August 8, 2016:The Times of IndiaSince Independence, we have had governments that were supposed to have been established on the constitutional principle -by the people, of the people and for the people. The public...
June 13, 2014:The Hindu It is not surprising that corruption took centre stage during the election campaign. In a recent poll, 96 per cent of Indians said corruption was holding their country back; 92...
May 22, 2014:The Indian ExpressThe real but unarticulated battle in India is not between secularism and communalism, as conventionally understood. It is a battle between two different ideas of India: Is India a federation...
The Indian Express: April 15, 2014On April 7, as the sun rose on India, the first voter from the Northeast kicked off the world’s largest exercise in democracy. That India has survived as a...
January 7, 2014:The Indian ExpressThe Congress president has flagged the need to protect bureaucrats from arbitrary transfers. This must be followed through. It is in keeping with a tradition that began with the Administrative...
July 12, 2013:The Indian ExpressDemocracy is a basic feature of our Constitution. The entry of people with colourful criminal antecedents in Parliament or statelegislatures is a menace to our democracy. The figures for criminals...
February 18, 2013:The Indian ExpressIt is not worthwhile to comment on the IIM bill without first asking how excellence is built and how government can learn from it. After all, it is more difficult...
July 30, 2012:The Indian Express “Study these four men washing down the steps of this unpalatable Bombay hotel. The first pours water from a bucket, the second scratches the tiles with a twig broom, the...
March 14, 2012:The HinduStatements by top government functionaries are usually expected to lead to clarity. However, the statement by the Central Bureau of Investigation Director on illegal money stashed abroad by Indians at the...
January 24, 2012:The Indian ExpressCorruption has become a serious problem, defying solutions. To curb it, several measures are needed apart from the Lokpal bill, the Judicial Standards and Accountability Bill and the Public Interest...
