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Friday, 30 December 2011
What to do about this???
Wednesday, 14 December 2011
FDA in retail--> UPA retired hurt.
Foreign Direct Investments(FDI) may be on hold, but Hillary Clinton can stop worrying about Anand Sharma and Pranab Mukherjee.
"How does (Commerce minister) Sharma view India's current Foreign Direct Investment guidelines? Which sector does he plan to open further?
Why is he reluctant to open multi-brand retail? Those were among the Questions US Secretary of state posed in one of her cables in September 2009, some months after Prime Minister Manmoha Singh began his second term.
Noted her pointed query on opening up 'multi branded retail' .She had other worries, too. "Why was (Pranab) Mukherjee and chosen for the finance portfoloi over Montek Singh Ahluwalia? How do Mukherjee and Ahluwalia get along?" And "does Sharma get along with Mukherjee and Prime Minister Singh?".They get along fine, Hillary, and they're all in it together, as a team.
Hillary has a reason to be concerned about FDI in retail. There's the tens of thousands of dollars contributed to her 2007-08 campaign by Walmart executives and lobbyists.
An ABC News report on that in 2008 also observed that asa a director, Hillary Clinton remained "a loyal company woman". And she surely knows the UPA's FDI retreat is tactical. Pranab Mukherjee put it with disarming candour: we don't want mid-term polls.yet, Hillary's campaign website of 2007-08, points out the ABC report, omitted "any reference to her role at Walmart in its detailed biography of her". As the race heated up, she recanted:"Now I know that Walmart's policies do not reflect the best way of doing business and the values that I think are important in America."
Perhaps Hillary's FDI concerns are loftier. She must be worried about the poor Indian farmer. The wonderful thing about the FDI -in-retail debate is the explosion of concern for agriculturists. Never have struggling Indian farmers found so many champions. They've been crawling out of the woodwork ever since the FDI announcement. FROM DEEPAK PAREKH TO RATAN TATA, THEY'VE SUFFERED SLEEPLESS NIGHTS, AGONISING OVER THE SMALL FARMER.
They might want to take a look at the American farm population. At their family farms, especially smaller ones, wrecked by corporate monopolies at every level, from giant agri-businesses to mammoth retail chains. Presently less than one million Americans claim farming as their occupation. The figure was over 25 milion in 1950's. WITH WHAT CREDIBILITY DOES OUR REGIME, ON WHOSE WATCH FARM SUICIDES CROSSED THEA QUARTER-OF-A-MILLION MARK, SPEAK OF HELPING FARMERS? wHO KNOWS WHAT WINDFALLS THE DEALS STRUCK WITH REATIAL GIANTS HAVE BROUGHT TO INDIVIDUALS IN THIS MOST CORRUPT GOVERNMENT IN OUR HISTORY? We need to embrace that old journalistic principle: Follow the money.
WHO IT EFFECTS:
Doing away with the "middleman": The first to be devastated will be that poor 'MIDDLEWOMAN'- the vendor who daily provides our towns and cities with fresh produce. She did not push up the prices and has her modest margin squeezed each time they rise. That woman carrying that huge basket to your doorstep, on her feet 14-16 hours a day to feed her family. She's the first 'middleman' target.
The more exploitative middlemen in the chain will be co-opted by giant retail which needs collectors and contractors., though not so many. It will slash their numbers after a while. This is The Mob taking over from the little guys on the block You're looking at massive displacement in the agricultural supply chain. Only, the new 'middlemen' will be Cardin-clad and Gucci-shod, with better access to government than the farmers everyone's dying to save.
That poor woman vendor, whose life we need to improve, not destroy, brings you fresh produce. She has to, or she can't sell it.(Tip: big retail operators pasting the words 'natural' and 'fresh' against their names are selling you stuff that could have been refrigerated, even frozen,for days.)
Ten million jobs: Try not to die laughing. This comes from a school of economics that has gifted the world jobless growth for three decades now. We worked hard for two of those, making a big expansion of jobs impossible within our policy framework.
From the early 1990s, fantastic claims have been made of small farmers gaining from neo-liberal globalisation. For instance: farm incomes would rise 25 per cent if Indian prices were aligned to global prices; purchasing power would shoot up.
