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Why is the Mainstream Media Silent on the (il)legality of the UID Project?
Why is the Mainstream Media Silent on the (il)legality of the UID Project?- II In my last post on the UID project of the UPA government, I had raised a few issues about the manner in which the UPA went about implementing the project by circumventing constitutional protocol. In this...
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The Price of Failure
Early this week, news broke that China would provide Pakistan with Chashma-5, a 1000-MW Pressurised Water Reactor. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei, not surprisingly, rejected the notion that Beijing stood in violation of several Nuclear Suppliers Group and International Atomic Energy Agency norms, claiming that Sino-Pakistani nuclear cooperation was only for peaceful purposes. The Chashma Nuclear Power...
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Plurality rule vs Runoff. Which one’s better for India?
This is a page of the general elections of 2009 in India. I had some ideas lurking in my mind for a while and I finally have got down to penning it down. The idea is really simple. As everyone knows, in India, we follow a standard plurality voting rule i.e. the winner...
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Journalism and standards: An insider’s take
It isn’t exactly news that the various ‘out of the box’ ideas suggested by Justice Katju in his post-retirement avatar are, to put it mildly, thoughtless. From his statistical conclusions on the intelligence of average Indians to his pitch for a pardon for convict Sanjay Dutt, his ideas only prove...
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The UID: Why is the UPA Reluctant to Debate and Legislate- I?
“What is so wrong about the UID project? It isn’t like the Government is asking for details that are not publicly available or which we haven’t furnished to tax authorities or for getting a driving license. In these days of social media where all our details are there for everyone...
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Lessons (not Learnt) by Nehru from 19th Century Japan
Introduction In Japanese history, the term “Meji Restoration” refers to the restoration of the emperor as the central authority after the abolishment of the Tokugawa Shogunate (Warrior or War lord rule). The economic policies followed during the Meji period (1868 – 1912) built the foundations of today’s modern, industrial Japan....
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The Right People – Episode 5 : Sandeep Balakrishna
The Right People is a podcast series initiated by Centre Right India to highlight people who are not politicians or involved closely with professional politics. CRI talks to those who identify with centre-right politics from across the vast Right framework – economic right-wingers, libertarians, traditionalists, Swadeshi right, etc. Undoubtedly, these...
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On Caste and Economics
Since, ancient times India has been described by various foreign travellers as a land of prosperity, harmony and honesty. Even travellers from China-a civilization as great and ancient as India itself- were deeply impressed by the integrity, honesty and prosperity of the Indians. The efficient and clean political system of...
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Of Bala’s Paradesi and the Universality Of Unconscionable Capitalism
As film-maker Bala is adding on to his filmography, he is proportionately turning further away from any sort of commercial trappings and making his movies true-to-self and then to the craft. In other words, while the true-to-self and true-to-craft are perfectly fine and valid as independents, the journey while bridging...
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Anbe Sivam (Love is Sivam)
In this series two films by Kamal Hassan (starred as well as written by him) are studied. While recognizing and respecting the freedom of an artist, the aim of this study is only to show how a particular school of thought Kamal Hassan prescribes to, views Hindus, their history and...
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Who’s feeding on our money?
In his latest op-ed, “The feeding frenzy of kleptocracy“, Shri Sainath himself showed signs of kleptomania by robbing me of my mental peace by his arbitrary, irrational and unreasonable exhortations. He attempts to sway the public debate towards his version of “corporate welfare” bestowed by government on private sector but...
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Muslims are not the only minority!
Think of the word ‘minority’. What is the image that conjures up in your mind? Don’t blame yourself if the only image that comes up is that of a man sporting a skull cap in a pathani or a woman draped in black burqua holding an infant in her arm...
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Idea of India – in defense of capitalism
Why has India not again produced men of the same mettle as in the first half of 20th century? This is a question that has animated me for some time. Consider the quality of men that dotted the Indian landscape in the late nineteenth century and most definitively in the first half of twentieth century – Mohandas...
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Sri Lankan Tamil Problem and Indian Right
(A old letter written by CRI editor Amarnath Govindarajan to an influential voice of Indian Right. He is also an individual who CRI deeply respects) I have just read …….op-ed on the SriLankan issue. As you would have guessed I’m rather saddened at the basic premise of the op-ed’s argument....