Anna’s Expiry Date is Over
The LokPal Bill will be passed in the next few days in its present imperfect form. The Congress is desperate to remove this weapon…
Bureaucrats Don’t Need Fixed Tenures – They Need Stronger Spines
[ The Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that all bureaucrats should have fixed tenures and that states must set up Civil Services Boards to…
India’s Secular Fundamentalists
We live in the room of Magic Mirrors where every reflection is distorted and upside down. Consider this. A Chief Minister who says he…
Its time to go Mr Prime Minister
Dear Prime Minister, In Hindu tradition and culture the concept of renunciation has always been valued more than the idea of acquisition, and even…
Who will speak up for India ?
Finally, the cat is out of the bag and the cards are on the table, face up: the ruling party of the largest state…
The Grave Yard Shift – Musings On Delhi, Death And Dignity
I have reached the age when my first action on a morning is to grab the newspaper, feverishly scan the obituary pages and, finding…
The CBI– Caged Parrot, Swooping Eagle, or Sitting Duck?
The Supreme Court’s now famous description of the CBI has created a stir in the avian community, especially among the flightless ones in Lutyen’s…
The Uttarkhand Apocalypse: is Himachal next?
Himachal has been incredibly lucky. Every ingredient of the Uttarkhand disaster, bar one, was (and is still) present in the Himachal context – rampant,…
Why I shall support Modi in 2014?
I have been getting more and more worried over the last year or so at the direction( or lack of it) in which our…
Himachal Apartments Act – Time To Bury It ?
It is surprising how successive state governments in Himachal have consistently failed to realize the value of its unique natural environment and have repeatedly…