Sunday, May 12, 2013

Failed State: Pakistan or India?

We are fond of saying that our 'distant neighbour' Pakistan, unlike us, is a failed state. One now wonders which is really the failed State.

Supreme Court of Pakistan unseated a corrupt prime minister and disenfranchised a former dictator President. It even ordered enquiries against the current President.

Did the Indian Supreme Court ever hold the emergency imposed by Indira Gandhi unlawful? Indians voted against the dictator not because of her unconstitutional ways but because of excesses in family planning.

Imran Khan despite his razzmatazz is not elected to power. He would have been more successful in India. His tie-up with the Taliban was thumbed down by voters in Pakistan.

It appears that there are more checks and balances in Pakistan than in India. A corrupt political party, PPP was voted out of power in Pakistan. One is not sure what will happen in India. If all parties are corrupt, which one do you vote in?

Does Indian President ever question the prime minister whatever be the ministerial shenanigans?

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