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The Outsider With Tim Sebastian on Bloomberg TV India
The Outsider With Tim Sebastian
on Bloomberg TV India
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25-11-2012, 09:16 AM | #2 |
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The Outsider is a debating programme that will take a fresh look at some of the biggest issues in India.
Hosted by award-winning television journalist Tim Sebastian, the programme will debate the key political and social issues affecting the country and will be televised around the world. A controversial motion will be at the centre of each debate. Speakers will argue either for or against the motion as they try to convince an audience of 150 people, most of them youth, to vote for them. The audience will play a key role by asking questions and entering into debate with the speakers. As well as hearing from some of the country's leading political thinkers and activists, The Outsider will give an opportunity to the country's youth to voice their views on the topics - from the audience. The Outsider is produced by Sobo Films and broadcast on Bloomberg TV India and on Bloomberg networks around the world. The launch series will feature 13 episodes.
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25-11-2012, 09:17 AM | #3 |
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Tim Sebastian
He is best known as the Chairman of The Doha Debates and for his seven year run as the host of the BBC's flagship international interview programme, Hardtalk. Tim Sebastian is the founder and chairman of two debating programmes based in the Middle East that have global television audiences. In 2004, he founded The Doha Debates to promote free speech in the region. Based in Qatar, the programme explores the vital issues affecting the Arab and Islamic worlds and is the recipient of an Association for International Broadcasting award for best specialist genre. In 2011, he founded and launched the New Arab Debates based in Cairo and Tunis with the aim of bringing debating and free speech to people in two of the countries at the centre of the Arab Spring. He was twice named Interviewer of the Year by the Royal Television Society for his role as the first host of the BBC's Hardtalk programme. He has also won the Society's Television Journalist of the Year award as well as a British Academy award for contributions to factual television. Before hosting Hardtalk, Tim Sebastian was a BBC foreign correspondent based in Warsaw, Moscow and Washington. He worked for the BBC for more than 30 years.
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25-11-2012, 10:32 AM | #4 |
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Politics Should No Longer Be A Family Business
BACKGROUND : Indian politics is dominated by families, but is dynastic politics good or bad for the country? Has politics become a family business rife with nepotism and favourism and is it damaging democracy - or not? The number of hereditary politicians in India Writer Patrick French studied the number of hereditary politicians in India for his book, India: A Portrait. His key findings are:
Source: TheIndiaSite.com which compiles figures on hereditary politicians
Pradeep Chhibber, a political science professor at Berkeley, wrote a paper that claims the absence of a party organization, independent civil society associations that mobilize support for the party, and centralized financing of elections has led to the emergence and sustenance of dynastic parties in India. The paper assesses the impact of dynastic parties and shows that not only are party systems more volatile when parties are dynastic but more important, dynastic parties serve to make the political system less representative. He pinpoints three conditions that promote dynasticism:
Source: The Economist. July 2011 India is not the only country with dynastic politics. It is a trend that is common in Asia and across the world.
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25-11-2012, 10:34 AM | #5 |
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India is no place for women!
BACKGROUND : India has been ranked one of the world’s worst countries for women. Is it a true reflection of the current situation or is the status of women improving? Article 14 in the Constitution of India (1949) states equality before the law and prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex. The 2011 poll by TrustLaw, a Thomas Reuters Foundation service, ranks India as the fourth most dangerous place for women after Afghanistan, Democratic Republic of Congo and Pakistan. POPULATION : The Census Report 2011 says there are 940 women to 1,000 men. According to United Nations figures, the normal sex ratio at birth worldwide ranges from 102 to 106 males per 100 females. The Indian government has said that there were 7 million girls missing in the last decade alone. In April 2011, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh described female foeticide and infanticide as a “national shame” and called for a “crusade” to save the girl child. CRIMES AGAINST WOMEN: National Crimes Records Bureau, Ministry of Home Affairs, data found:
According to the 2009 World Economic Forum Global Gender Gap Report:
According to Inter-Parliamentary Union figures released in March 2012:
Today there are more that one million elected women representatives in the Panchayats – local assemblies in rural India.
