Expecting different results…
I HAVE been closely following the extremely insightful commentary and discourse on the no-confidence motion and the legalities that surround it. I have read riveting articles on Article 63A of…
Presidential hubris
WE see a big puzzle. Our establishment, its allies and even many middle-class persons, always in search of instant solutions for misrule, zealously push unproven, even failed ideas, but oppose…
The state of the Indian union
India is celebrating its 72nd Republic Day on January 26. Flaunting its status as the world’s most populous democracy, it nevertheless continues to drift away from the ideals of the…
Reality that bites India
In the largest democracy in the world, autocracy flourishes. Known as Modi’s India it has become a one-man show. A show that goes on despite scathing attack by world leaders,…
Post-freedom
STATE founders are towering figures who play the key role in freeing a state. While their founding roles are well-studied, their post-freedom roles in ensuring their state’s long-term progress are…
On a spectrum
A NEWS commentator in a televised interview recently called for a 15-year spell of authoritarianism in Pakistan, suggesting that advocates of democracy should be assassinated by firing squads, with their…
China’s model of state governance
Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday praised the Communist Party of China (CPC) describing it as an alternative to Western democracy. “Until now, we had been told that the best…
Regional laggards
A CURIOUS global feature is that economic and political developments often happen together in several states in a region. The initial East Asian development, East European communism collapse and the…
A scary future?
OUR progress in 75 years ranks poorly even regionally. How will it be in our next 25 years’ run-up to 100 years of freedom? Futures studies review current trends to…
Mammoth states
LARGE states are two-edged swords. They need strong rule to manage their large size and avoid chaos. But their size gives economies of scale that can aid rapid progress. So…
