The whole of the corporate and elite world is shocked by the arrest of Rajat Gupta, the high profile McKensy head and his friend Raj Rajaratnam (who is now in jail, for the next 14 years and Rajat Gupta is facing trial for his insider information charges. The point here I want to raise and…
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Our Parliamentary Democracy
Challenges to tackling corruption in public life and the corporate world Ignorance or arrogance no more affordable! No one is speaking of the critical issues! No one is also speaking out! Our Parliamentary democracy is changing. Our Parliament is no more seen as supreme. Though it is now asserted that our Constitution is supreme, we…
Make Pranab Mukerjee The Deputy Prime Minister!
We haven’t commented on the Finance Minister for long! Let us make him the Deputy Prime Minister at once! Don’t burden him with the routine finance minister’s job! He can serve the nation much better with his vast experience in the government! He can be a real asset for better governance today! The time has…
Anna Hazare’s 10th day Fast
Reach a compromise at once Anna Hazare’s indefinite fast 10th day and it spells many dangers. The Indian government is in a flip-flop mode. The Prime Minister is plainly confused and he says many things in the last few days and what he says in not clearing the air and break the deadlock. What the…
Anna Hazare’s indefinite fast enters 7th day!
Indian democracy in crisis Manmohan Singh ill-advised stands on false prestige Dangers could be unforeseen; it could destabilize the government, nay, even the Indian subcontinent. World in a momentous time? Leaders confused and crisis everywhere. US economy in recession USSR completes the 20th anniversary of the fall of Communism The fall of the Berlin Wall…
Anna Hazare’s fast
What Manmohan Singh government should do? What the Congress party must be doing by now? How the Indian Opposition parties are failing in their duty? There are some ominous signs for the UPA government in New Delhi. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s image had taken a beating. Is there any doubt about that? But the Indian…
Lokpal Bill, the bugbear of the UPA!
Ministers team vs. Team Anna! Cabinet divided, Heavyweights vs. Lightweights! Media exposure to Team Anna’s fist fight might scare the government even now! The Lokpal bill is now introduced in Parliament. How the political parties rally round Anna Hazare or go over to give the government what it wants is a thing to be watched…
The broken promises of the UPA only multiply!
And the Parliamentary debate on price rise etc. Parliamentary vote would bring cheer or? Central government faces real crisis situation Parliament debates price rise etc Voting in Parliament would open up new wounds and won heal old wounds The DMK is in the dog house. The ally of the Congress and if you are to…