At Front Gate, New College, Oxford, 1959
Indian economic reforms take wings?
Only for the urban sector, urban elite? Why there is no agri/rural media of any significance in India? In a country that always takes pride in the Green Revolution! See the new challenges! The vast tracts of agricultural, forest lands are being taken away for mining, power plants etc. Agri/rural sector is being squeezed into…
India-China thoughts
What is new and what the lessons? We have to engage with China, no other way! India has to engage China: in trade, diplomacy and also of course in true understanding of the people and the country’s rulers. China is now on everyone’s minds. The big leaders, the common people, not just in China and…
Oil and gas exploration industry!
Where Jaipal Reddy failed? Will Veerappa Moily make quick decisions? Why Jaipal Reddy moved out of the from Petroleum Ministry? No point blaming the corporate sector clout. We need quick and positive decision making and also drawing FDI in the sector in a big way! Let us be mature and take pragmatic decisions. Reliance Industries'(RL)…
India Against Corruption?
Challenges on the ideological front! Tatas and Infosys into the donation controversy! What future for the anti-corruption movement? The immediate provocation for this blog is the latest interview I read about by Yogendra Yadav, the political analyst and a much-admired idealist-turned activist who is spearheading the movement headed by Arvind Kejriwal and his team of…
New Ministers at the HRD Ministry!
This is not the time for ponderous editorial writing! Only 18 months left! For the next big election! So, what they can and cannot do? Mr.Pallam Raju, the new minister for HRD, seems to be a very competent man. May be his other two deputies too seem competent. So, our good wishes! But can they…