocketing each passing day; they not only wish to start their life with an SUV, but wish to live and belong to a powerful Nation whose write runs through the World. And, therefore, Third Front could pursue a goal like “Sampurna Bharat and Samparna Bharat” and could even seek a mandate from the people of India on the issue. This goal alone could unite diverse political formations in Third Front with a ‘Fevicol’.

The current electoral arithmetic forecasts a tie between the two National Parties which could create a minor stir in both the National alliance and which piece would go where, depend upon which formation is closer to the seat of power; here, Third Front stands a better chance as it would be without any baggage of Governance at the centre and at the same time it would be a brand new alliance with freshness which may be of liking of electorate. However, the Leadership of Third Front would remain crucial for its success- a leader who should be acceptable to diverse political mosaic of the proposed Third Front and at the same time he should have tacit blessings from the two National Parties. Naveen Patnaik, the three times Chief Minister of Odisha fits the bill very eminently; having led coalition Govt. twice and single handedly decimating the opposition inside the party and outside having scored 100 plus seats in the State Assembly in the third term. He has also very strong base/network in New Delhi and known to people who matters globally. And, this could be the second best opportunity for Odisha to bid for Delhi Durbar. And, why not? If a Bengali can be hosted on the Raisina Hills; then, why not an Odia at the 7 Race Course Road Residence?

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“Ideas to Execution”

How to make Bhubaneswar an Entrepreneur Friendly City?

“Ideas to Execution”

BIKASH CHOUDHURY

One cool morning met an unusual young man in the living room of a prominent architect in the

city; apparently, he came to persuade the Architect for sponsorship and in the din of the moment he drew our attention to his venture which was no doubt impressive and Idea was brilliant with a dynamic business model. But, he was desperately searching for a last mile funding to launch his product on 1^st April 2013. Later, it was known that he got the last minute funding in the zero hours of 30^th March 2013 from a salaried employee who  withdrew cash from his savings  earmarked for his son’s education and daughter’s marriage; while many stinking rich person, business men turned down the request for Investment on a genuine and path breaking business proposal. Where does one go with a bright business ‘Idea’/ proposal in the city? Banks would ask for assets and documents which most of the time no entrepreneur could comply with. Risky investments normally abhorred by middle class white collar group and Govt. remain inaccessible to an educated entrepreneur even today.

There is an urgent and immediate need to have an Angel Investment Network in the city of Bhubaneswar; that could fund entrepreneurial initiative and at the same time can create an “Institutional Mechanism” in the private sector to assist new entrepreneurs with organizational issues like HR, Finance, Operations, Marketing, Logistics ect., by deploying available talent pool in the city in each domains. There are Entrepreneurship Development agencies in Govt. sector; but, they fail to attract entrepreneurs and guide them in the uncharted territory of creating a new business enterprise. Need a ‘plug and play’ arrangement; wherein an entrepreneur would come just with a “Business Idea or a Business Plan” that should be given a concrete shape by a private institution so created for the purpose to make ‘Bhubaneswar City’ an entrepreneur friendly one, to Global Standards; where dreams are brought into the real world.

Practicing ‘Chartered Accountants’ of the temple city could get together to constitute an organization named “Bhubaneswar Angel Investors Group” that would have mandate to create an Investment Fund in order to deploy in the start up firms in MSME sector. They can easily rope in their clients having surplus funds to create a corpus of Rs.50-100 Crore annually to give a fresh lease of life to Business in the city. There can be a series of collaboration possible with Institutions working in the domain Nationally and even Globally. Any takers? 

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