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India's Empress for 15 years
by Idéfix Thu Mar 21, 2013 2:34 pm
I have been calling Sonia Gandhi the Empress of India for a while now, so I was intrigued to see this title in the upcoming issue of Economist.
The full article is here: http://www.economist.com/news/asia/21574008-sonia-gandhi-remains-pre-eminent-troubling-politician-tryst-dynasty?fsrc=nlw|hig|3-21-2013|5342646|37614342|
But on many subjects Mrs Gandhi disappoints. She should offer stronger leadership after a rush of horrible cases of violent rape, murder and other abuse of women. On tackling endemic corruption, which requires new ways of financing parties, she is silent. She has even failed to distance herself from her businessman son-in-law, Robert Vadra, who did unusually well from property deals in Haryana.
The most dispiriting legacy, however, is in the nature of her succession. Her son is equally well meaning. He has long talked of promoting meritocracy, ending dynastic privilege and making Congress the first party to have internal democracy. Yet in January, contradicting all that, he accepted the crown of party “vice-president”, without the bother of an election. India now braces for a new stage in its dynastic history. Expect it to be familiar.
The full article is here: http://www.economist.com/news/asia/21574008-sonia-gandhi-remains-pre-eminent-troubling-politician-tryst-dynasty?fsrc=nlw|hig|3-21-2013|5342646|37614342|
But on many subjects Mrs Gandhi disappoints. She should offer stronger leadership after a rush of horrible cases of violent rape, murder and other abuse of women. On tackling endemic corruption, which requires new ways of financing parties, she is silent. She has even failed to distance herself from her businessman son-in-law, Robert Vadra, who did unusually well from property deals in Haryana.
The most dispiriting legacy, however, is in the nature of her succession. Her son is equally well meaning. He has long talked of promoting meritocracy, ending dynastic privilege and making Congress the first party to have internal democracy. Yet in January, contradicting all that, he accepted the crown of party “vice-president”, without the bother of an election. India now braces for a new stage in its dynastic history. Expect it to be familiar.
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Re: India's Empress for 15 years
by Seva Lamberdar Thu Mar 21, 2013 2:50 pm
"Her son is equally well meaning. He has long talked of promoting meritocracy, ending dynastic privilege and making Congress the first party to have internal democracy. "
Wow!
Wow!
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