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25-11-2012, 10:36 AM | #6 |
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No Honest Business In India
Background: India has been hit by a string of huge corruption scandals including a multi-billion dollar telecom licenses scam in 2008, alleged financial malpractices associated with the Commonwealth Games in 2010 and an illegal mining scandal in Karnataka state during 2006-2010. India ranked 87th place out of 178 countries in Transparency International's Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) in 2010, down from 84th place in 2009. The index refers to perceptions of the degree of corruption as seen by business people and country analysts. With this ranking, corruption in India is seen to be worse than in China and Brazil, but still less severe than in Russia and Indonesia. The World Bank has identified corruption as among the greatest obstacles to economic and social development. A KPMG bribery and corruption survey in 2011 found:
From 1948-2010, India has lost a total of $462 billion in illicit financial flows or illegal capital flight. This illicit flow was the result of corruption, bribery and kickbacks, criminal activities and efforts to shelter wealth from a country’s tax authorities. EFFORTS TO COMBAT CORRUPTION The Right to Information Act 2005, has emerged as one of the most effective initiatives in fighting corruption. It follows the adoption of the Bill on Public Interest Disclosures and Protection of Informer (Whistle blower resolution) and the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC). Many of the large scams in recent years have been unearthed as a result of these Bills. A Gallop Poll released on 8 May 2012 found that Indians are starting to see less corruption in government and business. The key findings of the poll are:
The Lokpal Bill The Lokpal Bill sets up an independent ombudsman with the power to prosecute politicians and civil servants. The bill was tabled in parliament in August 2011, but was sent to a panel of MPs after protests from anti-corruption activists who said it was too weak. It is still to be passed into legislation. Anti-corruption movement Anti-corruption campaigners, including social activist "Anna" Hazare, have gathered support in their efforts to force the government to deal with corruption. The anti-corruption fight has gone online and there have been dramatic street protests.
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25-11-2012, 10:38 AM | #7 |
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India Is Ripe For Revolution
With a bulging youth population, high unemployment and poverty levels, rampant corruption and insurgencies, this debate will discuss whether conditions in India make it ripe for revolution. INSURGENCIES According to the South Asia Terrorism Portal, there are more than 175 insurgency and terrorist groups in India. The highest number of groups can be found in the states of Assam, Jammu and Kashmir, Manipur and Tripura. In its 2011 India Assessment, the Portal said the reality of India’s multiple terrorist and insurgent movements is that most of them are weakening. For the ninth year in a row, total fatalities due to terrorist and insurgent conflicts in the country continued their decline, registering a total of 1,902 deaths in 2010, as against 2,232 in 2009, and a peak of 5,839 in 2001 (all data from the South Asia Terrorism Portal database). Recent unrest: Violence in the state of Assam has claimed more than 40 lives. Hundreds of thousands of people have fled their homes following clashes between Bodo tribes and Muslims. A curfew has been imposed in troubled areas and soldiers have been deployed to secure the railway tracks linking the state with the rest of the country. There was also recent unrest at the Murati Suzuki plant in Manesar in July when clashes broke out following months of difficult labour relations, leaving a senior manager dead and dozens of workers injured. The Times of India reported Wipro chairman Azim Premji as saying the violence is representative of the social unrest building up in the country. UNEMPLOYMENT According to official government statistics, quoted in numerous press articles following an announcement by the Labour Minister, unemployment figures are: 2009 - 2010 - 6.6 percent 2004 - 2005 - 8.3 percent An Employment & Unemployment Survey (2009-10) by the Ministry of Labour & Employment Labour Bureau found: - 9.4 percent of the labour force is unemployed at the overall level - In the rural sector, the unemployment rate is estimated at 10.1 percent - In the urban areas, the unemployment rate is 7.3 percent POVERTY According to the World Bank’s India Poverty Report 2011: 28 percent of people in rural areas and 26 percent of people in urban areas live below the poverty line, down from 47 percent and 42 percent, respectively, in 1983. According to World Bank data: The poverty headcount radio at $1.25 per day PPP (purchasing power parity) (as a percent of population) 2010 32.7 percent 2005 41.6 percent The poverty headcount radio at $2 per day PPP (purchasing power parity) (as a percent of population) 2010 68.7 percent 2005 75.5 percent Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty line (% of population) 2010 29.8 percent 2005 37.2 percent ** the poverty line was reduced from 32 rupees per day (urban) and 26 rupees per day (rural) to 28.7 rupees per day (urban) and 22.4 (rural) The Planning Commission’s ‘Press Note on Poverty Estimates 2009-10' found that:
