Thought for the day
“The way positive reinforcement is carried out is more
important than the amount. ”
-
B. F. Skinner (American, 1904-1990)
Word for the day
Booboisie (n)
A class of people regarded as stupid or foolish.
(Source: Dictionary.com)
Teaser for the day
Some never try to overcome their prejudices and dogmas.
They are analyzing team Modi from caste, class, religion,
and region angle.
Thalaivar
Shinzo Abe
With Narendra Modi taking over the reins of Indian government,
talks of deeper and wider economic relations with Japan have gained strong
currency. Japanese PM Shinzo Abe following Narendra Modi on Twitter (for record
he follows only three people) is now part of folklore. The other common point
of interest between two leaders is apparently Thalaivar Rajnikanth (Outside
India, Thalaivar is most popular in Japan).
Indeed, Shinzo Abe added his personal touch to the blossoming
Indo-Japan ties by identifying India as a pivotal partner in his book “Towards
a Beautiful Country” which he wrote before assuming Japan’s premiership. In his
book, he describes how Japan could advance its “national interests” by
strengthening “ties with India.” He speculated that “it will not be a surprise
if in another decade Japan-India relations overtake Japan-US and Japan-China
ties.
Indisputably Japanese investors can materially help in bridging
capital and technology deficit, especially in the sectors like large
infrastructure projects and technology intensive manufacturing.
In September 2007 The Policy Council of The Japan Forum of
International Relation, a power policy think tank in Japan, issued a policy
framework including 10
recommendations to enhancing economic cooperation with India.
These recommendations seem to have influenced many deals
subsequently. It is therefore pertinent to highlight the recommendations of the
Forum to put things in right perspective and make an assessment of the
potential contours of the economic and business opportunity.
1.
Recognize that private sector activities are
more effective than government initiatives and act accordingly.
2.
Strengthen ties with a view to achieving common
diplomatic objectives.
3.
Participate actively in business networks
connecting east Asia with India.
4.
Diversify India-Japan trade and investment.
5.
Share the latest intellectual resources for
infrastructural development.
6.
Promote meaningful policy dialogue and mutual
understanding through outcome oriented trade missions.
7.
Japanese corporations should adopt business
models to the Indian markets.
8.
Take full advantage of India’s IT expertise.
9.
Increase human interaction, especially by
offering ore employment opportunities to Indian skilled human resources in
Japan.
10.
Cooperate with India on peaceful use of nuclear
energy.
Though Indo-Japan
relations have certainly seen material improvement in past one decade, the
potential has not been realized even nominally. Most set targets have remained
underachieved…..to continue tomorrow
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