tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3894962697680014980.post5286009626892038671..comments2024-03-28T21:23:05.084-07:00Comments on Raisina Series: After Manmohan, Who?Krishan Partap Singhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06018863863122160462noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3894962697680014980.post-87088944927226359262013-03-25T07:26:30.196-07:002013-03-25T07:26:30.196-07:00Nothing spectacular................lots of ambigui...Nothing spectacular................lots of ambiguity embedded within a usual political ecosystem...................Not sure what KP was doing all these days as the book does not yield much to viewer's expectations and the plot becomes tad simplistic..........I think political books should be comprised of spine chilling moments............This somewhat reflected the mediocrity usually found in Chetan Bhagat's books where everything falls in place towards the end..........Wish life were that simple...............So I guess I wasn't majorly impressed with this last installment of the Raisina series..............It did not do justice to the long wait I had had to do..........I believe it's time KP starts taking cue from someone like Stieg Larsson on how one can keep sequels as interesting and jaw dropping as the earlier prequels...........the elements that pump up an adrenaline rush while you read a suspenseful political thriller was widely missing in this book and I did console myself after I was done reading 300 pages that there might be something that'll be a head turner towards the end but my optimism died a brutal death as I felt the anguish of the reader in me craving for good literature...........Better luck next time KP..........Saurabhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16416504998394704381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3894962697680014980.post-48298361806073078852013-02-27T10:38:27.620-08:002013-02-27T10:38:27.620-08:00nice analysis ... may the best horse win ! But sin...nice analysis ... may the best horse win ! But since we are turning into virtually a two party system at the centre, we should try making a shift towards a presidential form of democracy atleast as far as the general elections are concerned !An Unamused Netizenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13312290722109899032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3894962697680014980.post-63163571888200121112013-02-27T10:02:16.905-08:002013-02-27T10:02:16.905-08:00Just read your post from Tuesday outlining the 201...Just read your post from Tuesday outlining the 2014 outcomes. Great analysis, really looking forward to the next in the series.<br /><br />I agree with most of your points, but I think you left one factor out. There's a groundswell of public anger that we've been seeing in recent year. Starting with the Anna Hazare protests through to Arvind Kejriwal's rise and the Delhi gangrape protests for better law & order, I believe that we're starting to see middle class India say clearly "we want a functioning, clean government." And I believe this is not limited to an urban elite- it will be in 2014 the main voting issue for voters across rural/urban India. The country is clearly fed up, and that will be the biggest factor in voting decisions in 2014<br /><br />Let me take that one step further. I think it is naive to say these events and the groundswell will result in something at all like Kejriwal winning. Instead, the real result of this public mood points to one direction: Modi. He stands alone among major contenders as a candidate that can deliver what the people are crying out for. At a cost, yes, and one that I'm not sure may end up be worth paying, but where else are people who are angry about corruption and slowing growth going to turn? Even if they have reservations about him, as I believe the majority of voters in India do, there really is no other option.<br /><br />This really is a historic moment for India. It's going to be a wild, exciting ride. Can't wait to see it play out! <br />--<br />Niraj Sheth<br />Former foreign correspondent in India for the Wall Street JournalKrishan Partap Singhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06018863863122160462noreply@blogger.com