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Sadak aur sarkar

The recent series of state elections was famously described as a mini-general election by the entire club of tele-psephologists. But none dared to hold an opinion or an exit poll. Again, opinion polls are expensive, so perhaps the dwindling revenues of media organisations (TV and print) in this ....Read more

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give credit where credit is dueBy: manu | Sunday , 4 Jan '09 22:49:40 PM Reply | Forward Political correctness may not allow Mr. Gupta to acknowledge it but the credit for this transformation should go to Mr. Narendra Modi. He was the first politician to show the way - Perform, be accountable to your electorate and get re-elected.. His BJP counterparts have followed this template and the results for all to see. Moditva is spreading - whether left leaning media czars like Mr. Gupta acknowledge it or not.Nevertheless, one of your better columns Mr. Gupta - please keep them coming.Thanks

Prejudices By: Rakesh Kataruka | Sunday , 4 Jan '09 21:58:53 PM Reply | Forward It seems it is so fashionable to bash BJP. You can presume BJP is guilty, communal , all evil etc and you don't need to back your accusations with reasons, justifications as long as they are targetting BJP. Reason is required only if you want to make an argument in support of it. So easily has Shekhar asumed that BJP communalised the Jammu issue without needing to reflect on the context of the agitation. There was 40 days of continous agitation in Jammu - does it not deserve a political voice. In a way, for all those who voted for BJP, Shekhar is insulting them. Such a shame. Oh, GOD, can you please provide my nation with few daring journalists who can speak without fear or favor. I thought Indian Express used to be the one whose motto was "Journalism of Courage" and through various instances it seemed that way ( including it courage when it criticised the NDA govern,ment in power ) but it seems all that is lost and past now.

Sadak Aur SarkarBy: P.N. Sarin | Saturday , 3 Jan '09 18:41:50 PM Reply | Forward Please refer to your editoral entitled Sadak Aur Sarkar (3.1.09).Elections are means to an end. The end is welfare of people. No politician can meet the aspirations of the people until and unless there are simultaneous economic, political, judicial, social, electoral and financial reforms before the general election takes place. Since no political party has made any attempt in this direction so far, the result of the next general election is bound to be a repeat of the past - a fragmented Lok Sabha unable to meet the aspirations of modern India. If we really want a competent government, we must put up candidates who are highly educated and experienced, motivated and are well-paid and fully accountable. Until and unless that happens, India is bound to move two steps forward and three steps backward. Let us hope for the best.

Voter's ChoiceBy: MVC | Saturday , 3 Jan '09 13:30:25 PM Reply | Forward Single reason for unpredictable results of recent elections being the failure of Indian media to recognize that voters elect based on the ground reality surrounding his constituency. Though many voters are not highly educated as the media barons, but certainly aware of the politicians and their ploys, in fact the reality

The Voters MindBy: Prashant Raman | Saturday , 3 Jan '09 12:48:37 PM Reply | Forward One wonders have our political parties

Has Politics changed ?By: Yogesh | Saturday , 3 Jan '09 8:35:39 AM Reply | Forward What SG thinks about Auntulays