Month: February 2019

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Cover Story

Democracy

UNFORTUNATELY, or fortunately, Agenda 2019 will comprise the same issues as Agenda 2014. Despite a political wave a few years ago, and flamboyant...

Indian-agricultural
Book Extract

Sparking dialogue on rural distress

A Rural Manifesto sparks a national conversation on rural distress, highlighting the potential solutions to putting the village economy on an even keel,...

Bric a Brac

Stars war by BJP

BJP is in full swing for elections 2019. The psephology surveys of each state have been completed. The team of Narendra Modi and...

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From the Editor

From the Editor

CONSTITUTIONAL ideals are under threat. The Republic is falling apart. Our democracy is in danger. Governance has become merely a word. The issues...

Justice-Kailash-Gambhir
Governance

Historical blunder

I write this letter to your Excellency with a heavy heart. On the evening of 11th January, 2019 there was breaking news on...

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Governance

Energise White Revolution

INDIA is a land of immense potential and opportunities. With nearly 70 per cent of our population living in the rural areas, there...

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State Scan

Justice delayed

NEARLY 25 per cent of the population in Goa is in the danger of losing its livelihood. These 300,000 people are connected with...

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Cover Story

Reform or perish

THERE are no issues. But there is an issue. And the issue is a question. And the question is the issue. Will Narendra...

amit-shah-at-election-rally
State Scan

Fading Modi, Shah’s charishma

With Lok Sabha elections just round the corner, the 2014 situation seems to have come full circle in 2019. The political epicenter—that Gujarat...

kamal-nath
State Scan

Shuffling the cards

BUREAUCRACY is like a horse and to control it, the horseman needs to use his skills (and whip) very well—an old saying in...