Many steps were taken on such claims, including 100 per cent FDI in sectors like seed. All achieved the opposite. These moves helped double the indebtedness of the peasantry and further spurred the worst-ever recorded wave of suicides. Apart from which we've seen seven-and-a-half million people abandon agriculture in a decade, many driven out by policies to ‘benefit the farmer.' Now we should believe that FDI in retail will undo all the damage that these policies — from the very same authors — caused? And these guys predict 10 million jobs within a year?
The UPA wants to open up a sector that for all its awful flaws and hardships presently employs 44 million people and has total sales of close to $400 billion. (That's about 20 times the number Walmart employs on roughly the same turnover.) And gives some sustenance to many millions more if you think families. Small shops and ‘big box retail' can co-exist, so croons the corporate choir. Sure, after wiping out countless thousands of tiny shops, the survivors can ‘co-exist' with the big guys, who might even have minor errands for them to run. India's powerful will run the more important errands. That was clear from 2005 when then Walmart International Division chief John Menzer told his company's annual meeting: “In our six government meetings, we created a very positive image [of Wal-Mart]…” And: “We've energized the FDI lobby and preempted the anti-FDI lobby in India.” (Wal-Mart's Hot in India, CNNMONEY.COM, June 6, 2005)
Efficiency: The giant chains can never match the efficiency of farmers' markets selling food produced locally or nearby. Their sourcing of produce from all over the world, central warehousing systems, giant transport operations — all these are hugely energy intensive. Which means a lot of what you get is old and much-refrigerated or frozen. Know the other costs of what you pay for.
Benefitting farmers: Here's a paradox. Just when we march determinedly towards super markets, people in the homeland of Big Retail are buying more and more from “farmers' markets.” That is, the oldest form of direct marketing by small producers. More and more Americans seek decent produce not drowned in chemicals, pesticides and preservatives. Growing numbers of that nation's small and family farms are selling through farmers' markets each year. In India, every market was once a farmers' market. Over time, farmers have lost control of such markets to traders and moneylenders. Now comes the coup de grace.
The coming of Big Retail is not simply about shops in the towns of over one million. It brings a radical restructuring of the entire agri-supply chain. The kind of investments — above $100 million — will obviously not go towards labour-intensive operations. The new structures that will confront farmers are stronger than any they have ever known. As a paper on the “U.S. Farm Crisis” from the Kerr Center for Sustainable Agriculture, Oklahoma, puts it: “large corporations have in recent years moved to curtail farmer independence through production contracts and other forms of vertical integration. These moves have included establishment of huge corporate-owned Confined Animal Feeding Operations, where animals are raised without farmers.”
The new middlemen the government welcomes have no regard for village and community. Maximising their own profit is their sole concern. As the number of buyers shrinks to a handful of corporations, farmers will have fewer places to sell their produce. What kind of bargaining power will they have against these mega-middlemen, some of whose worth would place them, if treated as nations, amongst the top ten economies in the world? The “contracts” in the new dispensation will reflect that power equation. The National Commission for Farmers headed by Dr. M.S. Swaminathan had observed that rushing into contract farming without ensuring the needs, safety and bargaining power of the farmer would result in major displacement in the sector. But not to worry, Hillary, your team is still out there batting. Only retired hurt for the moment.
The above content has been copied from "THE HINDU" newspaper 12-12-2011(Editorial page). Found it awesommm... Couldn't stop sharing it :) Hope you have liked it..
Friday, 4 November 2011
Confused!!!! Feared!!! In dilemma
Birthdays fear me.. Especially the birthday bash we do in college garden(Now shifted to auditorium).
I fear i might not see all these people(classmates) together again after 6 months. My Graduate life is about to end.
What after that?? well ill come back to this question later.
What fears me is that through all these years, i have been a part of a classroom.
Cant imagine how life is going to turn out in near future. I guess this is the same with all my classmates.
After 6 months the entire environment around me is going to change.
Now, when i think of my life after graduation, another fear starts.. Should i take up a job or join a PG course,probably MBA.
Dilemma.There might be good days infact great days ahead, but im sure of missing these days. I still remember people working in offices recollecting their student life.
Putting apart from what i have achieved, whats next is the big question disturbing my mind.
To experience everything was the goal which i have set for my engineering life. There are still somethings left over to be experienced.
I fear of stepping out of college without experiencing them. Engineering period taught many things about life.
