DEVELOEPMENT AND CONFLICT: BOTH SIDES A COIN

What is the root cause of conflicts around the world?. It is development!. Look around the world. Naxalism and north east insurgency in India and Srilanka issue, Vaseeristhan in Pak, Iraq the list is bulging. These issues are directly or indirectly related with development.
Development needs resources. Nature is distributed its resources abundantly and judiciously in various countries. No one is lucky to control all the resources. So competition for acquiring stake on natural resources is increasing and it make tension across the world. It cause problems between major powers. From the beginning of recorded history and beyond that these stories were written with blood. The exploitation of resources for the various developmental purposes creating ecological and financial problem in that area. US needs large amount of oil to run their industries and other energy requirements. And to keep their currency, dollar, stable they are trying to control the oil market. Everyone knows the American's petro dollar diplomacy is making disturbances all over the world.

India's developmental dreams kill the hopes of Adivasis and farmers all over the country. This gives leverage to the activities of Maoists and North East insurgents. These examples prove the relation between development and conflicts. Both are the two sides of a coin.

FUTURE WITH INDIA AND CHINA

Future of this millennium is on the hands of China and India. The peaceful coexistence of both countries will decide the future course of history. The economic cooperation between India and china increasing day by day. Indian prime minister hoping that through economic cooperation both can solve the bilateral issues. The world slowly accepting the emergence of India. Thanks to the economic meltdown which undermine the American economic supremacy. Because amidst the worst economic problem ever seen in history, Indian economy escapes without major causality. China and Latin American countries were also not affected by economic problem.

Last few weeks Indian media is filled with the news about the Chinese incursions across Indian boarder and the offensive statement from China about Manmohun's visit to Arunachal pradesh. Various analytical reports about the future of Sino Indian relations were published. Indian think tanks were sat on two sides of table and arguments were raised for and against. China is fearing India's growing relationship with USA. They are not like the economic growth of India because India is the only prospective rival.

The world is curiously watching the relationship between them. It was reflected in ASEAN summit held at Thailand.

WANTED: AN OPPOSITION

India desperately needs a pan Indian opposition in politics. Election results from the three States,Maharashtra, Haryana, and Arunachalpradesh, shows the need for it again. BJP, main opposition party in Loksabha, loosing its credibility gradually but degradation process occurring very fast. Left parties in India have no capability to take the role of opposition. We don't underestimate their efforts to become an useful opposition in the country. But they are lacking pan Indian support in the form of electoral victory. They can but they lack something to attract people under their roof.
If we analyze the issues ranging from Free Trade Agreement with ASEAN countries to the last election in the three states, no oppositional voice heard anywhere. In the case of FTA with ASEAN left parties raised voice,it created some impact among farmers in South India and fishermen. But minor different opinions from inside the left group creates doubts about their stands.
The BJP is still ailing from last two loksabha election. The leadership crisis in BJP is perishing their chances to become effective opposition. They are fighting themselves in national level and in state level.
The lack of countrywide opposition will help congress to go with their own policies. Ultimately It will be a setback for Indian democracy.

Lords of regional parties

Now a days local flavour getting wider acceptance in world wide. It creates history and rewrite it. Like, the regional parties in India gaining more importance in political arena. In forth coming loksabha election regional political land Lords will be decisive elements. The first one who recognised this factor was congress party. So they decided to go to making regional pacts. congress election managers got little advantage but they didn't won. one thing is sure. The biggest loser in this play is NDA led by BJP. 24 member alliance reduced to eight or nine members. The so called Third front is much ahead on Congress in number game. The major regional political parties are rallied under the banner of still uncristallised Third front. Other two fronts are led by biggest national parties in India. But the Third front is a consortium of regional parties. With left parties Telugudesam party and Thelangana rashtra samiti both are from Andhrapradesh, Janathadal(s), Bahujan samajwadi party from UP, AIADMK from thamilnadu, BJD from Orissa are major parties in the Third front. Major problem with in this front is parties except left are like prostitutes. They go with monitory and personal benefits. This history is proved one. BSP leader Mayawati will be biggest menace. Left block and BSP will get almost similar number in tally. But she will become single largest party in third front after election. So other parties are tolerating Mayawati. She knows it clearly. so her political tactics get upper hand among others. These parties will stick together up to may 16. Because they want each other to winning more seats. More seats will give more power to numerical strength.
After election third front may get around 130 seats. The fate of third front will be decided by number of seats won by UPA and NDA. Sometimes this block will support UPA. If NDA get upper hand in election then Third front will disintegrates and many of the allies will go with BJP. The ultimate gainers are Lords of regional parties and loosers are voters.