Fighting black money! Is it the target now? Black money is a topic most public opinion makers, old and young better avoid it. Even in New Delhi, in the leisurely leafy environments, the subject of current politics people avoids. We had spoken to AICC office bearers, they in fact are very nice and very courteous…
Category: Politics
The tragedy of the Congress!
How the party can recover, if at all? The latest Assembly elections in five states proved many truths. The Congress party lost so badly in all states, except in Punjab. In UP, it was decimated. The most important state, UP, the very heart land rejected the party completely. Instead of dwelling on the reasons for…
Congress Party is doing things right?
Or, getting caught in its own fantasies? Justifying dynastic rule is highly unfair! As the economy grows fast, it very likely, that too in a democracy, corruption, the power of the corporate lobbies, why even the powerful industrial houses would only try to influence the party and government in power. Free media must be free….
India’s development priorities remain unclear
Under Prime Minister’s otherwise dynamic leadership! As I type these lines I see on the TV screen that a new Chief Minister is being sworn in what is seen as the most controversial politics of the Indian state, namely, Tamil Nadu. What TN points out to the rest of India and the world is that…
The rise of liberalism in the world.
How we in India understand the economic growth and political fall-outs? How transparent is governance in India? After all these years of Modi government? Parties, castes and dynasties don’t change anyway! Now, Modi government is out of the woods, so to say? Demonetisation has eased peoples’ hardships? Country and the issues are of a long-term…
Demonetisation Drive and the economic slowdown?
The reality and the multiple issues. The government is now on accelerating economic growth by all means. The World Bank has now put the Indian economic growth rate at 7 per cent. This is way down from what we claimed to be the world’s fastest growing economy. Even faster than what China was claiming. After…
Demonetisation, cash crunch and the outcome!
Modi government at the moment, after the one month period of demonetisation drive, hasn’t come out of the words, so to say. In fact, the situation is becoming more and more complex and “no solution in sight”@ to quote the veteran BJP ally Mr.Chandrababu Naidu. Mr.Naidu is more wiser and pragmatic when it comes to…
After the demonetisation, what next?
Solve the cash deficit faster, GDP growth to hit? More public awareness campaign is required! The Indian media plays a submissive role, Opposition also doesn’t help Yet, there are serious issues about the Indian polity’s skewed developments. The Prime Minister has done the long-pending reform of a black-market economy that had learnt to thrive on…