I recollect reading an article in some magazine a year bak in which it was mentioned that whatever you can experiment with your life you can do it as a student.
Even if mistakes are commited they can be overcome. But thats not the case in the real world. For every mistake you make it ll cost you in some way.
I fear of not experimenting anything. Infact as my engg life s coming to an end i feel as if i am stepping out of a world where i cud be me.
After taking up job, you cant be you. Because you being you might not satisfy everyone.
Here comes another freaky thought in my mind. Why am i speaking about taking up a job everytime?? Cant i opt for entrepreneurship or continue my student life with higher education??
Well, there is some logic in that, but i have some responsibilities to take up. And in order to meet them the most possible option is to either join a company or study while doing job.
Its dreadful to think about the later one. I know only one person accomplishing such a difficult challenging task. My BROTHER!!!!
Its challenging to match him but i can give it a try.. As far as opting for an entrepreneurship i guess there is still time. Need to know about industry.
This is what makes me feel distrbed.. On what decision did i come to?? Still donot have a plan for my future. I fear people beside me making great plans for their future. They are clear about whats comin next in their life. M unsure. Well, this is also good. "To be spontaneous, get rid of being planned". Now I find myself in a pool of confusions. I started this post with birthdays and where hav i come to.. my future.. This is what distrbing. I think of some topic it goes here and there and creates confusion. Infact it comes back to the same topic what next??
When i think of a solution, my dummy mind says "Li8 tisko!! What ll happen will definitely happen. B Brave and all the rest follows!!"
Thursday, 1 September 2011
When will that day come??
Sorry!! This post doesnt hav a head or tail.
Y is it that wen we forsee everything to be in favour of us, turns against us?
Why do some friends whom we treat special dont care. Someone whom u think good turns against you?
I guess this is what they call "Shit Happens".
Everything i thought would be fine turnd against...
That might be the reason that im back to my blog again. Wah!! God is great. Dunno whether or not to be happy or sad. Its not even a week that the placements will begin and iam here writing some non sense without any sort of preparation. By the way what to prepare? How to prepare?
This is what some campus training institutes offer coaching for. The basic motto of an interview is to let the HR fello know who you are actually.. Then why do we need training for that. I guess this is why the world is called plastic. We try to hide the original and try to be a duplicate in front of the interviewer. You pretend as if you are the best suited for the organisation. We say our career objective is to get into an esteemed organisation bla bla bla growth of my career bla bla skills!!!!! huffff!!!!!!!!!!!!
Feel like laughing at those things. While the main intention of takin up a job is to earn money and a status in society, we speak all non sense. I pity the way these interviewers ask. They want the pupil to tell weakness in such a way that it doesnt effect the company. All that you need to do is to go and lie in front of the interviewer and you ll be rewarded with a lucrative job. lol.
Why to go for a job? Studies khatam. Karlo job me entry!!Or to earn for livin. Isn't it?
This is what many think. Most of us want to lead a safe and secure life. But bhaiiii, our dreams aren't like that. We dream of being the best in any field. When you are interested in sports and get into a software job, how can you be the best. If you can be the best in every field you enter, then u r definitely GOD!! We want to be safe and secure, but we dream of takin up a challenging career that will definitely involve risks.
We dont lack talent either. We have loads of talent but when it comes to its implementation, we feel arey li8 yaar. I cant do that. I wonder how people can easily shrug their shoulders and just give up. When it comes to scoring marks, everyone is in a race.Aamir khan was true. Sab log sirf race me jeet ne ki sochte hain. Par koi seekhne ke liye nahi sochte. And even if by luck someone is interested in any field, the surrounding people will pull his leg down. ye duniya saali kamini hain. Lets take into consideration the rarest thing. If the person fight evry barrier and tries to come up with something new, what happens? He ultimately have to reach public. So again the same thing starts. Every one s after pulling his leg.. And we speak of revolution, bringing a change, a social reform.
Leave about politicians. They always are in gutter. The basic problem is in the root level. That is among us. When we are not interested in bringing a change, standing together, giving up ego's how can we even think of a change. I know even i come under such people who just say words. But struggling to change.
We students believe that when a boy and a girl speak, they are just friends.
