Forget for a second that Krittika is the daughter of an Indian diplomat based out in the USA, the manner in which she was literally tortured by US officials for an allegedly frivolous case which has no significance in an open society like America, the US administration has drawn the attention, all for wrong reasons, of millions of Indians staying out there. A world democracy that has finally succumbed to base ideologies such as racial discrimination is a reminder of the fact that the USA is eventually heading towards a banana republic. Let's understand first what's the crime that Krittika committed for which she had to go through such harrowing experience of her life for over 24 hours in a dastardly ill-conditioned jail. She was just a suspect of sending an obscene e-mail to her teacher, which actually she didn't committed. This raises serious questions about the judicial system of the most advanced democracy that human rights take a back seat when it comes to an opportunity in favor of them.
Now let's recall the devastating incident of Bhopal gas tragedy when the CEO of Union Carbide Mr Anderson flew off to USA with the help of Indian officials starting from district collector to cabinet ministers. Then the USA put tremendous pressure on Govt. of India to release Anderson without considering the gravity of an enormous crime that he committed. A crime in which thousands of innocent people died like cats and dogs and many thousands who born even after a decade were carrying natal defects. A crime that is billion times grievous than what Krittika could have committed in all its remoteness. And today nearly after 27 years of that fateful day Anderson is still living at an arm's length from the clutches of laws and Krittika passed through the toughest moment of her life in a jail without committing any crime. The most sordid part here is that the same government which helped a criminal to escape from the country under false diplomatic immunity is showing its inherent incompetence to escalate this issue to higher forum. What an American sycophancy?
Krittika's case may be one such incident that not only reveals America's double standards towards universal democratic principles, but also it unfolds their hypocrisy as a civil society where human rights of other nationals are grossly violated under personal agenda.
Thursday, May 26, 2011
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
World-class students, mediocre faculty
Finally someone on the top has garnered courage to spell out the blatant truth about the premier institutes like IITs and IIMs. The recent remarks on students and faculty of IITs and IIMs by Jairam Ramesh might have hurt many, but the fact of the matter is that he is absolutely right in saying this. Certainly, the students of IITs & IIMs are world class because they have established the relevant visible evidence across the world through their immense contribution in building and heading organizations and enterprises alike. However, at the same time, the faculty members of these institutes have done nothing other than discharging their normal duties like their counterparts in any other educational institutes in India.
Well, we can't discount the credit of faculty members in offering quality teachings to the students for over last 50 years, but what have they done beyond that? How many patents have they produced? How many Nobel laureates have they produced? How many world-class inventions have they made? How many internationally-acclaimed books have they written? If we really delve deeper into the intellectual capability of these faculty members and compare it with their counterparts in world-class institutes, it would be quite deplorable.
Let's just compare one prominent intellectual parameter often accepted by global audience, i.e. the number of Nobel laureates produced by any institute. Whereas institutes like Columbia University, Cambridge University, Chicago University, MIT, and Harvard have produced 88, 84, 83, 77 and 74 Nobel laureates respectively, IITs and IIMs have produced none. How pathetic is this? So, Jairam Ramesh has aptly unfolded the open secret about self-proclaimed elites who are basking on the glory of their students, not of their own. There is no political intent in expressing this plain truth as the minister himself is a product of IIT and he knows better than anyone else about the quality and quantity of research done by the faculty members. We must accept it now that these premier institutes of India must come out from the comfort zone and do something exemplary that the world will applaud. If you want to be recognized as world class, you must deliver in that order.
Well, we can't discount the credit of faculty members in offering quality teachings to the students for over last 50 years, but what have they done beyond that? How many patents have they produced? How many Nobel laureates have they produced? How many world-class inventions have they made? How many internationally-acclaimed books have they written? If we really delve deeper into the intellectual capability of these faculty members and compare it with their counterparts in world-class institutes, it would be quite deplorable.
Let's just compare one prominent intellectual parameter often accepted by global audience, i.e. the number of Nobel laureates produced by any institute. Whereas institutes like Columbia University, Cambridge University, Chicago University, MIT, and Harvard have produced 88, 84, 83, 77 and 74 Nobel laureates respectively, IITs and IIMs have produced none. How pathetic is this? So, Jairam Ramesh has aptly unfolded the open secret about self-proclaimed elites who are basking on the glory of their students, not of their own. There is no political intent in expressing this plain truth as the minister himself is a product of IIT and he knows better than anyone else about the quality and quantity of research done by the faculty members. We must accept it now that these premier institutes of India must come out from the comfort zone and do something exemplary that the world will applaud. If you want to be recognized as world class, you must deliver in that order.
Saturday, May 21, 2011
The Judgment Day: Hoax Demystified
Today the world is as secured and safe as it was yesterday. And if someone in this world who could be presumed as the most unfortunate person is none other than Harold Camping for his yet another hoax on the apocalypse – the judgment day – which he predicted that May 21, 2011 is the date with doomsday when a massive earthquake will rip apart this earth and majority of world population will die within 153 days of “death and horror.” Nothing has happened yet and will not happen also in future what the so called clairvoyants and self-proclaimed future-readers predict or claim as their prediction. A perpetual rumor-mongering fraud, Harold also predicted that the world could have met the doomsday in 1994 and again in 2011. How many dates he would lend from the chronology to establish his irrational analysis based on his understanding of religious texts? Next time if Harold predicts something, people will utterly call him a religious fraudster who spreads just rumors, not facts.
Well, Harold Camping is not just the one such creature in this world who peddles rumors and irrational thoughts, there are many thousands more of his breed who are equally responsible for creating confusion in this world. And the most natural ally of these tribes is people's belief system in religion that often obfuscates a rational mind in understanding a scientific phenomenon.
In the evolution of human civilization, the earth has passed through many natural calamities including earthquakes, floods, meteor strikes, and tsunamis, and they have shaped the future of this earth in more ways than one, but during all those devastating situations science has enabled people to understand the genesis of a high magnitude natural catastrophe, which doesn't follow any date or order of the unseen. There are multitude of physical properties of natural forces that in combination produce a devastating outcome. A date writing in any religious textbook or scripture doesn't suffice any rational interpretation of the existence of natural forces that comprehensibly steer an incident, which only can be predicted through the scientific analysis of participatory parameters.
We must understand that people like Harold Camping not only pose danger to our society by spreading rumors, but also they destabilize the eternal quest for truth through scientific means. Even today our earth is the most safest place to live in this universe and there is no second earth still discovered yet. I wish our earth should sustain the progress of mankind for many billion years, and we must work together to make that happen.
