George Orwell,The Tory Anarchist | The Weekly Standard:
Orwell is relevant even today as like many of us Hindus he was a bundle of contradictions. He, like us, loved the past, hated the present and dreaded the future.
Tuesday, August 7, 2012
Broken Windows - George L. Kelling|James Q. Wilson - The Atlantic
Broken Windows - George L. Kelling|James Q. Wilson - The Atlantic:
Didn't we learn since our childhood that a stitch in time saves nine? Kautilya, the great Indian theoretician & practitioner of politics, said: " soochimukha hyanartha", devastating events originate like the mouth of a needle. If we take care from the beginning we'll not have to face devastation. Broken Windows theory says the same thing.
Didn't we learn since our childhood that a stitch in time saves nine? Kautilya, the great Indian theoretician & practitioner of politics, said: " soochimukha hyanartha", devastating events originate like the mouth of a needle. If we take care from the beginning we'll not have to face devastation. Broken Windows theory says the same thing.
Monday, August 6, 2012
Assam’s tragedy has roots in history
Assam’s tragedy has roots in history: Ram Jethmalani in Sunday Guardian
Most of our problems have root in history, Assam is no exception. Broken Window theory explains most of our problems. Had our leaders taken care to understand and sort out the problems when they arose our history, society, economy and polity would have been different.
Most of our problems have root in history, Assam is no exception. Broken Window theory explains most of our problems. Had our leaders taken care to understand and sort out the problems when they arose our history, society, economy and polity would have been different.
Sunday, August 5, 2012
Disturbing trends in judicial activism?
The Hindu : Opinion / Lead : Disturbing trends in judicial activism:
Judicial activism is the stepping in of judiciary in the domain of executive and legislature. When other institutions fail to perform their assigned duty the Supreme Court as guardian of the constitution has to step in . Friends of the Govt don't take kindly to this development, but the common people look towards judiciary to rein in the unresponsive and irresponsible govt.
Judicial activism is the stepping in of judiciary in the domain of executive and legislature. When other institutions fail to perform their assigned duty the Supreme Court as guardian of the constitution has to step in . Friends of the Govt don't take kindly to this development, but the common people look towards judiciary to rein in the unresponsive and irresponsible govt.
Thursday, August 2, 2012
The Indian Ayatollahs of Secularism -- Part 1
Head On : Minhaz Merchant's blog-The Times Of India:
Very few words have been so much used and misused in India as secularism and socialism. These words were not included in the Indian Const. originally, but in 1976 through the instrumentality of 42nd Constitution Amendment Act Mrs Indira Gandhi got these words included. In consonance with the practice in Third World Countries form was given primacy over substance because the Indian Const was already a secular const. It could not be otherwise as Hindus are by belief, conviction and nature secular. Yet these terms were included to make people believe that it was only Congress which cared for the minorities and the haves not.The misuse of the term "secularism" has made Indian polity conflictual and confrontationist. Minhaz Merchant in his two part analysis throws some light.
Very few words have been so much used and misused in India as secularism and socialism. These words were not included in the Indian Const. originally, but in 1976 through the instrumentality of 42nd Constitution Amendment Act Mrs Indira Gandhi got these words included. In consonance with the practice in Third World Countries form was given primacy over substance because the Indian Const was already a secular const. It could not be otherwise as Hindus are by belief, conviction and nature secular. Yet these terms were included to make people believe that it was only Congress which cared for the minorities and the haves not.The misuse of the term "secularism" has made Indian polity conflictual and confrontationist. Minhaz Merchant in his two part analysis throws some light.
Wednesday, August 1, 2012
The New Communism: Resurrecting the Utopian Delusion | World Affairs Journal
The New Communism: Resurrecting the Utopian Delusion | World Affairs Journal:
Human beings' search for a perfect system is perennial, but as systems are limited we fancy for one or the other system in a cyclic way. Longing for the Communist system is just a manifestation of the same truth.
Human beings' search for a perfect system is perennial, but as systems are limited we fancy for one or the other system in a cyclic way. Longing for the Communist system is just a manifestation of the same truth.
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