The world’s first civilization in classical Greece! That gave birth to democracy first! Yes, the visit I had the good fortune to undertake, after a life-long quest and seeking, not just opened my eyes, the visit made me dumb-struck for days and, it looks, even by months! The one side is that I don’t know…
Let us liberalise the agri sector!
Give more freedoms to farmers! That is the way to increase investments and agri production! Indian agriculture is now orphaned! For lack of patronage and awareness! Corporate support is almost nil and the government is no less negligent. Why we say this at this juncture? For the obvious reason that even otherwise, there is a…
The bureaucratic jungle that is New Delhi!
Who doesn’t know the Indian psychology? Every Indian citizens, not necessarily, the ordinary citizens but only those who are government servants or already in the charmed circle of IAS or IPS officers, the IFS lost its old glory and other services are on the whole a disgruntled lot. Why? It is because the very ways…
Economic policy making in a democratic society
You see that a democratic government is one that is supposed to be a guardian of citizen rights, right? In the current context, how far the citizens cutting across all class barriers feel about their rights and well-being safeguarded by the elected government? Then, also, how do the citizens come to know about what is…
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 %…
We need radically a changed agricultural policies!
To take advantage of the size of our farming industry and also the new opportunities opening in international trade! Seems we are very sluggish country when it comes to farm sector reforms! Let the government invite advice from experts! From here and also from abroad! A new India -China study, reported in the mainstream media…
Agriculture in India
No media support at the time of social media explosion! A recent Assochem report says a decline in print media reading and also a rise in the time for social media among the media focused society. This is so for the rather older generation and more so for the younger new generation readers. Print media…
At the feet of Socrates! Know thyself!
Nothing in excess! Man is the measure of things! Three Greek ideals! These are the lessons the momentous, historic visit once again brought home to us. A lesson I sought to learn more than half a century and yet only what I missed by chance so many years ago, in 1959-61 when I was at…