Only poor people vote in India…

Rich do the rest, like counting the votes, analyzing the vote, putting the government in place and of course bitching about everything! Disgraceful is the word that comes to mind. Especially after 26/11 we thought South Bombay voters would come out in big numbers and repose the faith in our democratic process. But that was [...]

The evolution of India’s foreign policy – Part VII

The assassination of Rajiv Gandhi in the evening of the first day of balloting on May21, 1991, stunned the nation and the world. We were in Syracuse, New York at that time, everyone looked shocked and apprehensive. I was not all that shocked because Indira Gandhi and her son Rajiv Gandhi were busy playing with [...]

Indians might reward Dr Manmohan Singh!

Incumbency is considered a liability in most of the democracies, India included. Voters are always unhappy with the current state of affairs in the country. There is no other reason for NDA (National Democratic Alliance) to have lost the general elections in 2004. The same kind of cynicism could be the fate of the now [...]

Indian Economy has not fallen of the cliff!

India may not be shining anymore but it has not fallen off the cliff either. An economy growing at 6% for the financial year (FY) 2008-09 may not be exactly something to boast about but it is not a calamity either. If the Indian economy grows at 5% for the FY 2009-10, I would consider [...]

The Nehru-Gandhi family is culturally Anglocentric

Starting with Motilal Nehru and right down to Rahul Gandhi, the entire Nehru-Gandhi family is the product of the British academia and the ‘English Civil Institutions’. This legacy has not served India and its people in any way. It is tragic that our first Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru and his colleagues in the Congress Party [...]

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