Category Archives: governance

Global Indices: Do Politicians Bother?

Posted on April 23, 2009 by indra

UNHUMAN DEVELOPMENT REPORT, 2008: From 127 in 2004, India has slipped to 132 in the Human Development Index UNICEF STATE OF THE WORLD’S CHILDREN, 2009: Infant mortality rates though improved from 67/1,000 in 2004 to 57/1,000 live births, but India … Continue reading →

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Projects of National Importance:Between Failure and Success

Posted on March 12, 2009 by indra

Recent stories of India’s capability in product development may make one hopeful about India emerging as a major manufacturing nation. However, some of the failures make even the most optimistic ones skeptics too. The success story of DRDO’s third interceptor … Continue reading →

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Bharat Nirman – The Trump card of Man Mohan Singh

Posted on February 17, 2009 by indra

Bharat Nirman has become the symbol of Man Mohan Government, if we go by the importance given to it in projecting the achievement of this through digital media including TV ads something on line of the shining India of NDA. … Continue reading →

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India’s Priority: temple, terror, or turbine

Posted on February 13, 2009 by indra

BJP has again revived the slogan to build a magnificent temple for Lord Ram in Ayodhya. Unfortunately, neither BJP nor its allied institutions such Vishwa Hindu Parishad talk about huge lot of money collected for the temple. Even the devotees … Continue reading →

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‘Economist’ This Week

Posted on December 19, 2008 by indra

‘Economist’ this week has four reports related to India. It is good enough indication of the importance and attention that India is getting these days. The report on Information technology in India ‘Gravity’s pull’ deals with a fear or prophecy … Continue reading →

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Ratan Tata and His Open Letter

Posted on October 21, 2008 by indra

After making a decision to move Nano project out of West Bengal, Ratan Tata had come out with a very strong statement naming Mamta Banerji responsible for pull out. I had considered Ratan Tata as one of the most mature … Continue reading →

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R&D- Some Priority Areas for India

Posted on October 17, 2008 by indra

Abdul Kalam, the former president, is the most visible and respected among the scientists and technocrats in India today. Some of the future tasks for the scientists and technocrat that Kalam suggested recently are: · Evolution of a Unified Field … Continue reading →

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Presidential Debate- Something to Emulate

Posted on October 11, 2008 by indra

Perhaps the most important aspect of my US visit this time is my exposure to presidential election process. With Anand and Shannon very positively involved in politics, it has become more interesting and informative. I am just sold on the … Continue reading →

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Bush and Gandhi

Posted on September 9, 2008 by indra

As a reporter wrote ‘Singur is proving to be more difficult than the nuclear issue, since a breakthrough was possible in Vienna but not in Calcutta.’ With the heroes and villains in Vienna as well as in Singur, the outcome … Continue reading →

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Kosi Deluge-Find Answer

Posted on September 8, 2008 by indra

I am happy to know that there is one more engineer (as Fatmi himself claimed on a TV channel) from Bihar in ministry that too in Man Mohan Singh’s cabinet. We all know the more known engineer-chief minister. I don’t … Continue reading →

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