India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh On Economic Reform And Social Issues

[Silverbackman]

After learning more about Manmohan Singh, it's easy to see that he is quite a blessing for India. Under P. V. Narasimha Rao, he was the finance minister that liberalized India's economy. If this liberalization didn't occur, India would not be the booming emerging superpower it is today. It's a good thing that he got rid of a lot of India's previous socialist regulations,licenses, and what not. This same finance minister is now your prime minister......how lucky India is to have him as prime minister. It would be like America having Ron Paul as president when the 2008 election comes......another pro-freedom and pro-free market candidate.

As of late, what new economic reforms Singh has made? It would be nice if he could smash the Central Bank of India so that the currency will be backed by real commodities like gold. This would booste economic growth even more. He generally reduces regulation and cuts taxes, correct (with the help of parliament of course)?

And what is Manmohan Singh position on social issues (individual freedom)? Is he against the current drug prohibition laws of the nation? Will he scrap India's sodomy laws any time soon......which is heavily unfair towards homosexuals? And what about his opinions on legal abortions and legal euthanasia?

[Puneet Sood]

Dear
Mr. Manmohan Singh has no opiniion. He is rubber stamp. It is futile to ask a rubber stamp for his opinion.

He is an sincere person. But what do with his sincerity if he can not have his writ run.

[Silverbackman]

Dear
Mr. Manmohan Singh has no opiniion. He is rubber stamp. It is futile to ask a rubber stamp for his opinion.

He is an sincere person. But what do with his sincerity if he can not have his writ run.

Who is he a rubber stamp to? The parliament? The president? Who?

[Silverbackman]

He's a rubber stamp to his party president Sonia Gandhi and his cabinet ministers. This is not the way it's supposed to be. A PM is supposed to lead. But owing Manmohan Singh's excessive pliancy he is being considered a weak PM.

As a rubber stamp to his cabinet members and Sonia Gandhi, what do they tell Singh to do? I hope their demands to the PM are more market liberalization reform (or liberal reforms in general). If they demand more state intervention, he shouldn't listen.

[Puneet Sood]

As a rubber stamp to his cabinet members and Sonia Gandhi, what do they tell Singh to do? I hope their demands to the PM are more market liberalization reform (or liberal reforms in general). If they demand more state intervention, he shouldn't listen.

I can not say about state intervention but there is certainly Sonia intervention, DMK intervention, left intervention and many other interventions.

[Silverbackman]

So at least the market is being liberalized, correct? As long as the market is liberalized toward a true free market system based on individual liberty, it really doesn't matter about rubber stamps. This will make India a superpower.

[Puneet Sood]

Anyway you do not seem to understand the Indian political scenerio.

[Silverbackman]

Anyway you do not seem to understand the Indian political scenerio.

Then perhaps you can explain to me the current Indian political scenario .

I do not see what is most important than a free market over government as well as greater individual liberty to all minority groups.