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India wants great power status, yet, it is strangely reticent in taking on a
leadership role. Even when it is thrust upon it. During the Clinton
Administration……
An Indian company is already gearing up to sell electronic voting machines to
US state governments. Shouldn't and couldn't Indians be worldwide election
consultants? The official hand holders, the last word on how to do it
right.…..
It is show time in India. The great Indian
elections are being staged, and, over the next three weeks, the bureaucratic
machinery will roll from state to state in one of the most complex logistical
events to be mounted anywhere in the world. Given the size of the country and
the electorate, this road show could be a chapter in the Guinness Book of
World Records. Since India does this well, it is time to market this
expertise. Indians should and could be worldwide election consultants, the
official hand holders, the last word on how to do it right. They could begin
in Afghanistan where the government is struggling to hold elections in
September and move beyond. Why not?
If security can be outsourced, so can elections. In Iraq, the US government
depends o hundreds of private security contractors to fill the gap. The
companies scout around the world for retired army officers to subcontract the
work, luring them with high pay. Conducting elections is a much less
hazardous enterprise. True, the establishment in Delhi will sniff at the
idea, but then they sniff at everything. Think about it --
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Exporting Election Expertise
http://www.outlookindia.com/full.asp?fodname=20040421&fname=seema&sid=1
By: SEEMA SIROHI, Outlook
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