Today's News In India

Well the government in Kerala seems to be washing its hands off the Sabarimala tragedy
(http://Calmisc.blogspot.com/2011/01/stampede-in-sabarimala-kerala-100.html). 

Look at it this way. This is not a one off incident like "26/11" in Bombay or the Tsunami in 2004. This kind of stampede / accident is a fairly regular incident. And while USA, countries in Europe may create a big issue about safety etc, we in India know better. We firmly believe in Darwin's theory and the market forces (http://vbala99.blogspot.com/2011/01/capitalism-at-its-best.html). The strongest and the most competitive / ruthless will win. If a 100,000 pilgrims were in Sabarimala on that fateful day and 100 died, why didn't the 99,000 odd other people die? We believe in survival of the fittest. We don't want to waste scant resources like money on good infrastructure, roads and safety because those will go towards protection of the weak and the unfit. It's a colossal waste of scant resources.

Our philosophy is good. While Europe will become weaker because of its propensity of protecting the weak (be it for a company like Airbus or a country like Greece) we don't do such things. We let the weak and undesirables die and we accelerate such deaths (as in the case of female foeticide).

As I write, India's GDP based on Purchasing Power Parity is next only to US and China, probably proving that India's faith in capitalism and Darwinism is right.

Going on to the next item, Delhi is not only the political capital of India. It is also called the rape capital of India. About a fourth of all rapes in India, happen in Delhi. Atta boy. Well as Michael Crichton once said, rape is not about sex. It's about power. So it's jungle forces out there. The strong preying on the weak. And of course the police and the judicial system can be bought in India. That would be needed only if the victim lodges a case and if the case comes to court.