What is its future prospects for power? Now, it is simply seem as a cash-machine on which a group of discredited men and women are sitting up! They are hoping against all hopes of standing up to face an aggressive Mr.Narednra Modi! Rahul Gandhi’s American tour and the image-building can the Congress party revival? Asks…
Category: Politics
Perceptions of corruption! How to ensure a clean polity?
Election Commission is weak! How to make it an anti-corruption machinery? The image of leaders is critical! There is a widespread perception that India is becoming prone to corruption increasingly. This issue we have to face boldly and talk about it. It is our view that the public at large is not prone to giving…
Tamil Nadu’s politics
Political stability is critical for good governance! That is what is the common ground between the Governor’s strategy and the Edapppadi government. The factions within the ruling AIADMK government in TN and also the other stakeholders, including the people are showing unusual patience in testing the majority of the ruling combine. As it is, the…
What is this OBC politics, suddenly?
Sociological realities of rural India! Please don’t play caste politics! In the name of OBC quotas! These are old hats. The politics of OBC castes. Right now, the Modi government has come out with a much more narrow mindset than what was prevalent in the Mandal report days. Now, castes are dissolving owing to several…
Prime Minister’s Independence Day speech!
Media comments are noteworthy! They say fine to the PM’s long term vision. But the short-term is challenging. Two highlights of the PM’s speech were GST and demonetisation. Fine, fine. But then are there only two critical issues for sustained economic growth? We believe that the government economist writers or input givers there are more…
Prime Minister’s Independence Day speech!
Media comments are noteworthy! They say fine to the PM’s long term vision. But the short-term is challenging. Two highlights of the PM’s speech were GST and demonetisation. Fine, fine. But then are there only two critical issues for sustained economic growth? We believe that the government economist writers or input givers there are more…
Presidential elections in India
Democracies, as per one estimate, in the world’s most populous states the ruling parties won hardly 40% of the national elections. In the five major nations, the incumbent parties suffer3ed humiliating defeats, France and South Korea and Britain barley escaped defeat. The world economic scene presents a dismal picture; global economy slumped to 2.5 %…
Presidential elections won’t be a surprise!
PM’s candidate is welcome! What are the issues, if any? Opposition leaders had met the Government representatives and the common candidate is unlikely. If the past practice is any guide, there would be a Government candidate, possibly a BJP veteran or someone who could win the majority vote which is likely to gather momentum as…