The cricket establishment is a disgrace; the cricket boss is a businessman.
Business has paid a pittance for farmers' land, indulged in widespread illegal mining, and cheated on 'green' commitments.
The country has learnt that corruption in defence deals is a fact of life, and has to be dealt with maturely, says T N Ninan
India's share of world GDP is just 2 per cent, and of global poverty an embarrassing 30 per cent.
The position of director is more than the sinecure that all too many retired executives seek out because of the fees, car, and the opportunity to feel important, says T N Ninan.
T N Ninan writes on how the United States is handling the BP oil spill disaster and what India needed to do in the horrific Bhopal gas tragedy.
This failure of basic short-term policy is surprising, given the star power that this government brings to its economic management.
T N Ninan on how the 'reformer' groups are milking the economy to serve their ends.
Given the financial support and the makeover that Delhi is getting for the Commonwealth Games, Delhiites should not crib about some hike in tax, says T N Ninan.
If India counts itself as a 'great power', it will have to play a role in framing and enforcing new global rules, says T N Ninan.
Mamata should travel to China to see how the Chinese railway system is expanding, says T N Ninan.
Pranab Mukherjee will have to stay lucky if he is to climb the big mountain that lies ahead.
One of the strengths of the Indian system is its ability to co-opt rebellious and separatist forces and bring them into the political mainstream. The Communists were persuaded to take part in the parliamentary system of democracy, and the separatist forces in Tamil Nadu and Mizoram became the mainstream. The system is large and accommodative enough to make room for all comersand more would come into the mainstream if it were not for the instigation and support that Pakistan
The proliferating flyovers, eyesores every one of them, merely redistribute traffic to new choke points.
Do the Thackerays really believe that Mumbai will not lose jobs if banks and companies lose the freedom to hire whom they choose.
The time may have come for India to stop thinking of five-year plans, and to focus instead on 10-and 20-year scenarios.
It would seem that the government can announce almost anything it wants, without exciting any opposition. That is a sea change.
The government simply has to find a way to deliver the basics. That is what will defeat the Maoists and hold off China.
If things have come to such a pass in the heartland, which has some of the poorest parts of the country, blame the sustained failure of policing as well as of politics and development strategy. Now we have to deal with the consequences, and there are no soft options left.
I am not joining the small minority which still argues that global warming is voodoo science; there is simply too much evidence of ice melting to argue from that standpoint. But I would suggest that there is hope on the global warming front, says T N Ninan.
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