Inviting Trouble
Its my wife’s birthday later this month and I’ve been thinking of inviting a few people for dinner and drinks. And that’s precisely where…
Is It Time To Do A Rethink on Mr. Modi And The BJP?
Long before words such as ‘populism’ and ‘majoritarianism’ started dominating public discourse Mark Twain had written: “Whenever you find yourself on the side of…
Unearthing Black Money – The Hindu Way
So we have come full circle again – the list of holders of foreign accounts which had been lying with the government for three…
Rule of Law? Really?
Its fashionable to begin articles these days with a disclaimer (it makes one appear more profound), so let me confess too. I am no…
Tihar Regency
This is the century of Private Capital. While governments involve themselves in waging wars and making life as difficult as possible for their citizens…
Why Mr Modi is the real winner in the September By-Elections !
In his first 100 days Mr. Modi has made considerable progress in redeeming most of these promises – ambitious targets have been set and are being monitored by the PMO itself, crucial policy decisions are being taken on a daily basis which have brought the economy on a positive growth path again, our foreign policy has been infused with a new and refreshing robustness and virility, no taint of any malfeasance has been detected so far and the bureaucracy has been brought to heel. No mean achievement in a country where the first 100 days of any government usually consist of nothing else but the division of the loaves of office.
Rules Of The Game
I have for some time been convinced that Moses (of Old Testament fame) was THE original bureaucrat. The anecdotal evidence is pretty convincing. He…
The Nazis Are In Gaza
It is a cruel irony of history that the Jewish government in Israel is doing to the Muslim residents of Gaza exactly what the…
The UPSC debate — Meritocracy has no place for a level playing field
Mr. Modi had promised us a strong and decisive government and it is heartening to observe that he is living up to the promise….
Delhi – The City Of Honey Badgers
New Delhi – From being the centre of Mughal culture, British imperialism and old world gentility it has now become some kind of smorgasbord of the worst qualities of its neighbouring states, the arrogance of power, the corrupting influence of money, and the unruliness of millions of migrants who have no stakes in the city.