Hunger remains a problem, although there have been some signs of improvement. The Global Hunger Index 2011 found:
The gap between the wealthy and poor is growing. According to the OECD (Regions at a Glance 2011):
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25-11-2012, 10:39 AM | #8 |
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India is Mean
Do India’s rich really care about the poor? What is the state of philanthropy in the country and what is being done to help the disadvantaged in society? India’s rich According to the Forbes report - The World’s Billionaires (March 2012) - 48 of the world’s billionaires are Indian. They have a combined net worth of 194.6 billion US dollars. According to a report by Bain and Company, nearly 40 percent of the nation’s wealth is controlled by the top 5 percent of India’s households. Breaking that down even more, the wealthiest 1 percent controls about 16 percent of the national wealth. India’s poor Estimates of the number of people living below the poverty line range from 30 to 53 percent of the population. The numbers vary according to the way in which poverty is calculated. According to official statistics, poverty has been on the decline. According to official government of India estimates, poverty declined from 37.2 percent in 2004-05 to 29.8 percent in 2009-10. Philanthropy in India According to a 2011 report on philanthropy in India compiled by Bain and Company:
Trust in NGOs The Reality of Aid Annual Report 2010 found: (The Reality of Aid Network is a North/South international non-governmental initiative focusing exclusively on analysis and lobbying for poverty eradication policies and practices in the international aid regime)
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25-11-2012, 10:40 AM | #9 |
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Education Is Sinking India
What role is education playing in the development and growth of the nation? Is the education system hindering growth or will help propel India to a brighter future? Under the 2009 Right to Education Act, children (6-14 years old) are guaranteed the right to quality elementary education by the state with the help of families and communities. The Act guarantees:
According to India’s ‘Education For All’ Mid-Decade Assessment:
According to the ‘India Human Development Report 2011' prepared by the Institute of Applied Manpower Research:
The ASER 2011 survey found:
Higher education:
Employment and education:
Employment & Economy:
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25-11-2012, 10:41 AM | #10 |
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India's Justice System Is Failing
With corruption seeping into the legal system and long delays for court cases, is India’s justice system serving the nation well? COURT DELAYS AND THE NUMBER OF JUDGES The Times of India reported in July 2012 that more than 35 million cases are pending in courts across the country with 56,000 lakh and 4.3 million cases pending in the Supreme Court and the high courts respectively. Some of the reasons given for the backlog of cases are:
The ratio of judges to population in India is 10.5 per million. It compares to:
The government says it is committed to law reforms. In March 2012, The Judicial Standards and Accountability Bill, 2010 was approved by the Union Cabinet. Under the new Bill, judges of the Supreme Court and high courts would be subject to the scrutiny of a high-level committee and those facing serious charges of misconduct may be asked to step down. The bill seeks to replace the Judges (Inquiry) Act, 1968. Law Minister Salman Khurshid said the bill aims at striking a balance between maximizing judicial independence and laying down accountability for members of the higher judiciary. "The passage of this bill shall be a major achievement in establishing systems and procedures which will be far superior and practicable to that provided for in the Judges Enquiry Act." - Source: The Times of India. In August 2012, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said his government was committed to implementing judicial reforms and help speed up disposal of cases in courts. “Our government stands committed to working with the judiciary to bring about improvements in the justice delivery system.” Source: Tribune India To counter the backlog of cases, the government says it is working on a project to enable people to obtain certified copies of judgments online. The Times of India quoted a senior law ministry official saying the computerization of courtrooms is in progress and already more than 8,500 courts across the country have been networked and efforts are on to complete the process in the next few years. JUDICIAL ACTIVISM Judges have displayed considerable “activism” in response to public-interest litigation on official corruption, environmental issues, and other matters in recent years. In August 2012, the Supreme Court took away the constitutionally conferred power of the President of India to appoint judges after consultation with the Chief Justice, and appropriated this power in the Chief Justice of India and a collegium of four judges. Source: The Hindu
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