Anna Hazare’s Jan Lokpal – a puppet on a string?

Like most Indians, I have been following the anti-corruption movement that has taken center stage in India over the past…

An Anachronism called Karunanidhi

The Supreme Court of India in an extraordinary sitting called on a Sunday, stayed the October 1st 2007 ‘bandh’ or…

End of Caste-based Reservations? IX Schedule verdict

Thursday, 11th January 2007 will go down in the history of independent India as a historic day indeed. It was…

Resource Allocation for the Poor – The Manmohanomics Algorithm

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s recent remarks at the National Development Council do not come as a surprise. Apparently, he wants…

Undoing India through Caste Reservations

The anti-reservation protest in India has attracted wide attention and anger among most Indians. Almost all reasonable citizens and non-citizens…

Stand Up and Be Counted – The Indian Army Head Count Fiasco

Many have written and condemned the recent head count of Muslims in the Indian Army. Ostensibly, the government of India…

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