Any link? Are we lacking in culture and good behaviour in public? In our governance sphere? Are protocols for the people or for bureaucratic bungling? See how the film awards are distributed! The controversy over the President’s film awards! Why are these mismatches over the protocol in ensuring all get the awards from the hands…
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Chief Justice of India on media freedom
In a recent apex court plea by The Wire the Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra reminded journalists that they can’t write as pore their imagination and deliver sermons like the “Pope sitting in a pulpit”. This was a very important case in which very high profile persons were involved. The son of Amit Shah,…
When women bankers make it to front page news!
On allegations and mere suspicions! It sounds a bit odd and discomforting? Yes, it is a sort of news you don’t expect in normal course of business. And in a business like banking, that too high profile banking, you need much discretion and discrete actions. Not you announce in the media that too by such…
What chances for reforming?
Indian democracy? Towards transparency, accountability and ensuring citizen’s freedoms? What is Modi’s new talk of New India? Can Indian democracy succeed without fighting corruption and black money menace? Mr.Modi after the series of victories in the Assembly elections seemed to have changed his goals too. He was till now, that is, in his first two…
Svetlana Alexivich, Tunisian Quartet wins Nobel Prizes
Celebrating Democracy? Yes, but then is Indian democracy winning? This year’s Nobel Prizes for Literature and Peace! They are to vindicate democracy and democratic values in the modern times. So, every country calling itself democracy or a modern nation has to ask some tough questions.In India we seem to take pride in our democracy. Fine….
Modi’s one year in power!
Challenges of Democracy Roles of ruling party and Opposition parties The BJP has some vague socio-cultural ideology. It has no sound political ideology. Nor any historically relevant economic ideology. It is time we realise India itself now needs a very clearly stated contemporary ideologies. We can’t see any one country. We are not China. Nor…
The new government’s promises and performance so far
The pace of ‘development’ not fast enough! ‘Governance’ not transparent enough! Invite Deepak Parekh as government adviser! Things would brighten up! Mr.Deepak Parekh, the industry veteran and one who is not known to speak in fine English language but he has a blunt way of talking the truth! India needs straight talkers! In more than…
There is the sociology of agriculture!
Let us listen to the farmers! Then frame a realistic agriculture policy! Who in the Modi government care for agriculture sector? The Modi government, as Arun Jaitley tells (in his NDTV interview) is a pro-business-friendly government. In telling about the need for government to acquire more lands, for some priority needs like industrial parks, infrastructure,…