Well, Harold Camping is not just the one such creature in this world who peddles rumors and irrational thoughts, there are many thousands more of his breed who are equally responsible for creating confusion in this world. And the most natural ally of these tribes is people's belief system in religion that often obfuscates a rational mind in understanding a scientific phenomenon.
In the evolution of human civilization, the earth has passed through many natural calamities including earthquakes, floods, meteor strikes, and tsunamis, and they have shaped the future of this earth in more ways than one, but during all those devastating situations science has enabled people to understand the genesis of a high magnitude natural catastrophe, which doesn't follow any date or order of the unseen. There are multitude of physical properties of natural forces that in combination produce a devastating outcome. A date writing in any religious textbook or scripture doesn't suffice any rational interpretation of the existence of natural forces that comprehensibly steer an incident, which only can be predicted through the scientific analysis of participatory parameters.
We must understand that people like Harold Camping not only pose danger to our society by spreading rumors, but also they destabilize the eternal quest for truth through scientific means. Even today our earth is the most safest place to live in this universe and there is no second earth still discovered yet. I wish our earth should sustain the progress of mankind for many billion years, and we must work together to make that happen.
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
Power, politics, and fiery passion
What's the common feature among Dominique Strauss-Kahn (IMF chief), Moshe Katsav (Former Israeli president), and Jacob Zuma (South African president)? They all are powerful politicians charged with sexual assault. So, why the most powerful people in the world seriously fall from grace when it comes to sexual morality? Do they think power can negotiate the indefensible? There is a larger context to the sexual escapades of high and mighty in the annals of history, but from a human psychological perspectives, the power or position of a person can't transform the hidden testosterone quotient to a more constructive force in human psyche for a person of higher moral order.
The sexual aberration in men springs from the very carnal nature of animal instinct, which can be compared with a scenario like a tiger attacking a lone deer. A tiger normally applies its bestial force to justify its position in jungle, without any fear for repercussion. Similarly, a powerful man always believes in his extended reach and weight of his position to counter the aftereffect. However, no powerful man can ever live in a state of illusion that his immoral act can be buried under his nose.
We are living in a civil society where any amount of social aberration can be frowned up and be rejected by people. A false sense of megalomania derived from one's position however exalted in a society can't override the basic legal framework. It's extremely unfortunate that the most powerful people in this world quite forget this obvious fact and always jump the line of fire. They must understand that their hidden passion is more visible when they grow up in ladder.
Perhaps, Dominique Strauss-Kahn may end up in jail for few years for his abnormal sexual misadventure and will even be barred from the next French presidential candidature, but that will not be an appropriate lesson for the herds of his category because powerful men with a high degree of immorality will always commit the same crime repeatedly and face the legal actions and forget that they ever had such misfortunes in their life. Poor immoral men, a matter of distorted testosterone complexity.
The sexual aberration in men springs from the very carnal nature of animal instinct, which can be compared with a scenario like a tiger attacking a lone deer. A tiger normally applies its bestial force to justify its position in jungle, without any fear for repercussion. Similarly, a powerful man always believes in his extended reach and weight of his position to counter the aftereffect. However, no powerful man can ever live in a state of illusion that his immoral act can be buried under his nose.
We are living in a civil society where any amount of social aberration can be frowned up and be rejected by people. A false sense of megalomania derived from one's position however exalted in a society can't override the basic legal framework. It's extremely unfortunate that the most powerful people in this world quite forget this obvious fact and always jump the line of fire. They must understand that their hidden passion is more visible when they grow up in ladder.
Perhaps, Dominique Strauss-Kahn may end up in jail for few years for his abnormal sexual misadventure and will even be barred from the next French presidential candidature, but that will not be an appropriate lesson for the herds of his category because powerful men with a high degree of immorality will always commit the same crime repeatedly and face the legal actions and forget that they ever had such misfortunes in their life. Poor immoral men, a matter of distorted testosterone complexity.
Monday, May 16, 2011
Rightsizing the Left
If anything that explains the victory of TMC under the firebrand leadership of Mamata Banarjee in the assembly elections of West Bengal, in a more concrete term, is an unambiguous verdict of people in a democratic system. After 34 years of uninterrupted autocratic ruling, the Left has reduced to ashes and certainly the time has come for the CPI(M) leaders to introspect and unlearn the meaningless ideologies that they emotionally carry in their heart and soul for many decades. A pertinent question that strikes my mind now is whether the same Marx who authoritatively propounded the significance of communism some centuries before during a nascent stage of industrial revolution could have vouched for that ideology in today's world? Probably, it could have been enormously difficult even for him to understand the complexities of socio-economic dynamics that the world has experienced today, forget about his followers who even don't know the world around them thoroughly.
The Left's debacle in West Bengal is justified and timely. Justified because the CPI(M) took it for granted that anything and everything they do would be blindly accepted by the people of West Bengal forgetting a simple fact that they are part of a democratic system, not a communist country like China where the state terror is even justified. Timely because if the Left could have ruled the state at least for another term, the total debt might have crossed Rs. 200,000 crores, which is the rarest of rare incidents, given the fiscal situation of any other state in India. Though the people of West Bengal don't know today as how would Mamata Banarjee manage the gross fiscal violations incurred due to the bad governance of Left parties for over three decades, but at least one thought that they closely nurture in their heart is that something new and fresh would come out from Mamata's magic wand. And that's evident from Mamata's public speech post elections. At least she would concentrate on expanding the private-public participation in faster industrial revolution that was once a hallmark of West Bengal even during the pre-independent period. Though some ghosts of the past incidents like Singur and Nandigram would create some uncomfortable situations for her; however, she can ably turn her critics silent by helping the Land Acquisition bill passed in the Parliament in the monsoon session.
The people of West Bengal can now get some respite from the frequented strikes called by the Left on every alternate day for anything and everything. The Left must now understand that time has changed. Bullying labour-class people is quite easier, but the same people have already witnessed the transformation around them, so it would surely be difficult to indoctrinate them with false ideologies those have no sense in the current socio-economic condition. What people need today is result-oriented governance which can be physically visible and experienced, not the one they would romanticize for decades without an iota of outcome.
