Politics
We, the Indians
WE, THE INDIANS We, the Indian denizens:
Read MoreTHE FALLACY IN THE CURRENT APPROACH OF DEALING WITH COVID19
It is Junta Curfew in India today as we seem set to enter stage 3 of the COVID19 pandemic in India with 300+ reported cases of the disease in India as of 22nd March 2020. Most of the developed nations, including European countries and USA have started implementing a ‘lockdown’ across major cities to prevent…
Read MoreMODI 2.0
The mandate has been given. People of India have spoken in no uncertain terms. The absolute majority in Lok Sabha, the impending majority in the Rajya Sabha, coupled with the fact that he will probably not be looking to play to the choir for a third term, sets the stage for Modi 2.0 to potentially…
Read MoreTHE HUG THAT CAN CHANGE INDIA
July 2018 saw the Congress led opposition bring a no-confidence motion in the Lok Sabha against the BJP led government – specifically to target the incumbent PM Narendra Modi. While everyone knew that the motion was dead on arrival and unsurprisingly suffered an abysmal fate, it is anybody’s guess what the Congress expected to achieve…
Read MoreTHE BROKEN AMERICAN DEMOCRACY
The American Democratic system is broken and it took a catastrophic outcome on 9th November 2016 to bring this to the fore. The basic premise of a democracy, as we all know, is for the people to elect their Government through a universal adult franchise, i.e. one adult one vote, without discrimination on ground of…
Read MoreWHAT THE SAUDIS (AND OTHER OPEC PRODUCERS) NEED TO DO ABOUT THE FALLING CRUDE OIL PRICE?
Crude Oil, a commodity that literally fuels the everyday life of every person on this planet. From the motor transportation fuels, to the heating and cooking fuels as well as petrochemicals, all are borne out of this commodity that has been the lifeblood of the planet for over a century.
Read MoreBUDGET 2015 – BIG REFORM!?!?
Following is an extract of some of the proposals I have suggested to the NaMo Government to be incorporated in Budget 2015 as part of the BIG REFORM: 1. PRESUMPTIVE TAXATION – Akin to GST in the indirect tax arena, even in direct taxes, I feel the tax payers would be happier to see simplicity…
Read MoreOM NAMO SHIVAY
The world’s largest exercise in democracy just drew to a close. A systematically organized electoral circus, where all credit goes to the Election Commission of India for showcasing to the world a genuine and neutral conduct of the universal adult franchise at such a large and inclusive scale. The outcome ascertained in a matter…
Read MoreMUSINGS OF A SPOTTED MIND – IN THESE TUMULTUOUS TIMES
1. ASARAM BAPU – The revered Guru being arrested for rape of his disciples’ daughter – not at all surprising – in fact molestation and sexual abuse seems to be the common denominator with almost all spiritual gurus in India – apart from the fact that all of them have plenty of gullible ‘bhakts’ following…
Read MoreMY NAME IS KHAN
I read about Shahrukh Khan being detained by the US immigration last week on his way to address the student body of Yale. Apart from the image of Yale taking a nose dive in my estimation, a sense of déjà vu came over me. Not so long ago Mr. Khan had made much hue and…
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