Such a possibility can’t be ruled out. DMK is desperate to fight and retain power at any cost. It has amassed resources and corruption is no longer a taint for the party. The whole of India knows. So, the DMK might try all desperate measures to win power at any cost. The Congress is not…
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Development vs. environment concerns
Ramesh rhetoric cools! Environment ministry changing its direction? Development realities hit hard environment concerns? Posco, the South Korean steel giant gets clearance for its 12 billion dollar investments in steel and port projects in Orissa. This is the biggest FDI in India and waited for 6 long years of gestation before the ministry was forced,…
British aristocrats symbolised patriotism!
French faced the Bastille! What about India? Indian aristocrats a bunch of cowards? Now, a bunch of self-seekers? Aristocracy is all about more than money and breeding! You must fight for the country and the values! Who are all the aristocrats? Who can become the aristocrats? Rich men are no aristocrats; they are jeered at…
Orissa’s many troubles!
Forest Conservation Act, Environment Protection Act, Forest Rights Act etc. Land acquisition, displacement of people, illegal mining issues We seem to be passing through some thought times! Thought times for the people too. Farmers who own lands find an uncertain future. Tribals and others living in the forest area face uncertain times when their lands…
India, a growth story?
Not rate of growth! But the composition of our growth that is critical Lessons from China and warnings too from China! India under global pressure to perform? Why compare India and China increasingly? Lakshmi Mittal, the London based Indian iron and steel maker says India would face massive shortfall in steel production. The government must…
Indian democracy
The biggest mass education programme? There is a sense of helplessness all over India. There are some unforeseen developments. A series of fast developments have exposed the UPA-II to a situation where the Bhopal gas tragedy verdict came in as a trigger. There is no adequate response, to put midly, from the highest decision makers….
Food Riots around the World!
Food crisis on the horizon? The Red Corridor of India now an explosive front! That is where the tribal belt lies and where much chronic food crisis and malnutrition and development deficit looms large! The Right to Food Security is now on the election manifesto, right? So, there is every hope that food distribution and…
2010-a year that can look back the decade!
The world is a better place to live! In spite of the new challenges! There is plenty of optimism for the world! A series of breath-taking technological revolutions and new tools Our life becomes more easy and more productive. Wealth creation is becoming more equally based and widespread. Computers came, now it seems, a very…