What has army website takedown got anything to do with the fight against corruption??
Can we please get beyond the script kiddie phase and actually start bringing to light some of the deeply corrupt politicians and bureaucrats ala Wikileaks style?
Even that I am not hopeful about. Corruption is so pervasive in India that Indians glaze over them except when something of the scale of 2G Scam hits. Accusations fly back and forth, and then its relegated to Page 10 and everyone moves on. Judiciary, Legislature, there is hardly any aspect that remains untarnished.
There is a moral tug of war today waged for the heart of India, a tug of war between Technology and Transparency against corruption. Once that is won, there still remains a task of punishing the offenders and ensuring the frameworks are in place to prevent it from happening. Neither the Legislature, nor the Judiciary is vested enough to ensure that.
Dont get me started on him. The guy has about 300 million in networth which are all charitable donations. Are you telling me that HE cares about corruption?
He is an opportunistic god peddler who wants to turn this circus in to an attempt at politics and further power play. Some people can see through his shell game, but in the end this wouldnt have solved anything for the country.
"some action is better than no action, when it comes to fixing things"
So, as a (presumably) professional coder, you believe this? I'm inclined to STRONGLY disagree. There's a time for decisiveness of action , sure, but it usually follows once you've established a strategy. "Some act is better than no act" is false without lots of caveats.
Whats wrong with his protest. He is anyway better than the corrupt politicians of India....People supporting cause he raised and they will support these causes even if a corrupt politician raises it... it is not individuals but causes which are supported... I agree he is doing all to gain political gains, but the cause must be supported IMO
@Cherian_Abraham,
So what's wrong with it? All those assets are accountable. Not stashed away in an anonymous bank in Switzerland.
I am more interested to know how much cut did ruling party president and prime minister got in 2G scam and Commonwealth Games scam.
Not sure if the Yogi's protests will be fruitful because his demands are long and unrealistic. Since the black money in Swiss banks is an international issue it takes time to bring back that money.
But there was a country wide agitation a while back demanding for an Ombudsman bill (against corruption) which is now being worked out by a joint committee. It will most likely get passed in the parliament within two months. If it happens it'll be the first major step taken against corruption in the independent India.
>Can we please get beyond the script kiddie phase and actually start bringing to light some of the deeply corrupt politicians and bureaucrats ala Wikileaks style?
The problem is that bringing these people to light is useless if you can't reach your audience. Internet access in India is still not really that great, and free-roaming Internet access -- the sort that drives people to use informational sources recreationally, a la Wikipedia and reddit -- has a long way to go before it becomes common. Facebook's penetration into India is basically nil, and Orkut isn't doing much better -- 40 million is a vanishingly small fraction of India's population. If hackers expose a bunch of corrupt politicians on Wikileaks India, it will hardly matter when nobody sees it.
As if people around the world actually visit Wikileaks website to read the expositions. That's the task of media.
The gazillion newspapers and TV channels of India will do a nice job in highlighting Wikileaks expositions of Indian politicians if it is released. (recently Julian Assange promised to release the list of Indian black money holders in Swiss banks)
Can we please get beyond the script kiddie phase and actually start bringing to light some of the deeply corrupt politicians and bureaucrats ala Wikileaks style?
Even that I am not hopeful about. Corruption is so pervasive in India that Indians glaze over them except when something of the scale of 2G Scam hits. Accusations fly back and forth, and then its relegated to Page 10 and everyone moves on. Judiciary, Legislature, there is hardly any aspect that remains untarnished.
There is a moral tug of war today waged for the heart of India, a tug of war between Technology and Transparency against corruption. Once that is won, there still remains a task of punishing the offenders and ensuring the frameworks are in place to prevent it from happening. Neither the Legislature, nor the Judiciary is vested enough to ensure that.