2014- Choices we have

In India, it has never been the ablest winning past the electoral mark, it has always been the best among the available lot.

The margins of winning votes has always been unstably thin and could trip either way. Congress despite its compounding problems is better placed any day than the directionless , policy-starved , infighting lead opposition which also has been lately exposing weakness of its leadership by allowing and protecting bad-mouthing unbecoming of aspiring candidates for top posts . Personal attacks and below the belt hits have always boomeranged in elections as these are traits disliked most by general public ( not necessarily social media activists-who appear more visible (but) among themselves !!).

Now if Ruling party has one year to improve its image , the Shadows too have one year to spruce up. If both learn, even now, to behave, public will have better choices available to elect from in 2014.

Retail liberalization

'Great Indian Middlemen' trading in sinful Mundies and having traditional leaning to a particular political class and who had been looting consumers in towns and villages for centuries will be only ones who will feel pinch of retail liberalization.