New-type dictators, autocrats and authoritarians still abound! The Global Democracy Index in 2017 places India from 32 to 42nd rank analysing 165 states. Norway and Sweden comes top. US ranked 21st! In India we have to practice ethical behaviour, truth, personal integrity and moral courage to make India a great democracy! Just recently there was…
Author: V.Isvarmurti
What the NITI Aayog has achieved?
Yes, there are some radical new departures! One critical area is agriculture where the outdated old style repressive tenancy laws had hindered agri potential. NITI Aayog is now the only fresh feature of the Modi regime’s innovation, a think-tank with some of the bright minds working there. We can name names, some of them very…
The future of free media!
The idea of media freedom in a constrained atmosphere! Is India a truly a free country? A liberal and open society? Such questions are not asked. Not because those who are tempted to ask don’t ask, they are constrained. The other day when a national newspaper celebrated its 140th anniversary its publisher wrote and pointed…
Why agriculture is seen always as an area of darkness?
Unintelligible to policy makers? You see we as an agri/rural media are enough experienced and also enough foolproof to any sort of scepticism! Agriculture is the most important and high priority sector everyone would jump to endorses it and yet why this sector is one of tears and no joys? See the number of schemes,…
Democracy implies multi-parties.
Ruling and Opposition parties! To disagree, discuss and debate controversies is the very nature of democratic practices! Ethical politics is the very core of a democratic society! The 2019 elections must be based on transparent issues. Issues like large scale corruption in public life. Political parties election funding must be transparent. Based on some of…
Socially conscious veteran journalist elected Deputy Chair of the Rajya Sabha!
Let us hope socially conscious media values get due recognition! Today, standards in public life are declining. We can see even the once-much rated Parliament proceedings are falling in substance and gravitas. Many major bills, why, even the budget is passed without debates and serious deliberations. There are many other things like foreign funds to…
The hon’ble Union Agriculture Minister
The Union Agri Minister Radha Mohan Singh has not been much in the news. His portfolio is agriculture. May be, the political transformation under Prime Minister Mr. Narendra Modi has been gogging headlines all the time that many of his ministerial colleagues don’t get noticed for what they have been doing. Mr.Radha Mohan Singh in…
A healthy political environment must be created!
Why Press and media freedom is misunderstood? Many things on the loose when it comes to public awareness? Why then the Supreme Court asks the government whether the Election Commission can deny tickets to criminals? Parliament is doing its work? SC in a dilemma? EC so weak? Press must report, explain and educate the public!…