The Left's debacle in West Bengal is justified and timely. Justified because the CPI(M) took it for granted that anything and everything they do would be blindly accepted by the people of West Bengal forgetting a simple fact that they are part of a democratic system, not a communist country like China where the state terror is even justified. Timely because if the Left could have ruled the state at least for another term, the total debt might have crossed Rs. 200,000 crores, which is the rarest of rare incidents, given the fiscal situation of any other state in India. Though the people of West Bengal don't know today as how would Mamata Banarjee manage the gross fiscal violations incurred due to the bad governance of Left parties for over three decades, but at least one thought that they closely nurture in their heart is that something new and fresh would come out from Mamata's magic wand. And that's evident from Mamata's public speech post elections. At least she would concentrate on expanding the private-public participation in faster industrial revolution that was once a hallmark of West Bengal even during the pre-independent period. Though some ghosts of the past incidents like Singur and Nandigram would create some uncomfortable situations for her; however, she can ably turn her critics silent by helping the Land Acquisition bill passed in the Parliament in the monsoon session.
The people of West Bengal can now get some respite from the frequented strikes called by the Left on every alternate day for anything and everything. The Left must now understand that time has changed. Bullying labour-class people is quite easier, but the same people have already witnessed the transformation around them, so it would surely be difficult to indoctrinate them with false ideologies those have no sense in the current socio-economic condition. What people need today is result-oriented governance which can be physically visible and experienced, not the one they would romanticize for decades without an iota of outcome.
Saturday, May 14, 2011
An open letter to Rahul Gandhi
Dear Rahul,
When India is poised to switch over to the next orbit in socio-economic revolution, a plain vanilla political opportunism in farmers' agitation at Bhatta Parsaul can't qualify you to become the prime minister of this country. For that you should think beyond the contemporary political think-tank. Your solidarity with the victims of Bhatta Parsaul and empathy for the poor farmer families who lost their members in a protest against state apathy may temporarily yield some brownie points for you in politics, but in long run these political activism will never transform you to a world-class leader that billion plus Indians are eagerly waiting for.
Previously, you also visited Niyamagiri in Odisha to solace the poor tribals and also promised them to fight for their cause. I am not sure whether justice has been delivered to them. And there are numerous incidents when you have shown your genuine interest to reach out to masses and listen to their grievances, that way you have unquestionably proved yourself a leader of the masses, but will that suffice to catapult you to the top job of this country? You are not just another Indian political leader who at best can only aspire for a cabinet berth at the centre in his life time, you are different from the herd. You represent the collective aspirations of millions of youth who dream an India the next superpower in global economy, an India where the fruits of democracy are not restricted to few millions but every citizen of this country gets empowered to lead a life with dignity, an India where a flawed tradition, however deep routed, can't overpower the fundamental rights of any citizen, an India where justice will never be denied.
India is struggling with diverse socio-economic issues. Even after 64 years of independence, millions of people are dying of hunger, millions of children are exploited as child labourers, thousands of farmers are taking suicidal route to escape from the state apathy, and on the contrary, the ruling class is basking under the glory of India shinning, an irony that always narrates the sordid state of our development, a development which is partisan, non-inclusive, and unsustainable. For last 64 years we have been tinkering with the symptomatic treatment of a malaise, which could have an otherwise sure-shot preventive therapy. We wait for a problem to happen and then act partially to suppress it, rather than eradicate it from the root. How long India can afford to bleed on these pernicious ideologies?
Rahul, it's time now for you to take a stand beyond myriads of political limitations. India can't be ruled within the ambit of party ideologies. As a youth leader, you must ensure that the most bright and deserving young leaders join you to embark on a mission to transform India from an emerging economy to a world superpower in every dimension. And a last thought, you shouldn't be “ashamed of to be an Indian” by noticing one grave incidence of state apathy, rather you must ensure that every citizen with self conviction can say “I am proud to be an Indian” and for that you must act now to deliver justice to the victims of state atrocities.
Sincerely,
An honest Indian
When India is poised to switch over to the next orbit in socio-economic revolution, a plain vanilla political opportunism in farmers' agitation at Bhatta Parsaul can't qualify you to become the prime minister of this country. For that you should think beyond the contemporary political think-tank. Your solidarity with the victims of Bhatta Parsaul and empathy for the poor farmer families who lost their members in a protest against state apathy may temporarily yield some brownie points for you in politics, but in long run these political activism will never transform you to a world-class leader that billion plus Indians are eagerly waiting for.
Previously, you also visited Niyamagiri in Odisha to solace the poor tribals and also promised them to fight for their cause. I am not sure whether justice has been delivered to them. And there are numerous incidents when you have shown your genuine interest to reach out to masses and listen to their grievances, that way you have unquestionably proved yourself a leader of the masses, but will that suffice to catapult you to the top job of this country? You are not just another Indian political leader who at best can only aspire for a cabinet berth at the centre in his life time, you are different from the herd. You represent the collective aspirations of millions of youth who dream an India the next superpower in global economy, an India where the fruits of democracy are not restricted to few millions but every citizen of this country gets empowered to lead a life with dignity, an India where a flawed tradition, however deep routed, can't overpower the fundamental rights of any citizen, an India where justice will never be denied.
India is struggling with diverse socio-economic issues. Even after 64 years of independence, millions of people are dying of hunger, millions of children are exploited as child labourers, thousands of farmers are taking suicidal route to escape from the state apathy, and on the contrary, the ruling class is basking under the glory of India shinning, an irony that always narrates the sordid state of our development, a development which is partisan, non-inclusive, and unsustainable. For last 64 years we have been tinkering with the symptomatic treatment of a malaise, which could have an otherwise sure-shot preventive therapy. We wait for a problem to happen and then act partially to suppress it, rather than eradicate it from the root. How long India can afford to bleed on these pernicious ideologies?
Rahul, it's time now for you to take a stand beyond myriads of political limitations. India can't be ruled within the ambit of party ideologies. As a youth leader, you must ensure that the most bright and deserving young leaders join you to embark on a mission to transform India from an emerging economy to a world superpower in every dimension. And a last thought, you shouldn't be “ashamed of to be an Indian” by noticing one grave incidence of state apathy, rather you must ensure that every citizen with self conviction can say “I am proud to be an Indian” and for that you must act now to deliver justice to the victims of state atrocities.
Sincerely,
An honest Indian
Wednesday, May 11, 2011
The ugly face of land grabbing
The war of land acquisition for industrialization among poor farmers and state agencies or corporate houses simmers everywhere, from hinterland to heartland of cities. From Dhinkia (Odisha) to Singur (West Bengal) to Greater Noida (UP), the woes of farmers have never been addressed, rather state authorities have flaunted their might through engaging law enforcement agencies to suppress peaceful protests. In most cases, the protesters face the brutality of state power as a result many innocent farmers meet their tragic end, but the ugly war of land grabbing fashionably turns into maximum political opportunism. The opposition political leaders of all shades show their pretentious support to the victims just to grab the media attention and when the same parties come to power behave equally unabashedly in the same manner. When will the political hypocrisy take the least importance while mediating for the issues universal in nature? When will the states and the centre stop becoming the agents of corporate houses? When will the true spirit of sustainable development take off in this country? When will the poor farmers across India get justice for their constitutional rights? When will the nexus between government agencies and corporate houses be legally renounced? There are many unanswered questions though pop in the minds of people, the government shows its usual reluctance to address them.
