Times View - He paid the correct price
Counterview - Unfairly harsh on Kohli
-The Times of India, January 7, 2012
Counterview - Unfairly harsh on Kohli
-The Times of India, January 7, 2012
7 Jan 2012
A Watchdog Needs Teeth
Only public pressure on the political class will ensure a strong and effective Lokpal
A Watchdog Needs Teeth
-The Times of India, January 7, 2012
A Watchdog Needs Teeth
-The Times of India, January 7, 2012
With Frenemies Like These...
Political bonhomie is a many-squandered thing
With Frenemies Like These...
-The Times of India, January 7, 2012
With Frenemies Like These...
-The Times of India, January 7, 2012
The corrupt rule the roost
"Strong watchdog institutions in a weak democracy make for a tall order."
The Hindu : Opinion / Lead : The corrupt rule the roost
by Arun Kumar, a Professor at the Centre for Economic Studies and Planning, School of Social Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. E-mail: arunkumar1000@hotmail.com
"Democracy has become formalistic. Legislatures should check corruption but it would not be so if the elected are beholden to the corrupt or are themselves corrupt. The problem is political; it cannot be resolved through technical fixes or by having more laws — these are anyway being circumvented. A weak democracy presents a no-win situation: if a democracy is weak, the corrupt get elected and misuse their autonomy; if the legislators' autonomy is curbed, democracy weakens. Only a conscious public, not rules and laws, can deliver autonomous and incorruptible legislators."
by Arun Kumar, a Professor at the Centre for Economic Studies and Planning, School of Social Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. E-mail: arunkumar1000@hotmail.com
"Democracy has become formalistic. Legislatures should check corruption but it would not be so if the elected are beholden to the corrupt or are themselves corrupt. The problem is political; it cannot be resolved through technical fixes or by having more laws — these are anyway being circumvented. A weak democracy presents a no-win situation: if a democracy is weak, the corrupt get elected and misuse their autonomy; if the legislators' autonomy is curbed, democracy weakens. Only a conscious public, not rules and laws, can deliver autonomous and incorruptible legislators."
The glory and the blemishes of the Indian news media
"Our free media, including our largely unfettered press, are a hugely important asset for democratic India. And yet the celebration of the Indian news media can go only so far — and no further. There are at least two barriers to quality that need to be overcome. The first is some real laxity in professionalism in achieving accuracy. The second is the bias, often implicit, in the choice of what news to cover and what to ignore, and the way this bias relates particularly to class divisions in India."
The Hindu : Opinion / Op-Ed : The glory and the blemishes of the Indian news media
by Amartya Sen, the Thomas W. Lamont University Professor, and Professor of Economics and Philosophy at Harvard University, won the Nobel Prize in Economics in 1998. The Bharat Ratna was conferred on him in 1999.
Taliban wants Gitmo prisoners sent to Qatar
"Mr. Karzai's government is concerned about being sidelined in the negotiations between the Taliban and the U.S., and Mr. Faizi stressed that it wanted “an Afghan-led transition.”"
The Hindu : Opinion / Op-Ed : Taliban wants Gitmo prisoners sent to Qatar
The Hindu : Opinion / Op-Ed : Taliban wants Gitmo prisoners sent to Qatar
Energy and security
"The row the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) is now confronted with is between the Petroleum and Defence Ministries over security clearance for oil and gas exploration in eight blocks off the east coast and in the Andamans."
Lessons from Yiwu
"It is surprising that despite the booming trade between the two countries, no joint trade body, such as a chamber of commerce exists, to which businessmen can take their problems, that could give advice on finding reliable business partners, run credit checks or provide legal assistance."
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