What we need is nothing less than an overhaul of government, a system of regulatory bodies and separate judicial benches to deal with serious frauds in the economy.
Section: Analysis | Monday, January 10, 2011 2:15 IST
WikiLeaks can be more useful if it exposes hypocrisy, double standards, and double lives. The world could do with a WikiLeaks, which knew where the moral high ground was.
Section: Analysis | Monday, December 27, 2010 3:54 IST
Whether it is the 2G scam or Adarsh society, the media seems to get into the act only after someone else has pursued the corrupt. Why is the media so hesitant in going after the crooks?
Section: Analysis | Monday, December 13, 2010 0:15 IST
Much was promised on beefing up security preparedness after the November, 2008, terror attacks in Mumbai. But, on most counts, progress has been slow, and the official attitude smacks of inertia
Section: Analysis | Monday, November 29, 2010 3:49 IST
The easy way to deal with the corrupt is to seek a resignation. But is this justice enough? We have to throw every agency after Raja to ensure justice is seen to be done.
Section: Analysis | Monday, November 15, 2010 2:56 IST
The marginal and subsistence farmer borrows at 26% or a higher rate of interest for essentials, which is more than double of what we pay for our home loans.
Section: Analysis | Monday, November 1, 2010 3:47 IST
Aditya Thackeray has the chance to think of a young Sena. He should urge his father to mould the Sena into a party that addresses the real needs of the people of Maharashtra.
Section: Analysis | Monday, October 18, 2010 2:57 IST
Peace prevailed on September 30 because no party — Left, Right or Centre — wanted a rupture. What is now clear is that communal flare-ups are fostered by politicians.
Section: Analysis | Monday, October 4, 2010 2:00 IST
If an underground betting network thrives before everyone’s eyes, it means one of two things: either the government is powerless to control it or it does not want to.
Section: Analysis | Monday, September 20, 2010 0:39 IST
The Pakistan Cricket Board cannot be in a permanent state of denial about the rot that has set in, as the recent spot-fixing allegations show. It is time to fix the problem.
Section: Analysis | Monday, September 6, 2010 3:08 IST
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