Crack open the gated communities of bureaucrats

Posted on August 28, 2009 by Pavan Gupta

When a certain section of people build walls around their society and restrict access to the general public, it develops into a ‘gated community’. The Indian bureaucrats have been one such restricted society that they have lost touch with the ordinary people. The legacy of this elite group goes back to 1774 when Warren Hastings, [...]

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Enlisting Nandan Nilekani should only be the first step…

Posted on August 26, 2009 by Pavan Gupta

There is no excuse left for the Government of India not to do what it needs to do. Dr Manmohan Singh is no Indira Gandhi; he has a very fine brain. Sonia Gandhi is no Indira Gandhi; she lets others use their brain. Rahul Gandhi is no Indira Gandhi either, he actually uses his brains. [...]

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Kapil Sibal could harvest the demographic dividend

Posted on June 4, 2009 by Pavan Gupta

Twenty years back when we left India, Indira Gandhi and her son Rajiv Gandhi used to consider India’s exploding population as a major national liability. Their successors, P V Narasimha Rao, Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Dr Manmohan Singh converted this liability into a global human capital. How could this happen and that too virtually overnight? [...]

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The majesty of Indian government taking oath of office

Posted on May 28, 2009 by Pavan Gupta

Indians should be proud of their democracy and the majesty of its traditions. Last Friday, May 22, 2009, the elected members of the UPA (United Progressive Alliance) and the opposition Members of Parliament gathered in the Ashoka Hall of the Rashtrapati Bhavan in central Delhi for the swearing-in ceremony. The historic Ashoka Hall was packed [...]

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My confidence in the market is shaken!

Posted on May 13, 2009 by Pavan Gupta

Let me confess at the outset that I have been a lifelong free market entrepreneur. A heavy hand of the government has been an anathema to me and my core beliefs. Yet, the current financial crisis has given me a pause and a reevaluation of my fundamental thinking. I still vehemently oppose the communist-socialist logic [...]

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