The great humbug of democratic power devolution! The rural poor continue to be neglected! Luckily, the West Bengal’s long-time claims of fame for its ideological purity stands exposed. The Left managed to brainwash a whole generation or two about its real intentions. It has never been a patriotic front. The CPI was better. The CPI…
Category: General
Jaswant Singh’s secularism has disheartened me!
Not long ago on a visit to Delhi, I chanced upon Jaswant Singh, the former foreign minister under Vajpayee at the India International Centre, on the Lodi Road. It was nice to see a very urbane and erudite man, I thought. I had read his books, the latest being his deeply moving autobiography and I…
Asian nations and India
India must have its own well-defined foreign policy! India must have its own well-defined self-perception! China will always be our troublesome neighbour and big brother Mr.Pranab Mukerjee, our foreign minister made a recent visit to China. What did he do there and what did he achieve? Not much. There are criticisms in the press that…
India’s future vision
Sonia Gandhi has considerably lowered the image of India Manmohan Singh collaborated in this fall of India’s image and democratic credentials I think it was some time in the year 1965. I was then very much active in politics and I used to be in New Delhi off and on. I used to be associated…
Distortion of the Indian polity reaches unacceptable levels!
High Constitutional Authorities devalued! All Constitutional proprieties bypassed! All for whom? In whose interest? Such questions come at once when we see how steadily and unmistakably our great Constitution is being subverted from inside the very system. Prime Minister downsized and almost insulted by his senior colleagues! We have reached a stage in our political…
Sonia Gandhi caught in dilemma
Next general elections stir up New Delhi atmosphere! The Congress has neither leader nor a credible manifesto! The next general elections looms large on New Delhi skyline. Even if the Congress is driven into total silence, after the stunning defeat in Gujarat and followed by Himachal, the Opposition parties are becoming more active and more…
Will this budget will the next elections?
Massive farm debt write-off and farm diversification schemes can only revive agriculture and rural employment The Prime Minister’s immediate future prospects look uncertain. His pet project of the nuclear deal is unlikely to see the light of the day before the next elections, if at all. His other pet scheme, rural employment guarantee programme also…
P.Chidambaram
Finance Minister’s taxes are too many and too harassing! Taxes under him have become too many and too cumbersome! Not good enough to make the tax regime simple and transparent. Make the tax regime less harassing! P.Chidambaram, the Finance Minister, is now very much in the news and the TV screen because of the budget….