It's No Time For Negative Politicking

It's No Time For Negative Politicking- Editorial-Opinion-The Economic Times

Some excerpts from this editorial

"... Several important industry players in Mumbai and indeed from other parts of the country have said India needs to remain focused and think

positive in this hour of crisis. A unified and unambiguous message must go out to the rest of the world that we are fully geared to overcome the threat of a developing global recession and the fallout of the worst-ever terrorist strike on our soil. The two events could feed on each other over the medium term. This is precisely what we must avoid at any cost..."

" .... This is no time for intelligence agencies, police, army and navy to blame each other for failures of all kinds. This is no time for the ruling and opposition parties to play negative politics. This is also no time for India to get provoked into engaging in a military conflict with Pakistan.

This is the time to be calm and rational about what is in India’s interest. The UPA will complete its tenure in five months from now. These five months are crucial and it must act with sagacity both on the economic and security front. The main opposition party, the BJP, is also being watched by the people.

Any negative sentiment generated by the opposition or the ruling party will most certainly be punished severely by voters. The one thing that the nation wants today is some optimism and responsible behaviour from the political class. This will surely be on test in the months ahead."