That's just our belief. But what do we actually think and say?? Both of them are trying to be a pair. I have a silly doubt. Imagine if a guy speaks to 100 girls. Can he fall in love with all of them?? Impossible!! Then how come people decide that both of them are a pair.
And yes it is at this point that i think of something.
A boy/ girl loves their counter part soo much. They even end up doing some miracles. This shows their effort, commitment towards their counterpart. Imagine the future if he/she shows the same commitment, effort towards his country, towards his profession. But we rarely see such situations. It happened with Bhagat Singh. As far as i know, it never happened again. The birth of reform is among us. Politics is going not only among politicians, its going on in our surroundings too..
People whom we think would be with us as a friend wont turn up to be.
There wont be any arguments, ego feelings or anything. But still they wont be together. This happened with me. This make me rethink of my faults or the way i speak to people. People say do listen to you heart. Do things what you like. But when we do such things and fail, they say u need to listen to others or consult some expert before taking up a risk. Dont always restrict to urself.. What to say now????
"Main Karoon to Saala Character Dheela hain!!"
I believe "Every Dog has a day.."
Do we need to become a dog to get that day??
When will my day come??
End of thoughts.. :P
Thanks for u r patience.
Forgive for not confining myself to a topic.
Written when frustrated!!
SUSHANTH
Thursday, 14 April 2011
Curious Post..
At last I have made up my mind to write something.
It is a bit tough to start something in the beginning.
I have struggled to make myself clear about the first post. Posting something is not a big deal but it I thought to start it with something creative innovative or something new. To do that, I could not decide which one to talk about. Many things have come up in my mind for the blog. The first one was to write about myself(which everyone does, of course). Next one was about relationships, how to start a keep up with a relationship and all that stuff. On April 2, I thought of posting about India's victory in the world cup and about team work.But dint find anything new in that. Later it was the turn of life and philosophy. Thinking of why would a joyful dude listen to my words about philosophy and life, I had to stop it.
This eventually made me a bit lazy about posting. .Actually I was feeling shy to post too. I had an inferiority complex about speaking English properly. Moreover, the final examinations were nearing. So I almost ignored my thought for a week. Later I felt its difficult to attempt.
Two days back it was a sentence which made me come out of all these illusions.
"There is nothing great in doing an easy task."
I was almost sleeping when a person spoke this sentence. It struck directly into my mind and made me feel strong. I have liked the actual meaning of it which is
"There is something great in attempting for a challenging one.If you do it, then you own the credit."
It was at that moment I told myself "From this moment onwards, I am going to attempt DIFFICULT things "
It actually sounded difficult even to me.
So I have made up my mind to at least attempt for CHALLENGING tasks.
From that moment I have stopped using the word "Difficult". Instead replaced it with "Challenging".
This made things look different for me. I was feeling Impossible(Difficult) as Possible(Challenging).
May it be me going on to moon. Y not??
Right at that moment I thought of giving an attempt to the challenging things going on in my mind.
The first one was to post on y blog.It was because I was excited about blogging and later felt it difficult. I have decided not to give up. But things don't actually happen if u have enough of emotion.
You also should have a thought. Then I started thinking about the title, design, topic etc..... Went mad again!
The only thing I was worried about was whether or not my viewers would like it. I even thought of making my blog stylish, funny, funky, with lots of stuff but controlled my excitement since there was no main content. What would I do with other stuff...
It was then that I actually started thinking. I am blogging for users!. It is like as if I am starting a company and I need investors for it!. The main motto of any company is to serve the Best its investors. So at last I have decided What to post about. I was relieved.
My first post is for the my viewers.Now I really think I have given a good attempt to my challenge which will definitely turn as interest.
I am not sure about what ll I blog about because, if I do so, ill be confined only to that area.
I am here to blog about everything. Let it be about an emotional feeling, a personality, personal stuff, movies, philosophy. This blog is about posting things for its viewers. It is democratic.Of course, I be discussing about my personal experiences too!! hehe.
I hope my story about this blog will make you look for my future posts.
I will give an attempt to meet your expectations and expect to meet it.
My next blog might take some time since I am having another challenge (exams) waiting for my attempt.
I ll be back soon with something new. . . .
Take Care
Yours,
SUSHANTH
Thursday, 3 March 2011
My First Post
This is my first Blog. Mr.Mohammed Jani(My Room Mate) advised me to create a blog for myself on Blogger.