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GovernanceThe Markandey Purana Questions, no answers
THE mythological Markandeya Purana begins with the sage, Jaimini, asking four questions: “Why did Lord Vasudeva, the original creator, maintainer and destroyer of...
GovernancePath to exports
PRIME Minister NarendraModi has pitched for export of defence equipment. After dedicating aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya to the nation on June 14, Modi...
Governance‘Development’ for the poor The subaltern perspective
PRIME Minister NarendraModi’s governance agenda, unveiled by the President in his address to Parliament on June 9, 2014, gives prime position to pro-poor...
GovernanceIron or Reed? Tale of Two Lady Officers
THE cliché ‘women’s empowerment’ has been the flavour of the season, mouthed ad nauseam by the ‘heir to the dynasty’ who has lost...
GovernanceBringing tourism back on track
AT this crucial juncture in the life of the nation, it is of essence that the national perspective on tourism does not remain...
GovernanceFestering Sri Lanka: What should India do?
RIDING the crest of an emphatic mandate, Prime Minister NarendraModi has taken charge and has hit the ground running. The Union Cabinet has...
GovernanceThe turncoat bureaucrat
THE imminent change of guard at Raisina Hill will once again witness the emergence of turncoat bureaucrats, this time in large numbers due...
GovernanceIAS officers sans conscience?
I read this news in The Hindu on the morning of April 14, 2014 under the headline ‘IAS officers drafting wish-list for pay...
GovernanceHuman security is true‘development’
SRIPERUMBUDUR Parliamen-tary constituency, adjoining Chennai in Tamil Nadu, is a ‘developed’ one if the neo-liberal ‘development’ criteria are adopted. This is the home...
GovernanceMeddling with national security?
SOME weeks ago, a group of Kashmiri students in Meerut were slapped with sedition charges just because they cheered the Pakistani cricket team...
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