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Christian News: Persecution
(Carrollton, Texas) "The Indian election has sent a significant message that extremism, especially against minorities, is not going to be accepted in the country," said Gospel for Asia ("GFA"") President K.P. Yohannan after poll results were posted in the world's largest democracy.
In India, the moderate Congress Party and its allies won 260 seats in the 543-seat parliament with two races undecided--only 12 seats short of a majority. Dr. Yohannan said there were a number of smaller parties eager to join the coalition. The vote was a serious blow to those who would lead India down the road of religious intolerance and continued persecution of Christians.
The incumbent prime minister, Manmohan Singh, has vowed to lead a "stable, strong government which is committed to secular values," a refutation of extreme, religious-based nationalism.
The size of the vote against those advocating violence against Christians amazed the political pundits, who had predicted a close election with perhaps years of unstable and weak coalition governments in India's future.
"No one expected this," Dr. Yohannan noted. “The Congress party itself is surprised.”
But Dr. Yohannan said there was a clear explanation: "Many political pundits are talking about the 'X' factor in this election, something unexpected that can turn the results. There was an X factor, and I believe it was God."
Dr. Yohannan asks for prayer for Sri Lanka in the wake of this conflict that took an estimated 70,000 lives. "While this 30-year-long civil war has come to an end by the news of the Tamil Tigers' surrender, in reality this is the beginning of pain and crisis for hundreds of thousands of people who are displaced," Dr. Yohannan said. "There are 25,000 now in refugee camps, and the suffering is especially acute among the children and elderly. "This is one of the greatest challenges and opportunities we have to minister to people in the name of Christ."
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SO NOW WE HAVE CONGRESS VICTORY, RECEIPE FOR MANMOHAN TO FOLLOW
======================================================= =============== privatize some of the many companies that remain in clumsy government hands (2-7 years) India's archaic labour laws, which make it hard for firms to hire and fire to adjust for changing market conditions(2-7 years) lower the barriers to foreign investment in the retail, financial and media sectors(2-7 years) cut back the enormous subsidies on fertilizer and fuel that drain government coffers and distort the workings of the market Hire and Fire policy to be passed (2-3 years) Implementation of unemployment training programs. (2-5 years) Implementation of Social Security System (2-5 years) Creative ways to create employment in India. Focus on agro related industry to move 60% of farmers to other related industry (2-20 years) Problems phased in setting company in India. (From current 89 days to 3 days) (2-5 years) Full Autonomy to education institutes, school, college, university. No UGC like government body to interfere on schoolbooks by politicians. (2 - 5 years) Win 100 medals in Olympics. Foster Sports right from school. Rank school, college, university based on local quality standard like IIT (10 - 20 years) Good Democratic Functioning of Parliament, Foster Democracy right from school monitor election every 3 months (10 years) Learn Research & Development, Foster Creativity & Entrepreneurship, Business spirit, Efficiency & Quality and Productivity (2- 10 years) Elimination of corruption in government department, transparency in government department. (2-5 years) India's high number of pending cases in court - lowers to upper court. Implement 911-type system. Law & Order (5-10 years) Increase No. Of Court density based on population, track pending cases and speedy justice using hi-tech. (2-5 years) India's land reforms and speediness needed to tackle land registration. (2-5 years) Link India with super highways and roads to connect rural villages. (5-10 years) Implement Urbanization of World class standard for major 10-15 cities of India (10 years) Implement Rural Infrastructure with panchayat reforms, full autonomy to panchayats and others (15- 30 years) Complete autonomy for panchayats or local governance, money from privatization must go to infrastructure projects, not for govt. salary. (2-10 years) Preplanning in case of major disaster like earth quake (5-16 years) Tourism center, Ports, across India with world-class amenities. Implemented by private party, just like Disney World. (15- 20 years) Privatization in full speed, sell all government owned businesses. Not only loss making, but also profit making. Electricity, Water, Food storage, Road, Ports and other are better managed by private company Indian or foreign. Ultimately consumer will benefit, not 1 politician, not 1 business group. (2-7 years) Telecom Industry - implement toll-free number system. - By private players Place competition on industry to get global quality product. (2 years) Creative ways to make India attractive destination for business. Just like china. (2-5 years) Permanent solution to strike by Truckers, Teachers and other unions. (2-5 years) India must deal with its high number of terrorist organisation, Insurgents http://www.freelebanon.org/articles/a167.htm Kelkar Tax Reforms, Implement VAT and other measures (3-10 years) create world-class stock market system of capitalist society with moderate returns and no major bulls/bears. (15 years) Recipe for 8% growth rate Elimination of Quota Raj- Removal of distinction based on caste, government to see all humans as equal, (2-5 years) Programs to target based on economic conditions. Poor gets money from rich peoples taxes, rather then from middle class poor family (2-5 years) River Linking Project, Village wells and other small river projects. (10-16 years) Preplanning in case of major disaster like water flooding (5-16 years) Plant millions of trees to avoid existing deforestation (20 - 40 years) Preplanning in case of major disaster like no water - scarcity of water, famine. (5-16 years) Metropolitan city phase challenge of not snow, but of excessive rain, Imagine heavy rain of devestation scale. Need to manage water in cities (5-16 years) Elimination of age-old health problems like AIDS, Malaria, Typhoid, Jaundice and other. India is World’s AIDS Leader (5-16 years) Preplanning in case of major health disaster like AIDS or SARS to occur (5 - 16 years)
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May 21, 2009
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