Congress Party “Internal party reforms urgently needed”
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Chennai music season »
Only second best in Carnataic music this season!
Briju Maharaj, the Kathak guru was here!
This December season in Chennai, it was as usual, houseful in all sabhas.
The “kutcheris” were more in number and The Hindu ran almost a full-page engagements column, unusual for any newspaper and more so for a quality newspaper like The Hindu. Then, [...]
The best Chief Ministers »
Rajashekara Reddy, the best, Yeddyurappa, the next best!
And the so Chief Ministers!
Narendra Modi, Mayawati and Karunanidhi in a class of their own
The recent state Assembly elections produced some surprises. Sheila Dixit, the Delhi Chief Minister won for the third time. This was a great positive side of the Indian politics. People do recognise good administration. [...]
The Left, Right and the Centre positions on issues that affect rural India, rural India’s growth! »
Prof.Amartya Sen and Dr.Manmohan Singh
What are their positions on critical issues?
Any thinker like Sen or any one in government like Dr.Singh can continue to talk and get away. And yet nothing worthwhile happens as it is today. Because any theory, however brilliant in hair-splitting arguments, between niti and nyaya, as Sen displayed here might remain [...]
Theoreticians and practical men! »
Experts and political leaders of the people!
Why a new finance minister not appointed? What is the hitch?
Why the Prime Minister is keeping so many portfolios?
India just now, at the New Year eve, is inundated, so to say, with too many experts, economist of repute! Joseph Stiglitz, Nobel winner and professor of economics at Columbia University [...]
What a fall! What a cruel joke! »
Where our universities are going?
Prime Minister’s hopelessness!
He calls industry captains to give the government creative ideas!
The Indian government has become almost non-functional! If that is a harsh expression, then, readers can give us some other version of the present hopelessness that marks the Indian higher education scenario.
Prime Minister is the very picture of hopelessness. Or, [...]
Tariq Ali’s new book on Pakistan »
Who is the most famous Pakistani today? You can have your own take, as for me, it is Tariq Ali, the one-time revolutionary and a life-long dissident. Yes, I knew him in a sort of way, though I haven’t met him. He was junior to me at Oxford, he came there much later. But Tariq [...]
Public mood remains restless »
The Home Minister has resigned. One Chief Minister has resigned. But is this enough? What about the bureaucrats and officials - from National Security Adviser downwards - whose actual job it was to act and prevent this tragedy. Its more important that they are made accountable if this system needs to be truly overhauled. [...]
Online edition of this magazine launched! »
Readers across the globe now have access to latest information in agriculture and related fields!
Yes, thanks to the spread of Internet and along without our website (agricultureinformation.com) now in its 8th year of operations, there is a huge reservoir of demand for latest information in agriculture and related fields.
This need we now address to fulfill.
Thanks [...]
India needs separate Finance Minister! »
Also a desperate course correction of the PM’s one-track approach!
There is a clear disconnect with rural India as far as the UPA government is concerned.
Yes, there are schemes like rural employment guarantee scheme. So are other schemes focused on the “distribution” of benefits to the rural mass of people? Yes, all the social sector programmes [...]
Terror attacks: More heads must roll! »
People must get at the truth fully!
PM’s talk of rate of growth, convening of teams and a lackluster image no inspiration! Terror strikes India in a massive way!
Shakes our confidence and our collective response needs some hard questioning!
Is the government as it has responded enough of a guarantee for future security?
It is not easy to [...]
