The 83rd Plenary Session of the Indian National Congress ended a few days ago. The Congress Party President Sonia Gandhi delivered the inaugural address. In this address she laid out a four step process for “intensifying the battle against corruption”. There is no doubt that Sonia Gandhi is the most powerful political figure in India [...]
What are the reasons behind India’s inability to organize an event like the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi? The reason is corruption. Why is India not competitive in most sports except cricket? It is corruption. What are the reasons behind the crumbling infrastructure in our major cities? The reason is corruption. How come after 60 [...]
The Commonwealth (full name is Commonwealth of Nations) is an organization of fifty four member states. Fifty two of these nations were part of the British Empire. The Commonwealth Games is one of the showcase events for this organization. Except a few countries like Britain, Australia, New Zealand and Canada almost all other countries are [...]
I am a little worried about the growing anger aimed at the Commonwealth Games to be held in New Delhi (India). Former Union Sports Minister and a senior member of the ruling Congress Party Manishankar Iyer said “Personally, I will be unhappy if the Commonwealth Games are successful … If the Games do succeed, that [...]
I was talking to a colleague of mine and within a few minutes the subject turned to corruption in general and the corrupt Indian politicians. Corruption is one of the most popular topics of conversation in India today and rightly so. Corruption is rampant in India compared to Western Europe and North America. Indians love [...]
Foreign Policy magazine and the Fund for Peace has published the failed states index for 2010. The group aims to rank nations based on what they call “12 Degrees of Failure”. This includes among other things demographics, number of refugees, illegitimate government, brain drain and human rights. For the record Somalia came in first with [...]
It is my nature to be very skeptical of human beings who make extraordinary claims without backing it up with data. History is full of stories of people who spent most of their lives, time and wealth following the so-called leaders only to be disappointed in the end. As Buddha said pain and suffering is [...]
India today is the 12th largest economy in the world. Among large economies India is also the second fastest growing economy in the world after China. If this growth rate continues India will become the third largest economy in the world in less than 25 years. Indians particularly those who are young are optimistic and [...]
