Comments by "Arun Sar" (@arunsar7893) on "Congress’s poll strategy in Assam is a good template for Rahul Gandhi to reorient his politics" video.

There were zero issues with Rafael. I am surprised that someone who follows The Print doesn't know that.
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@saif9765 There are plenty of other real issues that opposition can take up rather than taking up an issue which would slowdown the defence acquisition, which is already lagging behind. India can't afford to play politics with defence acquisition anymore. BJP has legal ways of making money like Electoral Bonds. It doesn't need to run defence acquisition scams.
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@saif9765 "as I said as long as media is biased " - Yes, Media is Biased. There is pro-govt. Media and there is Anti-govt. media. Anti-govt. Media like NDTV, The Wire, The Quint, Scoll, Caravan and Endless others could have taken it up. It's not like govt. controls all media. "if there is suspicion the issue must be taken up because in the name of fast defence acquisition further corruption " - Fist of all, there is always suspicion. Why? .. Because the general public don't really understand how the process works and they have a general mistrust of govt. officials. Opposition parties (including BJP when it was in opposition) exploit this instinct. The recent Farm Laws & Privatisation of PSUs are the best examples of this. And to facilitate quicker defence procurement which is extremely important now, a different mechanism is being devised so that procurment doesn't slow down because of politics. "Suspicion" on defense procurements is a luxury India can't afford anymore. You first need to make sure you have a sovereign country before you try to be "suspicious" of it.
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@saif9765 Yeah.. I was wondering when your bias against the present govt. was going to reflect in the comments. Just goes to show that you aren't objective in your assessment. You desperately want to believe there must be kickbacks in the defence deal. The video like I sent is you Shivshankar Menon who was the National Security advisor under Congress. Hope that is enough to help you see the reality. And Ravish isn't the unbiased journalist that you believe him to be. And Every Indian govt. before had their cronies and interfered with the courts (degree of interference might be different).
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@saif9765 "media is called the 4th pillar because it keeps a check on the power and opposition is powerless.its the govt which holds power." - Absolutely. But the business model of media is broken. It's very easy to control the media just by throwing some ad money at them. It's the same in America. " I remember how the CAG in UPA govt made false allegations regarding 2g scam which ultimately brought down the govt ." - Exactly. That's the sad truth of Indian Politics. If you actually get to understand the issue you will see that the opposition takes up banal issues and tries to change public's perception to gain power. BJP opposing FDI in Retail was bullshit. And so was the Anna movement. And more recently the Farmer's protest. All political bullshit. The point I am making is, the nature of Indian politics is such that very little gets done. India can't afford it anymore. India needs to move at a fast pasce in Economic Reforms, Defense procurment, Bureaucratic reforms etc. "And one more thing India's capital expenditure on defence has been going down in the last 5 years" - That's true. And the cost of pensions is larger than salaries of active personel. As for govt. marketing, that's what this govt. does. Ignoring all that, the question that needs to be asked " Is there an existential threat to India and it's interests?" - And the answer to that unequivocally is YES. You need to listen to the strategic community to understand how bad the situation is, especially since last year when China killed Indian soldiers. And I am not talking about short-term situation like disengagement and stuff. I am talking long term.
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@saif9765 Sry. I don't speak Hindi/urdu.
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@saif9765 "if money was a factor for controlling media then who can offer more money tha bjp !!! " - You say this as if this has been historically true. Congress has always had more money than BJP before 2014. They controlled the media before. The 4th Pillar you are talking about never existed even then. I don't know why the skies are falling only now. The fact is, BJP was a formidable opposition. Media couldn't avoid them even if they wanted to. Congress on the other hand is doing nothing. BJP made people of Bihar walk for 1000 kms and then went on to win elections in Bihar. BJP keeps giving Congress real issues on a platter, Congress sleeps on them and expects media to do the work they are supposed to do. More over, AAP, AIMIM are holding their ground even with a sold out media. How is that happening??
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@saif9765 " But there is nothing like existential threat because both India and China are nuclear powers" - That's where you are wrong. Nuclear is just an insurance that the country won't be annihilated. It doesn't garauntee anything else. If China forces you to take a deicision against your interest then you have lost you sovereignty. That is the existential threat. "As far as I understand on external security question both parties are good, it's just that bjp publicises more and us more jingoistic." - I don't disagree with this but you need to forget BJP v/s Congress and look at the geo-political situation building in Asia. That's why I sent you the link of the video of ShivShankar Menon. He isn't a BJP guy.
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@saif9765 "India needs to strengthen its Economy to become a formidable force against china because war would harly happen due to deterrence" - No disagreements there. But the fact is Congress isn't going to do what is required to bring growth primarily because it can't get the parliamentary majority to take though decisions. The recent Farm Reforms are the best example. "and bjp is anti-thesis to economy." - I can understand why you would say that but that's a perception problem due to a very superficial understanding of Economics and the state of Indian Economy. I can elaborate on this if you want me to. "many prominent journalists have resigned and sedition charges have been thrown upon them like flowers." - No disagreements their either. The thing is BJP is doing it to a higher degree but Congress did the same. Congress used sedition as well, which is why even after 60 years of rule, "a party which believes in democratic values" as you put, couldn't bring itself to remove it.
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@saif9765 "in my opinion if congress believed in controlling media Anna movement would have never become so big" - Anna movement was propped up and managed at the ground level by BJP. As I said, BJP was a formidable opposition. Media couldn't avoid it even if it wanted to. "Nirbhaya reporting and contrast it with hathras reporting" - A gang rape of a Delhilite youngster who urban people with voice could relate to v/s a dalit women in a village when UP is ruled by a Thakur. Can't even compare these dude. "no one can deny the fact that congress is a party which believes in democratic values" - That can be easily denied. Congress doesn't even have democracy within itself. It has a high-command culture and is ruled by a single family. democratic values are well and good as long as it serves the family. The recent issues between G23 and Gandhi Family just goes to show that. It was under Congress rule that 1984 Anti-Sikh riots took place. It was the Congress which helped LTTE. I see no difference bet. BJP and Congress. For me it's a Choice between two Evils. I make my choice based on who is going to take though policy decisions that India needs. That's it.
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