When a government doesn’t act and creates more confusion! Could the Lokpal have prevented? Scams like CVC, 2G and the latest CAG report the on KG gas allocations? Certainly not! We need transparency in governance! Leaders with moral scruples must speak out and act in time like this. For that we need to adhere to…
Anna Hazare forewarned!
Maintain gravitas! Anna shouldn’t go for fast-unto-death too often! That would expose him to many criticisms and even derail his otherwise noble mission of service to the nation. Yes, there are some very good developments in the Indian political space lately. The 2009 Lok Sabha elections brought the UPA-II to office on the note of…
Celebrating Tagore’s 150th birth anniversary
It is just a dreary routine for a dreary routine government! For Indians to understand Tagore’ contribution to India, they have to read Indian history. In particular, Indians should read the British rule, the rule of Lord Curzon, who appointed as Viceroy in 1899, Curzon and his old Estonian friends reached India with a mission…
Small is still beautiful!
But our top-heavy New Delhi decision-makers thinks otherwise! UPA-II caught in multiple issues National Advisory Council (NAC)’s ideas rejected by the rural development ministry, food ministry and others. NAC is National Food Security Bill (NFSB) is facing resistance from various administrative ministries. With no idea of entrusting the jobs scheme to monitoring by panchayats and…
Jaitapur village nuclear plant protestors
From villagers to experts: what they say? There is popular fear after the Japanese Fukushima nuclear disaster! But experts surveyed here say, almost uniformly, nuclear power is a superior solution to the all other alternatives. Coal has ruined the environment, in USA and China, notably. Oil and natural gas in short supply and prices fluctuate…
Green Revolution, a cliche?
Agriculture in times of confusion and uncertainties! Yes, agriculture is always a low-grade activity in many countries. In India at present, everyone in the government is tired of hearing about farmers’ suicides and too much about poverty and the por. India is now at the cusp of radical changes. There is the new middle classes…
Corporate farming! Contract farming!
They are different! One has to be seen from the farmers’ point of view! The other is seen from the corporate point of view! There are no clear policies for either of the two sectors! There has been progress in some states Haryana, Uttarakhand, Gujarat and Punjab allow contract farming. Big corporates like UB (for…
Elections in the states
Tamil Nadu was the real challenge! Chief Election Commissioner says so! Why? Elections and democracy’s survival now hinges on the way the big corporates go about lobbying for licenses, even now! The Chief Election Commissioner SY.Quraishi must be congratulated for his bold and decisive steps he and his team has taken to conduct the state…