Bijay's Blog

Mission Darius The conventional army loses if it does not win, the guerrilla wins if he does not lose.- Henry Kissinger. Conventional war is more like shadow boxing in the war-room but fighting in the battle field is another story. History is witness of many such encounters where numbers do not count, the myth of 300 Spartans defying the mighty Persians, millions in number still fresh in our memory. While Alexander, was framing his war plan in Gaugamela against the Babylonians, even his most trusted generals doubted his ability to conquer over a conventionally mightier Persians. History repeats itself, while skeptical Babur invaded Afghan king Ibrahim Lodhi, in India , he took a leaf out of Alexander's book. The Mogul king was leading a smaller army in comparison but capable of Guerrilla warfare right on the war front. Legends say had the Afghans or the Persians sustained on the battle field for even another hour or so both Babur and Alexander would have ...

"With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility" - Voltaire. As Narendra Modi swears in as India's next Prime Minister, a new era in Indian history unfolds. The mandate is literal reflection of his personality of being immensely decisive. A mandate that empowers a capable statesman like Modi to fulfill all the hopes, that sets him free from all the traction of coalition. The first ever government in the recent past that vows to work 18 hours a day altogether skipping its honeymoon period, truly living up to the grand expectation. Off late I have a sincere urge to stop writing on politics and going back to issues of public interest and social reform. However, I thought lets set some agenda before I drop the thread and continue to play the role of a constructive critic.  After a long while we have a no-nonsense leader in Delhi's corridors of politics who has a vision that impresses every right thinking national. Much have been said about the perils of cas...

Let Me Think, I am bit puzzled...  There is nothing sexier than SENSEX, when over pouring FDI, overwhelms the indices. Political correctness, coerces the leaders to selectively welcome the overseas money while rejecting the same for multi-brand retails, as that would persuade erosion of crucial retailer vote bank. In fact, we already have multinationals making huge inroads into multi-brand retail segment. The Reliance Industries, and the Future Group's operation is not restricted to Indian subcontinent only, and they are big enough to wipe out the entire retailer community here. So whats the fuss all about, its more political than real. The local retailers concern reminds me of early 2K when Bajaj group Chairman, Rahul Bajaj connived with, the then Bajpai Government to stall the possible entry of Chinese automobiles into Indian market. At the hindsight, that was one of the perfect decision ever made by any government. The Chinese products are not only poor in quality but also ...