Irrespective of India's economic growth in the post liberalization era, the hiatus between poor and rich has conspicuously grown further. In the name of SEZs, IT parks, real estate projects, and heavy industries, the state governments and corporate houses in tandem prefer farm lands to be acquired first essentially for two reasons: first, it's bit easier to dupe poor farmers, and second, the corporate houses find it quite easy to immediately start their projects, as they don't have to invest a lot on land filling and building connecting roads from the highways and expressways to the project location. Thus, the corporate houses give kickbacks to government agencies to act on their behalf. So what happens then is an unending saga of exploitation by state agencies. The state authorities purchase lands at a rate eligible for farm land and in turn sell it to corporate houses with lower to medium margins, but again the selling price falls far below the rate of industrial land. Eventually, the corporate houses receive all the benefits out of this illegal transactions.
Now the moot question is how long the state agencies will exploit the poor people? The manner in which farm lands are getting their ways into the land bank of corporate houses, few decades down the line India will face serious shortage of farm produces and the ever growing inflation in food grain and vegetable prices will touch the sky. The time is not too far from today when we will carry bag full of cash to buy half a basket vegetables. This is the time for serious introspection. We need a stringent bill on land acquisition for industrial purpose. India can't afford to loose any amount of farm lands for lopsided industrial development given the rising population. Development which is not sustainable is worse than underdevelopment. Is anybody listening?
Irrespective of India's economic growth in the post liberalization era, the hiatus between poor and rich has conspicuously grown further. In the name of SEZs, IT parks, real estate projects, and heavy industries, the state governments and corporate houses in tandem prefer farm lands to be acquired first essentially for two reasons: first, it's bit easier to dupe poor farmers, and second, the corporate houses find it quite easy to immediately start their projects, as they don't have to invest a lot on land filling and building connecting roads from the highways and expressways to the project location. Thus, the corporate houses give kickbacks to government agencies to act on their behalf. So what happens then is an unending saga of exploitation by state agencies. The state authorities purchase lands at a rate eligible for farm land and in turn sell it to corporate houses with lower to medium margins, but again the selling price falls far below the rate of industrial land. Eventually, the corporate houses receive all the benefits out of this illegal transactions.
Now the moot question is how long the state agencies will exploit the poor people? The manner in which farm lands are getting their ways into the land bank of corporate houses, few decades down the line India will face serious shortage of farm produces and the ever growing inflation in food grain and vegetable prices will touch the sky. The time is not too far from today when we will carry bag full of cash to buy half a basket vegetables. This is the time for serious introspection. We need a stringent bill on land acquisition for industrial purpose. India can't afford to loose any amount of farm lands for lopsided industrial development given the rising population. Development which is not sustainable is worse than underdevelopment. Is anybody listening?
Monday, May 9, 2011
Can Pakistan hold a mirror to itself?
Why almost all terror groups across the world find an easy hideout in Pakistan? Whether it's al-Qaeda, LeT, or Taliban, the terrorists of all shades and hues conspicuously establish the fact that Pakistan has eventually become a sanctuary of terrorists. And the recent Operation Geronimo, in which Osama bin Laden, the most wanted terrorist of world, was killed in the garrison town of Abbottabad, contributes to the index of increasing suspicion against Pakistan in nurturing terrorism. Despite the claims of Pakistan's top civilian and military leaders that Abbottabad is just another intelligence failure such as 9/11 and 26/11 terror attacks, the facts remain that a terrorist like Osama, who is being hunted by America for nearly ten years, can sustain for over five years in an unimaginably large mansion, a few hundred yards from the military academy, without constant support from ISI or Pakistan Army seems quite inconceivable. Pakistan's support to breeding and nurturing terrorism is also evident from the deliberate act of avoiding India's request to handover the perpetrators of Mumbai terrorists attack those are sheltered in Pakistan.
Can Pakistan afford to bear the dangerous repercussions of its own mistakes? Maybe, it can continue as an unholy bedfellow of America in passively supporting the whims and fancies of White House to fight against terrorism in AfPak region, but the way it has displayed its deficit of trust in Osama episode, the future of Pakistan as a permanent ally of America poses many doubts. Pakistan must understand now that the regional equations among the Asian countries are changing very fast, at least for more cohesive trade exchanges in which it has already missed the train. Supporting proxy wars and terrorism would finally reduce Pakistan to a sheer banana republic. Aids of few billion dollars from America can't transform Pakistan to a self-sustained democracy, rather it could act as a boomerang to hijack it's sovereignty as it did in Osama's case. The millions of peace loving people in Pakistan never want their country's leaders to become puppets of the US administration and act as surrogate mothers to the American ideologies on international relations. The time has come for Pakistan to introspect and say no to American pressure on anything and everything that Pakistan has hardly any benefits in long run. America understands that a potential regional balance of power among Asian countries is not only a blow to its superpower tag but also a threat to its strategic interests in global politics. Wake up Pakistan and extend your support for regional peace process and ripe the long-term benefits.
Can Pakistan afford to bear the dangerous repercussions of its own mistakes? Maybe, it can continue as an unholy bedfellow of America in passively supporting the whims and fancies of White House to fight against terrorism in AfPak region, but the way it has displayed its deficit of trust in Osama episode, the future of Pakistan as a permanent ally of America poses many doubts. Pakistan must understand now that the regional equations among the Asian countries are changing very fast, at least for more cohesive trade exchanges in which it has already missed the train. Supporting proxy wars and terrorism would finally reduce Pakistan to a sheer banana republic. Aids of few billion dollars from America can't transform Pakistan to a self-sustained democracy, rather it could act as a boomerang to hijack it's sovereignty as it did in Osama's case. The millions of peace loving people in Pakistan never want their country's leaders to become puppets of the US administration and act as surrogate mothers to the American ideologies on international relations. The time has come for Pakistan to introspect and say no to American pressure on anything and everything that Pakistan has hardly any benefits in long run. America understands that a potential regional balance of power among Asian countries is not only a blow to its superpower tag but also a threat to its strategic interests in global politics. Wake up Pakistan and extend your support for regional peace process and ripe the long-term benefits.
