This document discusses several issues facing India, including discrimination against certain groups, terrorism in Kashmir, empowerment of women, unemployment, and corruption. It argues that youth must promote inter-community cooperation to address discrimination. While the government is working to resolve problems, more initiatives are needed to protect the vulnerable. Rising corruption in politics is also an issue that politicians must address to regain public trust. Overall, the document highlights social, economic, and political challenges in India and calls for continued efforts and cooperation across sectors to overcome them.
This document discusses several issues facing India, including discrimination against certain groups, terrorism in Kashmir, empowerment of women, unemployment, and corruption. It argues that youth must promote inter-community cooperation to address discrimination. While the government is working to resolve problems, more initiatives are needed to protect the vulnerable. Rising corruption in politics is also an issue that politicians must address to regain public trust. Overall, the document highlights social, economic, and political challenges in India and calls for continued efforts and cooperation across sectors to overcome them.
This document discusses several issues facing India, including discrimination against certain groups, terrorism in Kashmir, empowerment of women, unemployment, and corruption. It argues that youth must promote inter-community cooperation to address discrimination. While the government is working to resolve problems, more initiatives are needed to protect the vulnerable. Rising corruption in politics is also an issue that politicians must address to regain public trust. Overall, the document highlights social, economic, and political challenges in India and calls for continued efforts and cooperation across sectors to overcome them.
in some parts of South India and in zed on a large scale and intensively.
ing the institutional framework for
many parts of the Hindi belt like Here the role of the Indian young speedy implementation and adjudi- Chhattisgarh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Uttar generation is very important. They cation. Political participation of Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh etc. are must practise and encourage inter- women, right from the lowest hier- exploited and they are discriminated caste and intercommunity marriages archy of administration to the highest against. Their insecurity makes them and proper publicity should be given level of leadership has been speci- vulnerable to their being seduced by to them. The media has also its due fically taken care of to achieve the anti-national elements and converted role. Communal riots and tensions objective of strengthening the struc- to other religions. Though the Gov- receive publicity, b u t instances of ture, widen peoples participation ernment, both at the centre and the communal harmony and friendliness and improve services to the people. states, is doing its best to eradicate are seldom highlighted by the media. Women organizations and some this age-long social problem, yet they The media with all its gusto should political parties are adamantly raising must take extra initiative to protect cover such news. their demand for implementing the weak and the poor and disparities Another age old problem of thirty-three percent reservation for in their economic conditions and unemployment should also be the women members in the Indian educational opportunities must be addressed properly. Unemployed Parliament. However, instead of removed. youths, in the absence of a concrete depending solely on Government aid But the greatest threat to our solution, are either becoming anti- to empower the women, it is the duty Motherlands integration, unity, peace social elements or are turning to be of each and every citizen to come for- and prosperity at the present moment naxalites. Recently the Prime Minister ward to fight against gender discrimi- is terrorism. This is not only our own has urged all the CEOs and Managing nation. The women should also try to problem, but the whole world is Directors of the various Corporate abstain themselves from accusing under the grip of terrorism. The pat- Houses of our country to renounce only the males for their overall plight hetic example of bloodshed and the lavish lifestyles and come forward in the name of feminist conscious- terrorism in India is Kashmir which is for social upliftment. Some very ness and should themselves show a popularly known as the Heaven of burning problems of our society, like united front to fight for equality. In the world. It is now riddled with the large scale suicides of the inde- this regard we may take the recent factionalism, polarized by history bted farmers in Andhra Pradesh, examples of Jessica Lal and Priyadar- and politics and gripped by tragedy. Maharashtra and Kerala which ulti- shini Mattoo murder cases, where a Certain foreign powers are active for mately give rise to unemployment combined citizens pressure helped destabilizing our country. Killings, may effectively be solved, if the Cor- immensely in bringing the heavy assassinations and militant activities porate world pays adequate and weight real culprits to law and ensu- are order of the day in Kashmir. genuine heed to the PMs advice. ring proper justice to the bereaved Undoubtedly our Government has families of the victims. Another crucial problem in our taken firm steps to wipe out violence In the international arena India country, is that of rising atrocities from this mountain valley, but still without depending on any super- against women. Though the post- more concrete steps have to be taken powers interference, should lead the independence era in India has made in this regard. The common people of peace-loving nations of the world to progress in developing womens the region should wholeheartedly co- wipe out terrorism. It should strictly capabilities, yet today inequalities operate with the Government to fight control countries like Pakistan and continue to exist between women and against the separatist forces. other such countries which are creat- men. Our age old patriarchal society Our neighboring country, once a ing violence in the world and if is yet to come to terms with the part of Mother India, Pakistan is con- necessary should boycott these coun- concept of providing equal oppor- tinuously supporting, organizing and tries from all the spherespolitically tunity to women. As such the empo- sponsoring militant activities in as well as economically. werment and autonomy of women Kashmir and also other parts of our and the improvement of womens The most disgusting fact in India country. However, recently through social, economic and political status is is the spread of corruption in the poli- constant dialogue between the res- essential for achievement of trans- tical arena. Politicians should shed pective leaderships of the two coun- parent, accountable government, their narrow selfish and party consi- tries, things seem to be turning administration and sustainable deve- derations and work sincerely for towards normalcy. lopment in all areas of life. The mitigating this menace of corruption. empowerment of women became It is a pity that after sixty years of our The various threats to our culture necessary as they are almost fifty Independence, the politicians are and unity are serious ones and cannot percent of the population and are lacking in credentials, resulting that be solved simply by setting up being discriminated at all fronts. they are slowly but steadily losing the various Groups of Ministers, special faith and trust of their countrymen. committees and paper works and The Indian government has all This may be proved by the fact that optimistic wishes expressed by our along been enthusiastically imple- during their election campaigns, most political leaders at home and abroad. menting policies for empowerment of of our political leaders and the poli- Constructive programmes that incul- women specifically by external indu- tical parties are nowadays seeking the cate the ideals and concepts of cements like political and economic national integration should be organi- processes, legal reform, strengthen- Continued on Page 257
PD/August/2007/254 Must is a hard nut to crack, but it has a sweet kernel.