Special Economic Zones (SEZs)

Why is there so much hype about SEZ in the median recently? Well for once it a new experiment undertaken by the central government of India like the five year plans. SEZ was first introduced by People’s Republic of china with an aim to increase foreign investments. Many countries have plunged into this area but most of them have failed. Like many others India has also declared a total of 63 SEZs in India. Initially govt. proposed of having a total of 500 SEZ in India (Please don’t laugh they have skipped many). However only 220 of them the implementation process have started. SEZs experience flexibility in policies and laws allowing SEZs to utilize a special economic management system.
Special tax incentives for foreign investments in the SEZs.
Greater independence on international trade activities.
Economic characteristics are represented as "4 principles":
Constructions primarily relies on attracting and utilizing foreign capitals
Primary economic forms are Sino-foreign joint ventures and partnerships as well as wholly foreign-owned enterprises
Products are primarily export-oriented
Economic activities are primarily driven by market
You might have read about Singur (West Bengal) where TATA motors is starting up a plant to produce a 1Lakh car for Indian customer. Hence you might have also read about Mamta Banerjee and her hunger strike against this establishment. I sometimes wonder that these politicians will go up to any extent to be highlighted in the media. After looking at the pros and cons of the situation I couldn’t find any reason good enough to fight against it. Bengal as we are aware of tops the list of poor state in India. A revolution like this will not only develop Singur but will help in the over all development of the state. This step will not only generate employment but will also improve the standard of living of that region. The land that was taken from the farmers was not that much fertile that the govt. did a sin occupying it. The farmers are getting compensation and employment what more can they ask for.
Let’s talk about the other SEZ like Chennai, Santa Cruz (Mumbai) nothing substantial have been achieved there till yet in the past 5 years of their creation. However one should not criticize the govt. they are doing there best in helping this county to grow. They might be slow but they are doing something. I guess when comparing the growth in any other country it would have taken 7- 8 years for a SEZ to fully flourish but in India we will take may be 20- 25 years. But we will achieve it. We have a target a dream no matter how distant it is we will fulfill it.

Get well soon DD

One of my good friends met with an accident a week ago ... i was unaware of his situation i didnt call him up my mistake. I mailed him yesterday and got his reaply. He has a fracture in spinal cord he cannot get up and walk .. he is currently using crutches to walk... why god why do bad things happen to good people he too has seen enough he too has suffered enough .... Please be fair to him atlest. I really am worried he has no idea when will he be able to walk on his own.. On top of it all he aint in India he is there in UK no one to take care of him ... all alone .. i know how it feels there ... but he need more hep and support... i reuest all of you to please pray for him so that he gets well soon and will be able to run on his feet.

Amen

A salute to john lennon "give peace a chance"

Recently john lennon has really inspired me. I guess this world at this moment needs some on of his caliber of his imagination. "Imagine" if lennon was the president of the US of A. Then the song will go like this :
Imagine there's no Iran
It's easy if you try
No Osama below us
Above us only inflation
Imagine all the people
Living for power...
Imagine there's no countries(only US)
It isn't hard to do(couple of atom bombs)
Nothing to kill or die for (:))
And no religion too
Imagine all the people(americans)
Living life in peace...

Once lennon quoted "Christianity will go. It will vanish and shrink.... I don't know what will go first, rock 'n' roll or Christianity. We're more popular than Jesus now. Jesus was all right, but his disciples were thick and ordinary. It's them twisting it that ruins it for me." there wasan era dedicated for lennon. Still you can find his names on t-shirts, mugs he is timeless. Only few have been born like his callibre. he dared to speak what he beleived in through his songs and preachings. How many times have we stoped ouselves from saying something just beacuse we thought person infornt of us might be offended.

His best creation was "GIVE PEACE A CHANCE" on vietnam war ... guess wht it was recorded in a hotel room. If you havent heard it then let me present you with the lyrics.

Two, one two three four
Ev'rybody's talking about
Bagism, Shagism, Dragism, Madism, Ragism, Tagism
This-ism, that-ism, is-m, is-m, is-m.
All we are saying is give peace a chance
All we are saying is give peace a chance
C'mon
Ev'rybody's talking about Ministers,Sinisters, Banisters and canisters
Bishops and Fishops and Rabbis and Pop eyes,And bye bye, bye byes.
All we are saying is give peace a chance
All we are saying is give peace a chance
etc.

I beleive I can fly

I used to think that I could not go on

And life was nothing but an awful song

But now I know the meaning of true love

I'm leaning on the everlasting arms

If I can see it.....Then I can do it

If I just believe it.....There's nothing to it

I believe I can fly.....I believe I can touch the sky

I think about it ev'ry night and day.....

Spread my wings and fly away

I believe I can soar.....See me running through that open door

I believe I can fly....I believe I can fly.....

I believe I can fly

See I was on the verge of breaking down

Sometimes silence can seem so awful loud

There are miracles in life I must achieve

But first I know it starts inside of me

If I can see it.....Then I can do it

If I just believe it.....There's nothing to it

I believe I can fly.....I believe I can touch the sky

I think about it ev'ry night and day.....

Spread my wings and fly away

I believe I can soar.....See me running through that open door

I believe I can fly....I believe I can fly.....

I believe I can flyIf I can see it.....Then I can do it

If I just believe it.....There's nothing to it

I believe I can fly.....I believe I can touch the sky

I think about it ev'ry night and day.....

Spread my wings and fly away

I believe I can soar.....See me running through that open door

I believe I can fly....I believe I can fly.....I believe I can fly

Waiting for the sun to rise for me

In the book walking with my shadows i started up a new chapter yesterday. After repeated failures in MBA entrance i realised that the sun has set on me. All i need to do is to wait for the sun to rise for me. Yesterday was my last MBA entrance paper for this financial year. I know i havent given FMS seriously i was almost sleeping. However i am really dissappointed with my self for not performing well in TISS. I really wanted to get into this institute. There is something about this college that is attracting me towards it. Then again i didnt perform well in it. I m waiting for the sun to rise for me. One of my good friends told me that an "exact destruction is better than a common dwelling". I was never born to be lost in this crowd. Somehow i did. Its like a quick sand the more i try to struggle to get out of it the more in go deeper. I will wait for the sun to rise for me. It will one day if not then i will make this darkness my companion and we will walk hands in hands till eternity.

Another year has passed and I am still waiting for the sun to rise for me.