Saturday, May 7, 2011
Why the USA doesn't support India in extraditing Dawood and other terrorists from Pakistan?
While the USA successfully operated a “Geronimo” in the heartland of Pakistan to eliminate the world's most wanted terrorist Osama bin Laden, then why it is reluctant to extend support to India to do the same for Dawood and other terrorists those are being sheltered in Pakistan? Many would brush Washington's stand a double standard, but they are terribly wrong in doing so. The primary reason as to why the USA is unwilling to support India is the deficit of trust. Sounds out of place? Maybe. But the fact of the matter is that the USA clearly knows even though it holds up extraditing these terrorists, the politicians of India would divide extremely highly on some false notions, which maybe due to their vested interests, and let these terrorists either unpunished or again let them go. And this will not impact India because it has already drawn that sorry picture in international forums, but at the same time it could be a huge disgrace to the America's image.
Even after 18 years of Mumbai blasts why Dawood hasn't been brought to justice is not the problem of America or Pakistan. The problem lies with us. Our politicians and law and order enforcement personnel in tandem have created this deplorable situation. The cocktail of corruption and crime in politics and bureaucracy has been dangerously spurious. Even there are some honest police officers who have discharged their duties with extreme integrity to punish the terrorists, at the same time certain politicians have helped these terrorists to escape from this country to a safe haven in Pakistan or somewhere inside our country. Why our politicians don't arrive at a consensus at least for national issues like terrorism? Why do they have a different party position for the same grave issues? Isn't it our double standard? However, in America when it comes to national issues everybody is united and everyone talks the same language. Will it be possible in India?
Before blaming America or Pakistan for whatever reason, let's transform ourselves and endeavour to unlearn those dirty lessons in politics those were being used by feudalistic societies in the medieval India. India is a republic, not an aggregation of small provinces where each emperor has a different notion on a subject that has tremendous national importance. What are our national characteristics? India can't grow along with the divisive politics. We must understand and acknowledge that in all developed countries issues like national security are dealt with extreme political convergence. There is no scope for regional agenda or individual ideologue. So long as we live on the trivia of political differences, we won't be able to bring even a petty criminal to justice, forget about Dawood or other most wanted international terrorists.
Even after 18 years of Mumbai blasts why Dawood hasn't been brought to justice is not the problem of America or Pakistan. The problem lies with us. Our politicians and law and order enforcement personnel in tandem have created this deplorable situation. The cocktail of corruption and crime in politics and bureaucracy has been dangerously spurious. Even there are some honest police officers who have discharged their duties with extreme integrity to punish the terrorists, at the same time certain politicians have helped these terrorists to escape from this country to a safe haven in Pakistan or somewhere inside our country. Why our politicians don't arrive at a consensus at least for national issues like terrorism? Why do they have a different party position for the same grave issues? Isn't it our double standard? However, in America when it comes to national issues everybody is united and everyone talks the same language. Will it be possible in India?
Before blaming America or Pakistan for whatever reason, let's transform ourselves and endeavour to unlearn those dirty lessons in politics those were being used by feudalistic societies in the medieval India. India is a republic, not an aggregation of small provinces where each emperor has a different notion on a subject that has tremendous national importance. What are our national characteristics? India can't grow along with the divisive politics. We must understand and acknowledge that in all developed countries issues like national security are dealt with extreme political convergence. There is no scope for regional agenda or individual ideologue. So long as we live on the trivia of political differences, we won't be able to bring even a petty criminal to justice, forget about Dawood or other most wanted international terrorists.
Thursday, May 5, 2011
Why India can't afford to conduct an operation like Geronimo?
Though many defense and security analysts in this country opine that India should go ahead with a Geronimo like surgical raid in Pakistan to eliminate the masterminds of 26/11, for all practical purposes this doesn't seem a viable option at all given the geopolitical location of India. Moreover, India doesn't have the capability, including technical and human, to carry out a warfare what SEAL team could able to execute with extreme precision.
The worst fear that grips the leaders of this country is that the immediate fallout of this operation could escalate to a nuclear war, which could be potentially disastrous for India. Their fear psychosis is valid. However, that doesn't stop us to weigh out other viable options apart from diplomatic bargaining and political dialogues which have yielded any results in all these years.
On the contrary, what India can do on a quid pro quo basis is to execute a covert intelligence operation to eliminate the most wanted terrorists on the Pakistan soil. But the inherent problem here is that our external intelligence wing RAW is more driven by the political interests than the national interests. Over a decade and half, specifically after Narsimha Rao regime, RAW has drastically curtailed its covert operations outside India and for that the political masters of this country are responsible. As a result, the incidence of terrorists attacks in India has increased manifold.
Now the fact of the matter is that to carry out any advance counter-intelligence operations outside the country, the agencies should be given enough space for independent decision making, which could be possible only when RAW or IB will operate independently without political interference. Furthermore, the political think-tank of this country needs a complete transformation vis-a-vis the emerging global dynamics on multi-lateral fronts.
Political dialogue is one of the most ancient methods that kings and emperors practiced to engage them in regional peace process and that worked well because the parameters for complexity of situation were limited; however, in the 21st century world, the complexities of today's problem are far beyond the ones those were supposedly prevailing during 500-1000 years before. We have also noticed that during last two governments – NDA and UPA – political dialogues have hardly been effective in establishing a peace process across the region, primarily because in both the cases our prime ministers have initiated it as a personal political aggrandizement rather than considering the core national interests. And this time again, if Dr. Manmohan Singh is making some efforts to move forward on peace dialogues, the results could be unyielding because the current political scenario in Pakistan, in the aftermath of Geronimo, is quite hostile and unstable, and the internal pressures from the public there are mounting high on both the civilian and military leadership to get the truth behind the America's surgical raid.
Given the unstable political situation in Pakistan, a peace dialogue process is just another off-target approach. Neither will India politically benefit from this in long run nor the citizens of this country will get justice for the 26/11 terrorist attack. However, a covert intelligence operation to eliminate the most wanted terrorists from Pakistan soil can be successfully carried out, if the political leaderships of India collectively converge to execute certain decisive actions, at least in favour of national interest.
The worst fear that grips the leaders of this country is that the immediate fallout of this operation could escalate to a nuclear war, which could be potentially disastrous for India. Their fear psychosis is valid. However, that doesn't stop us to weigh out other viable options apart from diplomatic bargaining and political dialogues which have yielded any results in all these years.
