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Q: Isn't it hypocrisy on part of Narendra Modi/BJP that the schemes like GST and Adhaar which they once opposed to in Congress rule are being implemented now?
A: GST process was kickstarted by the Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s government in 2000. GST Bill: How the tax reform advanced through the years
The Aadhar process also started by Vajpayee especially after the Kargil war to provide better identity to the Indians. History of Aadhar- How Aadhar comes into existence?
When it comes to the nuclear deal, Vajpayee once again kickstarted the process with the US. 10 yrs of Indo-US civil nuclear deal: Transformation of the bilateral relationship is the real big deal - The deal however was not sealed during Vajpayee’s regime as India didn’t get what it wanted [such as assured access to the nuclear fuel] - Why Vajpayee didn't sign the nuclear deal
Is not it sheer hypocrisy that those claiming Modi is hypocrite, don’t even bother to mention previous BJP government’s role in these bills? I mean come on - ain’t you a cutie little pot calling the kettle black?
When people say GST, Aadhar or nuclear deal are Congress ideas, they are ignorant of history. A lot of this got their conception in the previous BJP regime. Again, Vajpayee didn’t operate in vacuum. For some of the ideas he executed, such as taking India nuclear he utilized the work of his predecessors. That is the beauty democracy - behind the cacophony on the surface lies a lot of understanding.
Now, the question is why did they oppose these deals as an opposition. In case of nuclear deal, they didn’t hamper the process, it was the Communists who pulled the rug. In other deals, sure part of it is politics - of denying the ruling party the credit. Part of it is BJP’s own indirection - between 2004 and 2014, it was very weak and leaderless.
But, a key part is how bills work in a system like ours. Most of us don’t care to educate us on how these bills and deals work. I will try to explain here.
Let’s say you are looking for a new home. A prospective house owner quotes rent at Rs. 30,000 and doesn’t paint it new. So, you say no. Then after a while the house owner agrees to reduce the price to Rs. 25,000 and also would paint, along with a new RO system. Now, you say yes.
The house owner is the same, the house is the same. However, you said no once, but yes once. How? Because, the details of arrangement changed. The devil is in the details.
The same thing happens to our bills considered in the Parliament. They are not static, but one that is constantly changed through negotiations. If you negotiate that hard for a paltry Rs. 25 thousand, imagine how hard a negotiation would go for a thing involving 25 lakh crores. These bills run for thousands of pages with all the minute details over which the lawyers, err, politicians fight.
The GST bill changed a lot over the course of 15 years. Same for the Aadhar. In case of Aadhar, it would be criminal for the Modi government to not utilize it after the taxpayers spent so much on.
Besides that, there is also a change in roles. Let’s say you take a fine work of software to a star tester or a blackhat security researcher. That person would still be able to find bugs and holes. Their job is to find that one gap and not to revel on the greatness in the software. The same is true of a lawyer/banker evaluating your business proposals or an art critic evaluating a movie/music performance. Their job is to point out to the few areas of failure, while it is the job of the performer to defend the work. As long as they don’t stop the work due to that [this shameful thing of stopping the Parliament has been done by all opposition parties] it is not harmful, but by design.
You can either continue to whine about politics being a drainage, the politicians are all hypocrites blah blah blah, or educate yourself about politics. They are not saints [thankfully not], but ruthless negotiators with self-interest.
Q: If India is so good why do Indians leave India?
A: India has a net migration rate of zero [Central Intelligence Agency] That means the number of people going out is nearly the same as the number of people coming in. You can see both educated and uneducated labour moving in and out of India all the time. It is all balanced.
That said, among the top rungs of Indian society there is often a hunger to explore the world and take on huge challenges. Thus, this group travels the world starting, working for and buying companies. Many in this group come back to India. There are few other groups that settle overseas, but their population is a round off error relative to India’s size.
Again these small group of Indians move for the same reason people move out of their parents’ homes and native towns. It is not that you hate your parents or the home you lived. It is just that for your particular skillsets and ambitions differ, leading you to try out other things.
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