tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24338064.post4500860041066157604..comments2024-02-11T19:28:27.997+11:00Comments on Personal Reflections: Politics, policies and principlesJim Belshawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10075614280789984767noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24338064.post-85382440107045970712010-09-06T07:18:36.257+10:002010-09-06T07:18:36.257+10:00Hi Ramana. Again, I laughed. We shall see.Hi Ramana. Again, I laughed. We shall see.Jim Belshawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10075614280789984767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24338064.post-30897780912668674642010-09-03T16:48:39.367+10:002010-09-03T16:48:39.367+10:00Jim, John K. Galbraith is quite a hero in India. ...Jim, John K. Galbraith is quite a hero in India. He was the American Ambassador to India during very difficult days for India. (1961 - 1963) He said "Politics is not the art of the possible. It consists in choosing between the disastrous and the unpalatable." He was of course commenting on the original "Politics is the art of the possible." by Otto Von Bismark. Having seen a lot of "possible" politics in India, I have seen both definitions. You are about to see the JKG I suspect!Rummuserhttp://www.rummuser.comnoreply@blogger.com