On the contrary, what India can do on a quid pro quo basis is to execute a covert intelligence operation to eliminate the most wanted terrorists on the Pakistan soil. But the inherent problem here is that our external intelligence wing RAW is more driven by the political interests than the national interests. Over a decade and half, specifically after Narsimha Rao regime, RAW has drastically curtailed its covert operations outside India and for that the political masters of this country are responsible. As a result, the incidence of terrorists attacks in India has increased manifold.
Now the fact of the matter is that to carry out any advance counter-intelligence operations outside the country, the agencies should be given enough space for independent decision making, which could be possible only when RAW or IB will operate independently without political interference. Furthermore, the political think-tank of this country needs a complete transformation vis-a-vis the emerging global dynamics on multi-lateral fronts.
Political dialogue is one of the most ancient methods that kings and emperors practiced to engage them in regional peace process and that worked well because the parameters for complexity of situation were limited; however, in the 21st century world, the complexities of today's problem are far beyond the ones those were supposedly prevailing during 500-1000 years before. We have also noticed that during last two governments – NDA and UPA – political dialogues have hardly been effective in establishing a peace process across the region, primarily because in both the cases our prime ministers have initiated it as a personal political aggrandizement rather than considering the core national interests. And this time again, if Dr. Manmohan Singh is making some efforts to move forward on peace dialogues, the results could be unyielding because the current political scenario in Pakistan, in the aftermath of Geronimo, is quite hostile and unstable, and the internal pressures from the public there are mounting high on both the civilian and military leadership to get the truth behind the America's surgical raid.
Given the unstable political situation in Pakistan, a peace dialogue process is just another off-target approach. Neither will India politically benefit from this in long run nor the citizens of this country will get justice for the 26/11 terrorist attack. However, a covert intelligence operation to eliminate the most wanted terrorists from Pakistan soil can be successfully carried out, if the political leaderships of India collectively converge to execute certain decisive actions, at least in favour of national interest.
Wednesday, May 4, 2011
When will India deliver justice to the families of 26/11 victims?
When will India stop candyfloss diplomacy and act firm against the perpetrators of 26/11 terror plot who are sheltered in Pakistan and protected by their system? Despite hard evidences against the terrorists who attacked Mumbai and seized the city for 72 hours and killed hundreds of innocent people ruthlessly at different prominent places in the city, why then the government is so irresolute, even after two years of the incident, in bringing them to justice? Why the government still believes in meaningless dialogues with a country that is proved to be breeder ground or safe haven of world's deadly terrorists? Do we really want an inconsequential diplomatic relation with just another neighbouring country which has no justifiable reason in the current state of affairs or global political dynamics?
The ineffectual political leadership in our country is the primary reason of many worst problems that Indian citizens are suffering everyday. If look at the symptoms of terrorist attacks that have occurred in the last decade, the aftermath reaction by Indian political system has been divisive and inconclusive. There is no collective mandate towards a resonant action against terrorism in this country. The worst part is that despite solid evidences against the terrorists, our political leadership is too enervated to take synergistic action. Why then the citizens of this country should trust these politicians who don't have spunk to work towards a resolute India? Perhaps, the time has come for Indian leaders to change their obsolete thinking process and work on towards a complete transformation in their style of leadership.
The people of this country have been suffering since independence on many fronts. Whether it's historical partition, communal riots, wars, or terrorist strikes, the genesis of all problems and for that matter for all human sufferings lies with the incompetent leadership of our nation. In the name of democracy, they have not only breached the trust that the architects of our Constitution defined therein, but also they have made every attempt to loot the public money and stash at Swiss Bank. The recent unfolding of series of corruptions is just a clear reminder to the fact that how immoral are these politicians and how do they beguile the gullible citizens. They have done enough damage to this country. India now needs a complete overhaul in the political leadership within the ambit of Constitution. We need the leaders who are visionary, modern, resolute, intelligent, knowledgeable, suave, techno-savvy, and above all possess unbounded empathy for the citizens, not for the terrorists and their supporters, of this country. We don't need the leaders at all who still believe in or carry the medieval mindset and don't have the ability to cope with the current global dynamics. We just need results, not a basketful balderdash.
The ineffectual political leadership in our country is the primary reason of many worst problems that Indian citizens are suffering everyday. If look at the symptoms of terrorist attacks that have occurred in the last decade, the aftermath reaction by Indian political system has been divisive and inconclusive. There is no collective mandate towards a resonant action against terrorism in this country. The worst part is that despite solid evidences against the terrorists, our political leadership is too enervated to take synergistic action. Why then the citizens of this country should trust these politicians who don't have spunk to work towards a resolute India? Perhaps, the time has come for Indian leaders to change their obsolete thinking process and work on towards a complete transformation in their style of leadership.
The people of this country have been suffering since independence on many fronts. Whether it's historical partition, communal riots, wars, or terrorist strikes, the genesis of all problems and for that matter for all human sufferings lies with the incompetent leadership of our nation. In the name of democracy, they have not only breached the trust that the architects of our Constitution defined therein, but also they have made every attempt to loot the public money and stash at Swiss Bank. The recent unfolding of series of corruptions is just a clear reminder to the fact that how immoral are these politicians and how do they beguile the gullible citizens. They have done enough damage to this country. India now needs a complete overhaul in the political leadership within the ambit of Constitution. We need the leaders who are visionary, modern, resolute, intelligent, knowledgeable, suave, techno-savvy, and above all possess unbounded empathy for the citizens, not for the terrorists and their supporters, of this country. We don't need the leaders at all who still believe in or carry the medieval mindset and don't have the ability to cope with the current global dynamics. We just need results, not a basketful balderdash.
Tuesday, May 3, 2011
Take the bull by the horns
Enough is enough is now. For over a week, few hundreds of Indian Airlines pilots have resorted to illegal strike without justifiable reasons and eventually hijacked the national flight services to the nadir. Despite the High Court order, these defiant pilots have hardly shown an iota of respect to the judicial system of this country. Why the government is still witnessing this high drama without taking immediate actions against these stupid pilots who think that they can do whatever and whenever they wish without considering the sanctity of their job responsibilities? Thousands of travelers have been affected by the idiosyncratic decision of these pilots and there is no specific action has yet been taken either by the management or the Ministry of Civil Aviation. And the poor passengers are suffering like hell. How long this anarchy will go on?
