Category: Politics

Yes, it looks like that! Causes and what can be done about it? In the West, both in the USA and Europe they talk of political apathy. In India we have to talk of political decline, decline in the quality of politics. No one talks of this trend, the current trend is very visible both…

A transparent road map A great country and a great democracy need a well-articulated political philosophy, right? A comprehensive economic development philosophy is also very urgent for India. We seem to be still caught up in a world view that is well past us, right now. A realistic foreign policy framework is also called for. …

The many implications! First, the next Lok Sabha elections in 2019 could be very different! Nitish Kumar, the alternative Prime ministerial candidate? The revolt within the BJP can have other implications! What about the future of the Congress? Bihar is a backward state. So, not much close attention is not given   to its performance under…

M.L.Fotedar’s time bomb? Now, the Bihar’s Assembly election results had suddenly changed the Indian political landscape. With Nitish Kumar-Lalu Yadav’s sweep of Bihar, the  assertive and even aggressive Narendra Modi  seems beatable in the next general election. This is too short a time in which Mr.Modi’s historic 2014 Lok Sabha election seemed to be a…

Confidence high, hopes positive! But the atmosphere is vitiated by contradictory forces from within the ruling alliance Lack of a coherent modern ideology leads to lawlessness, violence and criminality in public behaviour on the part of various levels of leaders? The PM could do more, especially at the grass-roots and at the many institutional levels!…

Peoples’ faith in democratic processes should not be undermined! In a year and so Mr.Narendra Modi has transformed India from a distraught nation into a very vibrant and optimistic country. There is a hope and expectation on a wider front.  India’s profile on the international front is now perhaps at the highest point since the…

Another Emergency, now under Modi possible? L.K.Advani, 87, is no ordinary voice. He is perhaps the senior most BJP leader, next only to Vajpee. Old timers, intellectuals like Jaswant Singh were shunted out unceremonially. Now, with Mr.Narendra Modi as the all-powerful Prime Minister, with the BJP party and the government under the tight control of…

What are the assessments by the supporters and critics? Supporters many, few critics are no ordinary persons. Yes, Modi’s one year is being celebrated over much geography. Press conferences and other publicity means. Mr.Modi who has been very much on the international stage all these months and also playing  to the theatrical style performances  and…