Praxeology: My Reflexions on India

Gujarat's notoriously popular chief minister Narendra Modi has decided to ban the consumption of Gutka products in Gujarat beginning from 11th September, 2012. Modi said, I have to save the youths of Gujarat, from the dreaded evil of cancer and that’s why a decision to impose a complete ban on gutka has been taken (is he not worrying about saving the lives of old people who also consume Gutka? Are old people expendable?). Modi's zealous and blind worshiping supporters are going gaga over this policy. His supporters are blind and they have a vested interest in promoting Modi cult in Gujarat so they will never bother about the consequences of this policy. In fact, they are more than happy in promoting this policy because it is going to finally help them win the votes and political power. Modi's supporters are either knaves or ignorant of the consequences of this policy, but Gujarat's society can not afford to remain so ignorant. Every sane person must analyze this po...

There is a drought this monsoon season in India. It is now being officially acknowledged by the agriculture minister. In a recent meeting with the press Sharad Pawar - the agriculture minister - said ,"be ready to face drought". This same minister, until this week was saying , "there is no drought like situation in the country yet". Not only this, government's imbecile meteorology department is issuing one after another wrong forecast of monsoon season since mid April e.g., on 17th April Met department said , India's monsoon is likely to have average rainfall in 2012 despite fears the El Nino weather pattern may emerge in the second half of the season, the country's top weather official said, pointing to a third straight year without drought. On 15th May the Met department again said , India's 2012 monsoon rains are likely to hit the Kerala coast on time on June 1, the weather department said on Tuesday, brightening farm output prospects as ...