Aaryan Rao of FTI asked this question. Here's my response. Also a diagram to illustrate: Aaryan, the problem is that a) Till 1947 India's elite (very few of them anyway) focused on independence b) When independence came, most of these "big name" people were very old and started dying or were shot dead […]
Category: India
My position on Arvind Kejriwal, to clear the air for everyone
Every now and then, people scold me for not praising Arvind Kejriwal enough, or for trying to challenge some of his ideas and actions. […]
I call upon India’s Election Commission to deregister Congress and BJP on grounds of SYSTEMATIC criminality
If evidence of systematic criminality is found in any public organisation (e.g. political party, not-for-profit entity, etc.) that entire organisation must be disbanded. […]
My position on Baba Ramdev, to clear the air for everyone
I chanced upon the following view on Facebook, and would like to provide below a copy of my response, and also a few other observations. रतन सिंह Shame on you that you dont know abt FTI…This is the same guy Sanjeev Sablok Who oppose every move of Baba Ramdev & wanted to stop his agitation […]
India’s Chief Information Commissioner is right but has missed a key point
Every year, central and state governments enact several hundred laws, not because there is a need for all of those laws, but because it is easier to enact a law than to implement a program […]
Blog readers in Delhi: Please mark this lecture on Chanakya in your diaries
There is perhaps no greater expert on Chanakya's economic ideas than Balbir Sihag. Prof. Sihag is happy to have young people attend the lecture. […]
Australia should not give India uranium till it gets its house in order
Greg Sheridan wants Australia to put more passion into "courting" India. I think there needs to be more intelligence put into the effort. More head than heart. Greg has been consistently India's greatest friend in the Australian media. No one has written so much and so positively about India than Greg. To that extent (and […]
Fully support Arvind’s Citizens Lokpal. Let citizens pay for this Lokpal and let all parties use it.
FTI has a strong disciplinary process but we did not have the kind of resources (and vision, perhaps) to propose a private Lokpal. I'm delighted to hear that Arvind has created an Internal Lokpal for his party. I'd like to suggest that he institutionalise this Lokpal. I dislike the idea of a government funded Lokpal. […]