Agriculture matters always! In every country and every corner of the world! There are always news and developments that remind us how critical the agriculture and rural economy is for every country and every society. Simply because agriculture is the basic economic foundation on which the rest of the economic and social structure rests. So too the…
India, China and America
Current developments and likely challenges China is fighting corruption at home on an unprecedented scale. India is caught up with piling corruption cases against senior cabinet ministers. One high profile political corruption case, against the Bihar strongman, Lalu Prasad Yadav after fighting against all odds for some 17 long years in now lodged in jail,…
An Open Letter to Chandrababu Naidu
Any political alternative in India must have a well-defined ideology Ofcourse, the ground-level realities in the State too matter! India is at a vulnerable point of time! In the domestic sphere. In the international arena Our Prime Minister on one more US jaunt His countrymen don’t know for what purpose or goal? No open articulation,…
India is set to go through a difficult year!
Time to live through a more turbulent time for India only now comes through! Only now onwards! The biggest crisis is the credibility crisis! Who would trust the leaders? The Prime Minister’s American visit is fine! But will the Indian people trust when it is said that the PM would sign an agreement with the…
Where is rural India? It now merges with the urban India!
The greatest rural transformation is taking place now! Increasingly, urban impact, urban opinion might swing opinion in the rest of India? It is said that the distance between the town and the countryside is narrowing. And narrowing faster these days. The Up riots at Muzzaffarnagar soon spread to the countryside and it was all in…
Syrian war and Indian diplomacy
Indian image diminished Under Manmohan Singh regime India must send out well-known public figures as ambassadors to USA/UK/Russia and China! Not these faceless bureuacrats, often retired and pensioned off anonymous figures Indian foreign policy? As good as none? Yes, the way India is getting its image diminished in the foreign capitals can be known only…
An Open Letter to Chandrababu Naidu
Any political alternative in India must have a well-defined ideology India is at a vulnerable point of time! In the domestic sphere. In the international arena. Our Prime Minister on a one more US jaunt. His countrymen don’t know for what purpose or goal? No open articulation, no public opinion building either. Every citizen is…
Seen from Delhi!
The power of political legitimacy! New Delhi exudes power and authority. Power and on authority on whom? The people? That is a subject no one asked. Being in Delhi and if you don’t talk of politics, then, it amounts to cowardice. During the Mughal times, then, under the British Indian people did live peacefully or…