anshuman sharma

Why Security Council Is a Distant Dream

Article Review by: anshuman sharma
Author : Sashi Tharoor Published: May 12, 2008
Sashi Tharoor in his most recent contribution to India's thought process writes about the hassles in front of the nation's aspiration to acquire a permanent seat at the Security Council. When you read the article, at age 20, there certainly is a level of frustration that follows.
Ads by GoogleThere are grave issues in the country that need immediate action. India shining and economic boom are words most frequent in contemporary newspapers and columns. Tatas buy Corus and Citibank is headed by an Indian are just a few mentions. The common man is striving for survival, and half of the population is still to understand the concept of bread. This sounds Leftist and Anti-Establishment, doesn’t it? This is not the issue. It can’t be, since I as a student in the capital have my own worries. The cost of milk is Rs. 24 for a litre, that of a kilogram of pulses is Rs. 60, a 200ml shampoo comes for Rs. 130 and toothpaste for Rs. 45. normally a student has anywhere from Rs 1000 to Rs 3000 for his pocket. So apparently it becomes a little difficult. More significantly, the social structure is a little too self obsessed. Every female is on the mercy of the straying male. She is perennially gazed with a subliminal thought; ‘what is she doing out of her house’? There exists no age group from zero to eighty which has not been raped at least once.Well, given the fact that we are the biggest democracy and the fifth largest economy, this state may act as a deterrent. There is nothing else really that we lag behind at. Corruption exists everywhere. So what if we are a little more corrupt in mentality and Indians are dishonest is a joke? Poverty is not an issue here since economic boom is taking caring of that.Infrastructure doesn’t count since we will soon host a Formula One race built on farmlands and I will support Raikkonen. I know for sure that a few farmers will commit suicide in excitement. Formula One is all about excitement. There are only two categories of citizens, poor and snobbish. How does it matter as long as we are in international news?Urban citizens have all of a sudden become wine connoisseurs. Because they can afford it. They all work in big companies and so do their peers. 50% of the seats in educational institutions are reserved. But we can always emigrate, or if we can’t afford to, there always are coaching classes. Only 1200 students per batch. Education for all. The greatest thing is that you don’t need a house to sleep in. a flyover will always provide you the space underneath. You only have to watch out the racing Mercedes that may occasionally go over you. The license will always be found fake or paid-for, be the chauffer or the owner.So I think there are no possibilities that can keep us away from acquiring a permanent seat in the SC but the neighbouring states of Pakistan, China or Indonesia. As Mr. Tharoor points out.