Is India deliberately avoiding reforms?

If you call giving 51% FDI is growth than better we remain backward. And focus more on providing food education and health basic facility to the mass.

As far as politicans of this era are concern they have never though of country's growth with the face of human, otherwise why india corp. that sounds more like east india company who has ruled(looted) india and indians for 100 years.
we are happy with out FDI and Politicians of today.

I completely accept with SUJIT BANERJEE and gunjan views on the issue.
Moreover the points conveyed by the people said by the world class investors can't accepted to Indian scenario.
" Walmart's extreme pricing pressure on supplies forces those companies to relocate factories and jobs overseas"
Los Angeles Times 23 November 2003

The policy would most definitely disrupt the current balance of economy and will render millions of small retailers jobless by closing the small slit opportunity available to them.
Government instead complaining and commenting on the middlemen it should frame rules and regulations from which the producer can get more share from the consumer and also the prices can the kept under control.

Far from being a vibrant democracy, India at best is a pseudo-democracy. It provides an illusion of democracy with no real benefits to its citizens. Furthermore, its politicians are the biggest roadblocks to its progress. Remember, the opposite of Pro is Con. Ergo, the opposite of progress is congress.

in the FDI -it is not a matter of politics. govt. should think about small shop owners not only in kirana sector but also for long term advantage and disadvantages what PM manmohan will do when they are at a same position of a grocery shop owner in india.an indian shop owner can not compete big elephants of retail in each area finance logistics technology stock prices negotiatios with suppliers consumers
it seems govt decision system is lost its values,nationality of thnking capacity

assuming india is not avoiding reforms, a stich in time saves nine and justice delayed is justise denied so however laudable are our democratic processes and standards we deny a timely cure and agood future to ourselves because of the partisan politics and highly varied interests of 120 crores population. world is changing but our mindset is not

The Congress like the NCP, Trinamool, SP , DMK and Mayawati is a family party : only a particular womb , pre-selected will produce the leader . So if the leader is a dunce as is the case with ALL the dynasts from Motilala to Pawar and Mamata and Kanimori then we are saddled with these jokers . Right way is to vote for the BJP or CPM , BUT and that is a BIG but , one is Bania ( Gujju/Marwadi protection party) , the other is a Bengali/Keralite pretender party taking orders from China ! So vote for nobody ! If you see an MP or IAS officer do what Goebbels said he would do to culture !

There is no empirical evidence anywhere in the world that foreign investments in organized retail benefit the local economy. Economic opinions are bitterly divided. Moreover, the rebalancing of employment will tilt more towards affluent classes at the expense of those who are at the margin. Also, foreign organized retailers will sooner or later lobby to waive local sourcing requirements and dump all the cheap goods in India. And why would farmers benefit? As buying power of purchasers consolidated, wouldn't producers be left at the mercy of God? World over, farmers hate organized retailers who push producers for every paisa.

Long live Indian politicians and long live those Indians who feel everything that happens in America is good!!!

It is clear that FDI in retail is looked at by the parties in opposition as an opportunity to pulldown the goverment for economic failures.All these parties had practiced differently whenever they were in power.Reuction in the number of political parties at the national level is the solution for taking bold policy decisions at the national level.

I THINK BEFORE SUCH REFORMS TOTAL REFORMATION OF DEMOCRCY AND ITS VICTIMS IS NECESSARY

To
Equity Master,

I am an Indian citizen aged 50+ by proffession not an Economist( understand Economics of managing family expences unlike US citizen - now under debt.) but Chief Engineer in Merchant Navy travelling the world since past 30 years , seen Capitalist & Communists countries have personally came across people of those countries of 6 continents Rich and Poor - is aware of the market price since 1967 when I was a student of class VII .

Recently on FDI issue I read a publication from TOI stating what Govt.says ,what Oppositins are saying & and what TOI is saying also went through many comments from my learned/ knowledgeable citizens mostly against and few in favour .

What I understand from all these arguments

a) Middlemen are the most benificiery of the existing system by hoarding and artificially manipulating prices, producers are badly effected and also the consumers by not having quality goods at Cheap price .

b) Entry of WalMart at China has other reason as WalMart is largest buyer of China made product.So in China it generates employment as well products are made in China will automatically be Cheap . Of all the products that are sold through WalMart what are the % of products that are made in USA or Europe ? Would be happy to know the figure from EquityMaster .

c) Listening about investment in Infrastructure - are they going to build roads and maintain to produce/ manufacture their products at distant places and transport from one region to the other region?

d) Indian business houses who are doing business Relience Fresh , More of Aditya Birla Group, Big Bazar - have set an example of giving stuff's at cheaper prices and of good quality ?

e) What is preventing Govt. from arresting & punishing these middlemen who are one of the main reason of price rise ?

f) Why is it the perception that WalMart can bring all changes and benifit for Indian people? Why not Indian companies do the same job what WalMart can do? Is their any Derth of Competent people in India ?

g) What Gaurantee/Control Govt. will have on these Giants with their Govt.backing if they sell spurious stuff that will result in massive Health Detoriaration altogether ? As few years back we came to know how pseticides are used in soft drinks like Coke/Pepsi?

I hardly see any Indian made products selling abroad - I felt proud to see Tata Trucks & Buses plying in Kuwait in 1981, a SonoDyne Music system selling in middle-east electronic stores , that also may be because of many Indian shop keepers love for the country. Recently saw TITAN watches in Vietnam .

Why not by Indians for Indians ? TATA's has today owened Land Rover & Jaguar of UK . Did TATA's started their business in UK or was it from INDIA and with Indian people ?

Will Look Forward for Reply from Equity Master .

SUJIT BANERJEE