As per the sources, these pilots demand a rise in their salary and other benefits equivalent to the salary of a section of pilots in Air India; however, some of the pilots claim that their strike is not related to pay hike, but to expose the corrupt practices. Well, let's consider the first point of confrontation, i.e. pay hike. First, I don't understand why the pilots are drawing a hugely filthy salary in the range of 2 Lacs to 7 Lacs per month? Are they doing any intellectual job? Even the most intellectuals including top scientists and educationists in this country are not drawing a fraction of the salary what these stupid pilots (read high-end drivers), who are just a graduate and almost carry a dubious airline training license, are drawing. Moreover, the Indian Air Force pilots, whose contributions to the defense of our nation are immense, are not even drawing such huge salary. Is their any justification then left why should they every time call a strike to get a pay hike that they don't deserve at all.
Secondly, these pilots and most of which carry a fake certificate to fly a plane just to draw a fat pay packet claim to expose the corrupt practices in the airlines management. Sounds ridiculous? Yes. They must remember that no corrupt person has any moral right to fight against corruption. Only just and honest people in this country can claim to do so because they don't have any vested interest in exposing the corruption. Moreover, if corruption in AI or IA is so rampant, the right party in this country will take action against the culprits. The losses borne by the national carrier due to pilot strikes during various points of time even represent an act of corruption.
Thirdly, the indecisive government has failed to take any prudent action against these errant pilots who have created so much anarchy in flight services. Who will compensate the personal loss of passengers? Pilots or the government? Now is the time the government should act tough rather than doing a lip service. Seven days of disservice to thousands of passengers is not a joke, a dastardly criminal act. And for that, all these bloody pilots should be fired immediately and for a temporary measure the government should induct IAF pilots to action without delay, and subsequently recruit fresh pilots from the open market. In doing so, the government shouldn't forget to design an effective business continuity plan to avoid such untoward incidents in future as well.
As per the sources, these pilots demand a rise in their salary and other benefits equivalent to the salary of a section of pilots in Air India; however, some of the pilots claim that their strike is not related to pay hike, but to expose the corrupt practices. Well, let's consider the first point of confrontation, i.e. pay hike. First, I don't understand why the pilots are drawing a hugely filthy salary in the range of 2 Lacs to 7 Lacs per month? Are they doing any intellectual job? Even the most intellectuals including top scientists and educationists in this country are not drawing a fraction of the salary what these stupid pilots (read high-end drivers), who are just a graduate and almost carry a dubious airline training license, are drawing. Moreover, the Indian Air Force pilots, whose contributions to the defense of our nation are immense, are not even drawing such huge salary. Is their any justification then left why should they every time call a strike to get a pay hike that they don't deserve at all.
Secondly, these pilots and most of which carry a fake certificate to fly a plane just to draw a fat pay packet claim to expose the corrupt practices in the airlines management. Sounds ridiculous? Yes. They must remember that no corrupt person has any moral right to fight against corruption. Only just and honest people in this country can claim to do so because they don't have any vested interest in exposing the corruption. Moreover, if corruption in AI or IA is so rampant, the right party in this country will take action against the culprits. The losses borne by the national carrier due to pilot strikes during various points of time even represent an act of corruption.
Thirdly, the indecisive government has failed to take any prudent action against these errant pilots who have created so much anarchy in flight services. Who will compensate the personal loss of passengers? Pilots or the government? Now is the time the government should act tough rather than doing a lip service. Seven days of disservice to thousands of passengers is not a joke, a dastardly criminal act. And for that, all these bloody pilots should be fired immediately and for a temporary measure the government should induct IAF pilots to action without delay, and subsequently recruit fresh pilots from the open market. In doing so, the government shouldn't forget to design an effective business continuity plan to avoid such untoward incidents in future as well.
Pakistan's hypocrisy exposed
How long will Pakistan bully the entire world by denying its clandestine hobnobbing with various terror outfits on its own land? Now it's an established fact that the world's most wanted terrorist Osama Bin Laden was killed by US forces in a region very close to Pakistan's military academy in Abbottabad. And the most astonishing fact is that the huge mansion in which Obama was living along with his wife and sons is just at a stone's throw from the army cantonment area and no one in Pakistan's army and ISI could able to know about this. If Pakistan is still in denial mode, it seems, the nation is inviting a serious assault from the US in the coming times, and that's not far off from now when the US will press Pakistan in international forum to justify their denial in all previous high level meetings, when Pakistan's top leadership including civilian and military had deliberately provided false information on Osam's where-about. There is no doubt that Pakistan is a sanctuary of terrorists and that has been exposed by the US. Isn't it extremely embarrassing for Pakistan now?
Why does Pakistan play this double standard? Can Pakistan prove it now that its Army had no role in protecting the most wanted terrorist of the world by providing shelter within the cantonment area? Can Pakistan deny the fact that a terrorist could able to build a huge mansion in its army area without getting permission from the local authority? If Pakistan doesn't have answers to these questions, then it reflects the dangerous state of affairs that it has been embroiled in.
It's not only Osama Bin Laden who has had the state privilege to manage his vicious terror plots from the safe haven of Pakistan, but there are hundreds of deadly terrorists who have plotted ghastly attacks in London, Madrid, and Mumbai and killed thousands of innocent citizens are still harbored in this terror land.
Now the time has come for Pakistan to cooperate with other nations to either provide information about the terrorists those are being protected by ISI or Army, or face the dangerous consequences of not being cooperative. No nation wants to transgress the sovereignty of Pakistan and manhunt the terrorists the way US managed to do, but at the same time if Pakistan constantly ignores the requests of other nations or doesn't cooperate other in ensuring a world free of terrorism, it won't be surprising that one day all other nations would launch a collective military assault to get the results.
Why does Pakistan play this double standard? Can Pakistan prove it now that its Army had no role in protecting the most wanted terrorist of the world by providing shelter within the cantonment area? Can Pakistan deny the fact that a terrorist could able to build a huge mansion in its army area without getting permission from the local authority? If Pakistan doesn't have answers to these questions, then it reflects the dangerous state of affairs that it has been embroiled in.
It's not only Osama Bin Laden who has had the state privilege to manage his vicious terror plots from the safe haven of Pakistan, but there are hundreds of deadly terrorists who have plotted ghastly attacks in London, Madrid, and Mumbai and killed thousands of innocent citizens are still harbored in this terror land.
Now the time has come for Pakistan to cooperate with other nations to either provide information about the terrorists those are being protected by ISI or Army, or face the dangerous consequences of not being cooperative. No nation wants to transgress the sovereignty of Pakistan and manhunt the terrorists the way US managed to do, but at the same time if Pakistan constantly ignores the requests of other nations or doesn't cooperate other in ensuring a world free of terrorism, it won't be surprising that one day all other nations would launch a collective military assault to get the results.
