Musings on India, the law, and policy
Posted in corruption, india, Lok Pal, Politics, Reforms on Jun 13th, 2011
“You have to know the past to understand the present” – Dr Carl Sagan The 1990s are often referred to as the decade when India came of age. This attribution was basically due to the sweeping economic reforms that led to an absolute change in the Indian investment climate. The economic reforms apart, the Indian [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Jan 31st, 2009
That is the theme for this year’s meeting of the high and mighty in the hamlet of Davos in Switzerland. This year, however, the World Economic Forum has been marked by a significant decrease in the number of helicopter-attendees, celebrities and dishes in the otherwise-lavish buffet spread. Indeed, there are no Richard Fulds or Ramalinga [...]
Posted in Constitution, Democracy, Politics, Uncategorized on Dec 19th, 2008
Mark Felt, former FBI officer who revealed himself to be the key informant in exposing the Watergate Scandal (‘Deep Throat’), has died. Felt, 95, breathed his last yesterday in a clinic close to his home in Santa Rosa, California. During the years of the scandal he was one of the highest ranking officers in the [...]
Posted in Democracy, india, Politics, Rights, Rule of Law, Terrorism, Uncategorized on Dec 2nd, 2008
At the outset, I must thank Aditya for giving us a casual glimpse of the Mumbaikar’s genuine reaction to the terror attacks in the city. Everything in that mail, right from the mode of addressal to the syntax, conveyed a stunning portrayal of the grim picture; something that a discourse can never hope to achieve. [...]