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Has 2010 been the country’s ‘scammiest’ year ever? http://www.dnaindia.com/analysis/column_has-2010-been-the-countrys-scammiest-year-ever_1492474 http://www.dnaindia.com/analysis/column_has-2010-been-the-countrys-scammiest-year-ever_1492474 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. Sun, 09 Jan 2011 20:45:00 GMT Julian Assange is doing more harm than good with his website http://www.dnaindia.com/analysis/column_julian-assange-is-doing-more-harm-than-good-with-his-website_1486527 http://www.dnaindia.com/analysis/column_julian-assange-is-doing-more-harm-than-good-with-his-website_1486527 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. Sun, 26 Dec 2010 22:24:00 GMT The media is almost the last to report on corruption http://www.dnaindia.com/analysis/main-article_the-media-is-almost-the-last-to-report-on-corruption_1480515 http://www.dnaindia.com/analysis/main-article_the-media-is-almost-the-last-to-report-on-corruption_1480515 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? Sun, 12 Dec 2010 18:45:42 GMT When mindsets haven’t changed, how can we deal with another 26/11? http://www.dnaindia.com/analysis/column_when-mindsets-havent-changed-how-can-we-deal-with-another-26-11_1473605 http://www.dnaindia.com/analysis/column_when-mindsets-havent-changed-how-can-we-deal-with-another-26-11_1473605 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 Sun, 28 Nov 2010 22:19:00 GMT Resignation is not enough; A Raja must be fully exposed http://www.dnaindia.com/analysis/column_resignation-is-not-enough-a-raja-must-be-fully-exposed_1466725 http://www.dnaindia.com/analysis/column_resignation-is-not-enough-a-raja-must-be-fully-exposed_1466725 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. Sun, 14 Nov 2010 21:26:00 GMT MFIs are making profits at the expense of the poorest people http://www.dnaindia.com/analysis/main-article_mfis-are-making-profits-at-the-expense-of-the-poorest-people_1460376 http://www.dnaindia.com/analysis/main-article_mfis-are-making-profits-at-the-expense-of-the-poorest-people_1460376 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. Sun, 31 Oct 2010 22:17:00 GMT Junior Thackeray’s first foray in politics is more of the same http://www.dnaindia.com/analysis/main-article_junior-thackerays-first-foray-in-politics-is-more-of-the-same_1454112 http://www.dnaindia.com/analysis/main-article_junior-thackerays-first-foray-in-politics-is-more-of-the-same_1454112 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. Sun, 17 Oct 2010 21:27:00 GMT After the verdict, it’s time for leaders to follow the people http://www.dnaindia.com/analysis/column_after-the-verdict-its-time-for-leaders-to-follow-the-people_1447207 http://www.dnaindia.com/analysis/column_after-the-verdict-its-time-for-leaders-to-follow-the-people_1447207 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. Sun, 03 Oct 2010 20:30:00 GMT The gambling instinct is in all of us. So why make it illegal? http://www.dnaindia.com/analysis/main-article_the-gambling-instinct-is-in-all-of-us-so-why-make-it-illegal_1440375 http://www.dnaindia.com/analysis/main-article_the-gambling-instinct-is-in-all-of-us-so-why-make-it-illegal_1440375 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. Sun, 19 Sep 2010 19:09:57 GMT If Pakistani players are guilty, it must be India’s fault http://www.dnaindia.com/analysis/column_if-pakistani-players-are-guilty-it-must-be-indias-fault_1433954 http://www.dnaindia.com/analysis/column_if-pakistani-players-are-guilty-it-must-be-indias-fault_1433954 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. Sun, 05 Sep 2010 21:38:00 GMT