Monday, May 2, 2011
Obama's victory over Osama
The Americans are jumping out of jubilation around the White House, and this time it's not just that another festive occasion has infected their collective spirit, rather it's because of an unprecedented victory of America in the continuous war against terrorism. A moment that the US President Mr. Barack Obama clearly articulates with extreme precision from the White House through an officially televised statement: Justice has been done for 9/11 families. Under Mr. Obama's supervision, a selective military attack was carried out on the hideout of Osama Bin Laden, the Al Qaeda chief and the mastermind of 9/11 terror, and eventually killed Osama and his other aides. Of course, this is the most exciting moment for the families of innocent victims who were killed in 9/11. And Mr. Obama is absolutely correct in saying that "justice is done."
The stunning point here is that the hideout of Osama is located in Abbottabad, approximately 51 km from Islambad, the capital of Pakistan. Now this clearly indicates that how treacherous these Pakistani leadership who were constantly denying the fact that they have no connection with Al Qaeda or similar terror outfits. This is a shocking revelation of Pakistan's hypocrisy in protecting terrorists in its territory.
After ten years of that horrific moment, when thousands of innocent Americans and citizens from other countries were killed by a terrorist strike on World Trade Center, America has triumphed the war against the highest act of terror and emerged as the true superpower. This may be a significant achievement for Mr. Obama in the war against terrorism, but it's still a beginning and the world citizens expect many more results from him in the years to come.
Can Indian leaders now learn some lessons from Mr. Obama's strategy in handling terror? The sad part is that despite all hard evidences against the terrorists who plotted 26/11 ghastly terror attack in Mumbai in broad daylight are still at arm's length and hiding in the safe haven of Pakistan and our leaders are passing the buck as usual, which is absolutely unacceptable by Indian citizens anymore. The Indian leaders must now stop delivering meaningless talks and act tough against the 26/11 terrorists.
The stunning point here is that the hideout of Osama is located in Abbottabad, approximately 51 km from Islambad, the capital of Pakistan. Now this clearly indicates that how treacherous these Pakistani leadership who were constantly denying the fact that they have no connection with Al Qaeda or similar terror outfits. This is a shocking revelation of Pakistan's hypocrisy in protecting terrorists in its territory.
After ten years of that horrific moment, when thousands of innocent Americans and citizens from other countries were killed by a terrorist strike on World Trade Center, America has triumphed the war against the highest act of terror and emerged as the true superpower. This may be a significant achievement for Mr. Obama in the war against terrorism, but it's still a beginning and the world citizens expect many more results from him in the years to come.
Can Indian leaders now learn some lessons from Mr. Obama's strategy in handling terror? The sad part is that despite all hard evidences against the terrorists who plotted 26/11 ghastly terror attack in Mumbai in broad daylight are still at arm's length and hiding in the safe haven of Pakistan and our leaders are passing the buck as usual, which is absolutely unacceptable by Indian citizens anymore. The Indian leaders must now stop delivering meaningless talks and act tough against the 26/11 terrorists.
The next wave @ Infosys
In the last thirty years since its inception, Infosys has established itself as the most respected IT company not only in India but also across the world for many reasons, primarily on the operational front, the fine balance of interest among employees, customers, and investors has always been their priority, furthermore the transparency in corporate governance is so exemplary that very few company across the world can dare to tread this path. From a seed capital of $250 to an annual turnover $6.2 billion IT behemoth, and from seven founding members to 135000 employees, in just 30 years, are an unprecedented business record that hardly any company can claim. In the post-independent India, many companies have formed and have displayed extremely alluring balance sheets, but when it comes to corporate governance, business ethics, integrity, empathy for employees, customers, and investors, and CSR initiatives, no one can ever match the height that Infosys has achieved.
And on April 30, 2011, Infosys has again created another history by inducting a non-founding board member KV Kamath, a veteran banker famous for his business transformation strategy at ICICI bank, to its highest post, the chairman of the board. The decision is obviously strategic as to why Kamath was chosen over Kris Gopalakrishnan although the latter has been promoted to co-chairman from the CEO. And simultaneously SD Shibulal, a founding member who is the current COO has also been promoted to CEO and MD, a position that now will bring in more challenges given the transformation Infosys is eying for. Over and above NR Narayana Murthy will remain as the chairman emeritus and the chief mentor, a position that no one can ever serve better than him.
Infosys at this point of time is on a crossroad. The IT back office operation which was the major revenue generator is now waning. Under these circumstances Infosys is aggressively looking forward to expand its consultancy business. Despite the fact that Kamath is not from IT industry, his extraordinary skills in corporate governance, business transformation through technology, and innovative business modeling will be of immense help for Infosys to mark a distinct position in IT consulting business like its key competitors such as Accenture and IBM. Being a banker for over four decades, Kamath has garnered exclusive business relations with almost all sectors, and this goodwill could work as miracle while acquiring new businesses in consultancy front. Infosys, for sure, is all set to ride on the new wave of transformation.
All the best Infosys for your continued exemplary service not only to your valued customers across the globe but also to millions of Indians on many fronts. May your mission for excellence long live.
And on April 30, 2011, Infosys has again created another history by inducting a non-founding board member KV Kamath, a veteran banker famous for his business transformation strategy at ICICI bank, to its highest post, the chairman of the board. The decision is obviously strategic as to why Kamath was chosen over Kris Gopalakrishnan although the latter has been promoted to co-chairman from the CEO. And simultaneously SD Shibulal, a founding member who is the current COO has also been promoted to CEO and MD, a position that now will bring in more challenges given the transformation Infosys is eying for. Over and above NR Narayana Murthy will remain as the chairman emeritus and the chief mentor, a position that no one can ever serve better than him.
Infosys at this point of time is on a crossroad. The IT back office operation which was the major revenue generator is now waning. Under these circumstances Infosys is aggressively looking forward to expand its consultancy business. Despite the fact that Kamath is not from IT industry, his extraordinary skills in corporate governance, business transformation through technology, and innovative business modeling will be of immense help for Infosys to mark a distinct position in IT consulting business like its key competitors such as Accenture and IBM. Being a banker for over four decades, Kamath has garnered exclusive business relations with almost all sectors, and this goodwill could work as miracle while acquiring new businesses in consultancy front. Infosys, for sure, is all set to ride on the new wave of transformation.
All the best Infosys for your continued exemplary service not only to your valued customers across the globe but also to millions of Indians on many fronts. May your mission for excellence long live.
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