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Thursday, September 22, 2005
The Two Indias and the Politics of Protest
Got this from Frontline - in Delhi, a protest led by Resident Welfare Associations resulted in a rollback of fares imposed by the Delhi government; whereas in Orissa, the cabinet and the legislative assembly fail to take action on the Fishing in Chilika Regulation Bill inspite of regular protests at the local and State level, and the Supreme Court's recognition of the rights of the fisherfolk.
What's going on?
What's going on?
Thursday, September 15, 2005
International Voice of the People Survey
Here are the very interesting results of Gallup's International Voice of the People Survey for South Asia (thanks T). The survey is a mix of the predictable and the surprising, for e.g -
1. While only 1% of Indians surveyed trusted politicians, 61% trusted the police and the army. Given media and cultural representations of the police (and increasingly, the army) this is a surprising finding indeed.
2. Perhaps even more surprisingly, 77% of Indians surveyed do not believe that India is democratically governed. This in spite of all our talk about being the world's greatest/largest/most successful democracy. Can we call a nation democratic if its people do not believe it is being democratically governed?
3. And finally, while 18% of the Pakistanis surveyed said they were most influenced by their religious leaders, no statistically significant percentage of surveyed Indians did so.
Do you find the results of the survey contrary to your assumptions too?
1. While only 1% of Indians surveyed trusted politicians, 61% trusted the police and the army. Given media and cultural representations of the police (and increasingly, the army) this is a surprising finding indeed.
2. Perhaps even more surprisingly, 77% of Indians surveyed do not believe that India is democratically governed. This in spite of all our talk about being the world's greatest/largest/most successful democracy. Can we call a nation democratic if its people do not believe it is being democratically governed?
3. And finally, while 18% of the Pakistanis surveyed said they were most influenced by their religious leaders, no statistically significant percentage of surveyed Indians did so.
Do you find the results of the survey contrary to your assumptions too?
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