Rural India continues to bleed! The urban English press is full of news from Lalu Yadav’s Bihar. This is election time, with Congress trying to outwit Lalu who is a master of the game of outwitting! Yes, the continuous abduction news make the state a dark corner of India! So, what else is news from…
Author: V.Isvarmurti
Does the Prime Minister know?
He can’t compare India with China! He should ask Indian achievers! The Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh was in Bangalore recently. He met the state leaders, fine. Bangalore is the IT capital of India. Some of the best success stories in IT, Biotechnology are here. One doesn’t know what the PM had seen and learnt…
Deliver services at farmers doorsteps!
Bankers’ behaviour must change The latest news that thanks to agriculture’s strong growth, the economic growth figure had dramatically gone up to nearly 9 percent must cheer all lovers of agriculture! So, farming still matters in the national priorities? But what about the politicians mindset? The PM/FM’s mindset towards farmers? No way to know! This…
A higher growth rate in agriculture?
Such claims invite more cynicism than optimism! A mid-term review of the year, the economy projects a higher economic growth in agriculture. Some newspapers gave such figures like three to four per cent for agriculture, while others, more sober newspapers simply omitted the exact figures and simply talked of a ‘slightly higher growth rate in…
Can Kerala be turned around?
West Bengal Chief Minister offers a model for Kerala politicians. The Kerala Left politicians are dreaming to capture power in the next Assembly elections. But Kerala politics is not one of black and white as in Bengal. Here the coalition politics have many shades of alignments and re-alignments. The question is: do the Communists in…
Bihar: Tenders for rural roads, no one bids!
Nitish Kumar begins with much goodwill Bihar, it looks like breathing free after a long time. It is the poorest state and also the most problematic. The social inequalities and inequities have been much commented upon. The Naxalites hold and the role of the Ranvir Sena are the two faces of rural violence and also…
Our democracy : The economics and politics of it!
What is happening lately, is that somehow or other the system catches up with criminals in politics. This is the positive change in my opinion. The Prime Minister, true to his style, puts forward many new theses, be it economic development or managing the polity or the expansion of our foreign policy perceptions. Though his…
Faith in farming, future of rural India.
The big picture we have to get right! Who says agriculture is an unfashionable subject. Or, rural India is just for votes! No, no. Please listen. Farming is bout one’s country’s basic strength. India is a rural power. I want to enhance this perception through all the means at my command. A vision for farming,…