When Democractic Socialism was at its best phase Under Gandhi’s influence we can say now that the rest of the nationalist movement was under an unclear mindset about our Independence. We were still made to believe in the benign rule of the British government. It was the emergence of Hitler, we in India too began…
Democracy and dynastic politics
Elected Prime Minister, limiting Prime Minister’s terms, establishing democratic norms in parties are critical for sustainable democratic traditions. UK and USA are taken to be the most perfect forms of democratic countries. In the world itself, now it is estimated that out of some 190 odd countries nearly 133 or so countries are democracies, however…
English country house defines rural England!
What defines rural India? An invitation from my English hostess is waiting for me to pay a visit to her country house in northern England of Cumberland country. This is very much near the Lake District made famous by Wordsworth. My hostess, Mrs.Dikcenson, had been our family friend ever since I was a student at…
Sharad Pawar violates Election code!
Served notice for election-eve promises! We request Sharad Pawar for some more promises! Sharad Pawar, the Union Agri Minister, is supposed to be a very competent politician. And yet he is held responsible by the Election Commission for violation of election code! The reason? He promised several helps to farmers after the assembly elections! What…
UN Human Development Report 2005
Economic development yes, but not enough social development. Hopes lie in new technologies. The UN Human Development Report 2005 puts India in the 127th rank out of some nearly 200 countries and credits India a success story in the globalising world. Poverty fallen to somewhere between 25 and 30 per cent from the early 36…
Power of the new media!
Do we understand our emerging digital lifestyle? What should be innovative education be like? Bill Gates and Narayanamurthy jointly appeared on the NDTV show hosted by Prannoy Ray in mid-December. As we type these lines Bill Gates is very much in India! So, the Microsoft chairman, along with the Infosys creator along with the NDTV’s…
Our banks don’t reach agri credit targets!
How to trust the Finance Minister? When his record for the farm sector is near zero! Is India’s banking sector healthy? It depends who asks this question and also who answers the question. After the bank nationlisation it is the government that controls the banks (PSBs) and the RBI supervises them. The present government in…
Globalisation:What lessons for India?
Are we optimists or pessimists? The Microsoft chairman, Bill Gates, was in India for four days, his fourth visit to India and he spoke glowingly about India looking futuristic with enormous human skills. The last 10 years had been the best so far in Indian history. Microsoft will invest 1.7 billion dollars in the next…