Tangible benefits? Huh what's that?
Political Hindu right loves to get b1tch slapped every day and present it's other cheek for a similar treatment. It's TINA that's working for him nothing else.
Give me an example of a Democracy that isn't a TINA.
TINA itself is the very definition of a Democracy. Only a fool would think otherwise, people can only ever choose the best option with what they are given, this is reality not a fantasy land. US is going through this right now with the options being Hilary or Trump. Feel free to waste your vote in 2019 if you think UPA-3 will be any different than UPA-1 or UPA-2. I'll take my chances with an objectively less corrupt government.
Oh come on, the Congress are playing the same game the BJP had done in opposition, if this govt fails to get GST through for whatever reason it is THEIR fault, blaming others for their own inability to deliver on their promises is for losers. This is the first govt with an outright majority in decades and what are they doing with it? Squandering it. Making stupid statements, getting tangled in non-issues about a certain meat's consumption and bowing before the US.
Excuse me for having higher expectations for this govt, as it stands they are the UPA 3 and have sunk to new lows.
Incorrect. If they had a majority in RS, then GST would already be passed. Your real complaint is that BJP is limited by democratic institutions, yet you would probably throw a tantrum if they overstepped their constitutional limits. Your real criticism is over superficial differences not backed in reality, like someone who has watched too much presstitute garbage by Leftists and Communists or who is one themselves.
I for one welcome what BJP has done.
Road construction up (by several factors),
electrification up (by several factors),
Coal imports down and on-track to being eliminated,
inflation is down,
corruption down, military contracts finally in sight/signed (Rafale, FICV, MR-SAM, M777, K-9 Thunder, Dhanush, etc.),
fastest growing major economy in the World (First time in Indian History!),
highest amount of FDI in the World (First time in Indian history!), leverage of allies like Japan for
bullet train construction (starting 2017) with favorable loans, indigenous
procurement going forward with Tejas (Never saw any movement under UPA, even the name 'Tejas' occurred only during Vajaypee era),
Railway overhaul (Have to see how that pans out),
water infrastructure push (Have to see how that pans out), Air India getting close to achieving first profitability in 10 (?) years (Still holding my breath that they finally privatize). Other campaigns have had varying degrees of effectiveness depending on where you live/local government, but I can't fault BJP for at least trying as we never saw any 'Swaach Bharat' or 'Digital India' attempts under UPA.
Unachieved Currently: Arjun Mk2 procurement, P75I, Second fighter line, new Rifles + new Bulletproof Jackets (embarrassing to think UPA barely saw progress even here for 10 years), NSG, MTCR, Wassner Agreement, Australian Agreement, GST, Land Bill, Retail FDI (Might not be good for the country to have all retail run by Walmart and 7/11, though), Sealing Borders (Lot of talk here for Western Border, we will see.
Bangladesh border had some progress with border finally being
defined after 40 years!), UNSC, Iran Gas Pipeline+Chabhar (lot of talk here as well, we will see) and favorable Balance of Trade (Biggest disappointment so far).
If all these can be achieved over the next 3 years (Bar UNSC), I do not see any other valid criticism one could have over this government, except fake cries about 'saffronization' (Even though Ram temple isn't happening) or manufactured controversies.
These past two years have undoubtedly seen more progress than the past 10, just see how many thousands of Crores are/will be saved by reduction in Coal imports. One barely even finds any mention of this in the media, despite being one of the most significant things to happen to this country in the past 15 years. Worth much more than several Rafale deals.
Plus the only real engagement with the US so far has been a 'memorandum of understanding' (read: worthless) we have agreed 'in principle' (will it even be signed?) about a 'India-specific', modified (so not even the real agreement?) LSA. US MoD Carter's constants visits and non-committal attitude about Indian issues is evidence of how obviously frustrated they are about India
not bowing before them, otherwise they would happily give proper lip service on certain issues like some here are begging for. Otherwise India would be patrolling SCS and have signed a number of agreements already, along with F-18s over Rafale. India has chosen France as their Strategic Partner (see:
@PARIKRAMA posts on Rafale news thread), not USA, a slap in the face considering how hard they have been pushing for a tangible alliance these past few years. In fact, if Snecma engines/JV somehow get chosen for AMCA and Mk2 Tejas (unlikely) and then EMALS is dropped for IAC-2, then US becomes a distant 4th (5th? If Ukraine JVs on engines or planes come to fruition) tier military partner after Russia, France, and Israel. A non-strategic partner. This distance is something I sincerely doubt Congress under Italian Mafia dynasty would have done, they would have just sold India to the highest bidder of Uncle Sam.
Oh, and don't you find it the least bit funny that the best relations we have EVER had with Gulf Countries (UAE should come to mind) and other Muslim countries, like Iran, has been under a HINDU NATIONALIST government instead of a Sickularist/Communist one
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