Anna Hazare is arrested for wanting to stage a peaceful protest and fast to force the government of India to introduce a strong anti-corruption bill in the parliament.
Free Corruption, Arrest Democracy – The Government of India Policy
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Will Civil Society Activism make India a Banana Republic?
Do the recent protests and agitations involving members of the Civil Society groups like Anna...
Freedom at Midnight and so was its Murder
At the midnight on June 5 2011, not far away from the place where Pandit Nehru delivered his Indian independence speech 64 years ago on the midnight of August 15 1947 – thousands of people who had gathered to peacefully protest against the rampant corruption in the country were denied the same Freedom – Freedom to use the means of Mahatma Gandhi to peacefully protest for a national cause.
Anna Hazare’s fight for Jan Lokpal – Quit India Movement against Corruption
A detailed summary of the Jan Lokpal Bill and what Sri Anna Hazare is fighting for to root out the menace of corruption from India. Lokpal may not be the answer to ALL of our problems. But it DEFINITELY IS the answer to MOST of our problems. Let us fight for it and get it.
Cablegate – Latest Wikileaks Highlights – Secret US Embassy Cables exposing US Worldview
The news about this leaks was enough for US government to panic and start issuing warnings to all friendly countries about the impending leaks, and they even kept forcing Wikileaks not to bring these documents into the public domain. The warnings to friendly countries were probably to tell them, “We have talked really bad about you, please don’t mind” ;)
Indian Politics, Rains and Global Warming
For any mess caused due to lack of administration, lapse of duty and sense of responsibility – it is always easy to put the blame on somebody who cannot defend the accusation on them in the court of law – And Rains are a favorite excuse offered by Indian Politicians
We better let food grains rot than distribute it to poor for free!
What do you think is a good policy decision? Allowing tonnes of food grains to rot in the open due to lack of storage and mismanagement? OR to distribute these food grains to the poor for free there by ensuring that the produce does not go waste? While common sense believes in the latter, our government does not believe in common sense.
The Unclear side of the Nuclear Deal
Rarely comes a time when I support the Left front in India. In the context of the Indo-US nuclear...
No Rice, says Rice
Once upon a time in a village people used to travel mostly by bullock carts. There was only one...
Outsourcing – You got it wrong Obama!
"The result (of outsourcing) is more American jobs, higher wages and a faster growing economy...
Sethusamudram – An Indepth Analysis
CNN-IBN recently came up with an in-depth analysis report by looking at the Sethusamudram...
Indo US Nuclear Deal – Much more to it than mere power generation
Why is the US suddenly trying to be so nice to India? What is the basis for USA's new found love...
