Development agenda doesn’t win voters! Not yet! The 2009 Lok Sabha elections make a definite paradigm shift. There is a new emphasis on development and government performance. The Congress harps on its performance and cites the Bharat Nirman and rural employment guarantee schemes as the two flagship development schemes and appeals for the aam aadmi…
What is our vision for rural India?
Rural governance is not more of the same, right? Election results is not just vote banks changing sides. We must see election outcome in some deeper perspective. It is time for some soul searching and introspection. More so when we consider some fundamentals that remain unchanged in the rural environment. A range of reforms, panchayat…
A beaten and weakened Pawar back in Krishi Bhavan!
What new he would do in agriculture? Sharad Pawar is back in Krishi Bhavan. This is not the old Pawar. This is a new Pawar. The old Pawar was the most swaggering and more ambitious leader who thought his eye on the Delhi throne was very much within his sight. Alas! Politics is a cruel…
A positive vote for a confident India!
What the election results mean to the Congress? To the BJP and other big parties? Any general election is a major political event. The 2009 Lok Sabha elections and the results are no different. That is no different from the past trends. May be in the last two decades we saw the unstable coalitions and…
Indian education must introduce a year of social service!
On the lines of the American Peace Corps! This magazine in its original avatar was founded by an American Peace Corps volunteer! It was meant to be a newsletter of a rural school founded by me way back in the year 1962 and it evolved over the years in its present form. Just now I…
How to do agriculture in the new world environment?
World agriculture scenario is more important! For Indian agriculture successes and its future courses! Yes, we have to become a more mature nation to push our agri sector forward towards a more sustained growth path. For this to become our day to day talk of Indian agriculture and the larger vision for a more stable…
International affairs: India should play an active role!
The weak and strong Prime Minister debate raises many critical issues! The elections are in full swing. There is a fierce debate between the two contenders for the top jobs. L.K.Advani, the Opposition leader and Dr.Singh, the current holder of the high office are debating who is a strong Prime Minister. Advani is insistent and…
Anti- poverty programme must start as a girl-child centric issue!
Any meaningful development strategy must start with girl-child Centric programmes. World Bank reports on anti-poverty measures, urbanisation etc There are many new things to learn fro Indians The World Bank’s latest report, titled “Moving out of Poverty: Success from the Bottom Up “makes interesting reading. For Indians this must not be news but for the…