Hindustan Times
An average Indian is likely to consider Madhu Koda as the most corrupt politician in the country. Some news reports have pegged his worth in the range of Rs 4000 crores. Is he India’s most corrupt politician? Read more
(4 votes, average: 2 out of 5)
Loading ...Posted by Varghese K George on Saturday, November 14, 2009 at 10:34 pm
Filed under Policy and Politics · Tagged caste bias, corruption, hawal scam, Madhu Koda, political leaders
A government of India committee thinks land acquisition for mining and industries in the tribal belt of Chhattisgarh is the biggest grab of tribal lands after Columbus
The ‘expert’ committee believes the anti-Naxal movement called Salwa Judum in Chhattisgarh is a prop of business houses, Tatas and Essar. Read more
(4 votes, average: 4.75 out of 5) Loading ...Posted by Varghese K George on Saturday, October 31, 2009 at 8:25 pm
Filed under Policy and Politics · Tagged Chhattisgarh, Essar, Industrialization, Maoists, Naxalism, Salwa Judum, Tatas
Of the three states that vote on October 13th, Maharashtra is the most keenly watched. In Haryana, there isn’t much of a contest and Arunchal Pradesh will not affect the national political scene much. Read more
(3 votes, average: 4.67 out of 5) Loading ...Posted by Varghese K George on Saturday, October 10, 2009 at 8:42 pm
Filed under Policy and Politics · Tagged Arunchal Pradesh, assembly polls, BJP, elections, Haryana, Hindu society, Jammu & Kashmir, JD (U), LK Advani, Maharashtra, marathi, national political scene, Shiv Sena
Do Maoists, who have declared as their objective the overthrow of the Indian state and its Constitution, have the right to seek protection under the same Constitution? Read more
(3 votes, average: 5 out of 5) Loading ...Posted by Varghese K George on Saturday, October 3, 2009 at 6:34 pm
Filed under Policy and Politics · Tagged Add new tag, Ajmal Kasab, citizenship, civil society, Constitution, Delhi, democratic state, eid, Indian state, judiciary, Kishenji, Koteshwar Rao, Maoists, media, overthrow, Politburo member, Rajasthan government, terror suspects
(2 votes, average: 5 out of 5) Loading ...Posted by Varghese K George on Saturday, September 26, 2009 at 9:18 pm
Filed under Policy and Politics · Tagged Doon School, Doon School education and JNU training, London, Maoist Polit Buro member Kobad Ghandy
The union government and the ruling Congress party have decided to put in place some cost-cutting measures as a response to the drought situation in India. Government functionaries at all levels have been asked to cut down by 10 percent, expenses related to travel, publications, administration etc. Read more
(3 votes, average: 3.67 out of 5) Loading ...Posted by Varghese K George on Saturday, September 12, 2009 at 7:54 pm
Filed under Policy and Politics · Tagged administration, austerity measures, Congress party, millionaire MPs, politicians, poor debate, publications, travel
YSR evoked strong feelings of like and dislike, and where I stand in that divide is clear. I wish YSR had not flown that morning. He deserved to live much longer.
It was sometime in 2005 that I met him first. Not many people in Delhi media gave much attention to YSR, who had in 2004 defeated Chandrababu Naidu, darling of the media. YSR didn’t care. In fact, he was not very enthusiastic at all to make a profile in Delhi. He knew it was best avoided in Congress politics. Read more
(3 votes, average: 3.33 out of 5) Loading ...Posted by Varghese K George on Saturday, September 5, 2009 at 7:18 pm
Filed under Policy and Politics · Tagged Andhra Pradesh, Chandrababu Naidu, charisma, charm, Chiranjeevi, Congress politics, pro-incumbency, strong feelings, Union Minister, YSR
Jaswant Singh’s expulsion from the BJP has been interpreted by many as an assault on intellectual autonomy and as a sign of Sangh Parivar intolerance. That’s missing the point completely.
The academic value of Jaswant’s interpretation of Mohammad Ali Jinnah, which is at best debatable, is not really the issue here. Read more
(8 votes, average: 3.75 out of 5) Loading ...Posted by Varghese K George on Saturday, August 29, 2009 at 6:46 pm
Filed under India, Policy and Politics · Tagged BJP, intellectual autonomy, Mohammad Ali Jinnah, Nehru, Sangh Parivar, Sardar Patel
CPM leader Sitaram Yechury has popularised this phrase to describe the degeneration of an ideal called Public Private Partnership (PPP). I don’t know whether he has coined it or borrowed it.
Two ongoing controversies suggest the same description may well fit our kind of capitalism in general. The first is the crisis in aviation sector and the second is the controversy over the pricing and ownership of natural gas. Read more
(3 votes, average: 2.33 out of 5) Loading ...Posted by Varghese K George on Saturday, August 8, 2009 at 8:00 pm
Filed under Policy and Politics · Tagged Congress president Sonia Gandhi, CPM leader Sitaram Yechury, India aviation crisis, pricing and ownership of natural gas, Public Private Partnership, To The Point, Verghese K George
An American airline insisted that former president A.P.J Abdul Kalam must undergo a frisking before entering the aircraft. The incident has prompted extreme reactions.
One view is dominated by the outrage about how a VVIP, who is among the long list of dignitaries allowed frisking-free entry at all Indian airports, could be subjected to such humiliation. Read more
(4 votes, average: 4 out of 5) Loading ...Posted by Varghese K George on Saturday, July 25, 2009 at 8:06 pm
Filed under Policy and Politics · Tagged A.P.J Abdul Kalam, American airline, Bihar, CISF, India, lok sabha, Rajya Sabha, United States of America
