Neither here, nor there. That sums up the government's reluctant approach to its blockbuster food legislation, writes
Samar Halarnkar.
To the shiny, new India, the Bombay mafia with its swaggering
bhais, molls,
suparis (hits) and daylight shootouts is gone, a creature slain as the new century rolled in.
Today, as the Supreme Court ponders the progress of its special investigators into the 2002 riots, it may find they have much to prove. Samar Halarnkar writes.
Jantar Mantar delivered a slap to India's sniggering elite. It is not the revolution we need, but it is a reminder of what we must do. Samar Halarnkar writes.
Rogue policemen and vigilantes backed by the State now ignore even government officers in India's tribal heart. This will crush the Maoists? Samar Halarnkar writes.
India’s emerging revolution of innovation can bypass old legacies and benefit millions — if the government uses those benefits. Samar Halarnkar writes.
Despite being prepared for the catastrophe, the earthquake has set Japan back by years. With India focused entirely on growth, it is unprepared for such a devastation, writes
Samar Halarnkar.
It's a simple idea used by 40 countries: give the poor money instead of complicated schemes. India says it will too - but it isn't ready. Samar Halarnkar writes.
Gujarat's chief minister is attempting an ambitious metamorphosis. He's got some things right, but too much is going wrong, writes
Samar Halarnkar.
Two public servants. One Hindu. One Muslim. One burned to death, the other accused of starting the fire. As India prepares to hear the verdict this Tuesday on a riot that inflamed a decade of hate, terror and divisiveness, Samar Halarnkar finds common paragraphs in two opposing stories.
As growing misgovernance indicates, the bureaucracy needs to be restructured. Can small, shiny starts change the rusting steel frame? Samar Halarnkar writes.
How economic growth is increasing the number of baby girls being aborted, strangled or tossed in the trash — and why we don't care. Samar Halarnkar writes.
Frodo: “I wish the ring had never come to me. I wish none of this had happened.” Gandalf: “So do all who live to see such times, but that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us.” — From the movie, Lord of the Rings
The brutal slaying of an autorickshaw-driver-turned-politician on a Bangalore street reveals how a Nether India is rising with New India, writes Samar Halarnkar.
India isn't as bad as Pakistan. But denying growing radicalisation among Hindus and Muslims could presage a national clash of civilisations. Samar Halarnkar writes.