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UP election results and the future of Congress and the UPA.

As the five state legislative assembly elections are out, the congress party came victorious only in the state of Manipur and could make a govt in uttarakhand if the local parties or the independent canidates support. In UP , though the election campaign was headed by Mr. Rahul Gandhi ,it could not make congress victorious [...]

Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Gurantee Act, Is it a Boon or Curse to the society?

The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Gurantee Act (MGNREGA) is one of the greatest achievement of the UPA govt. headed by Dr. Manmohan Singh. The act which is targetted at improving the purchasing power of rural people gurantees the rural people ,employment for 100 days an year at a daily wage of Rs 120. The [...]

Ninan on Prasar Bharati: An Overview

When greed and corruption has established its footholds everywhere, how can media be left behind. An excellent example is what Sevanti Ninan gives in her article: ‘Can we afford Prasar Bharati?’ She is in fact not talking about the functioning of the Prasar Bharati, but about how deeply the efforts to upright an autonomous body [...]

Congress n the Gandhi’s Playing for the Gallery at the cost of India’s Future?????

This century that is the 21st Century has been hailed by everyone as the Century of the Elephant. The Indian Elephant. Ever since India opened its economy in 1991, it has been labeled has a country with a great future. However the economic reforms of 1991 can help the country grow upto and extent. Now [...]

UPA Scam Saga: Export figures botched up???

The papers in our country had an interesting news to share with its people today. They reported that due to a glitch in the system, India’s export numbers were over stated by as much as 9 billion $. The glitch was labeled as as a “Goof up”. It was surprising to see the the media [...]

Report Card for the ‘Anna Semester’

The enthusiastic ‘Iam Anna Hazare’ chants have died down victoriously with government bowing down to the demands of ‘the people.’ While the authenticity and relevance of such a movement in a democratic nation is debated, it was indeed a litmus test for the trio – Government of India, the main opposition party; BJP and the [...]

Erosion of credibility

Arun Jaitley gave a brilliant speech today in the Rajya Sabha. “We must also have the honesty of purpose to analyze where we have gone wrong. There is erosion of credibility as far as governance is concerned. People are losing faith that normal mechanisms will be adequate to tackle the prob. So it is extremely [...]

There is only thing to do. Dissolve Parliament and call for elections

Harini Calamur makes an interesting point. I agree. If government hangs on after this, whatever the outcome, it’s just awkward. Needless to say, not many believe these ministers or spokespeople. Their credibility has been shot to bits. The UPA’s biggest asset vis-a-vis the middle class, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, has also been tarnished by this [...]