Why I will not fall for the ‘Vote for PM’ trick
As India votes in the midst of a rising campaign crescendo that pits one individual against the other, Subramaniam Vincent urges the electorate to prioritise a 'better parliament.'
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18 October 2017
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OPINION
Why I will not fall for the ‘Vote for PM’ trick
Why I will not fall for the ‘Vote for PM’ trick
AAP IN DELHI
Why Arvind Kejriwal does not need magic
The question foremost on the minds of both believers and sceptics now
is whether AAP will be able to keep its lofty promises to the people.
Subramaniam Vincent
feels that this may not require rocket science, after all.
OPEN LETTER TO PM DR MANMOHAN SINGH
What makes world class cities?
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh promised Bengaluru world class infrastructure on the eve of elections in Karnataka, recently.
Subramaniam Vincent
exposed the farce in a letter to him.
KARNATAKA VERDICT 2013
Both of India's politics on display in KA
There are two spheres of politics being played out in India at present. One is patronage, and the second, aspirational. During the just concluded Karnataka assembly elections, both were seen. More and more people are waking up to the aspirational one, writes
Subramaniam Vincent
INTERVIEW
Wanted: A clamour for better governance
Bangalore, once the poster-boy of new age India and its development, is now crumbling, having been sorely let down by the administration and politics of the state. As Karnataka heads for polls,
Subramaniam Vincent, discusses the prospects and necessary preconditions for change with independent MP Rajeev Chandrasekhar.
POLITICS AND REFORM
Bangalore's MLA races may spark change
As the Lok Satta party, with its crop of image-defying politicians, raises hopes for a new brand of politics,
Subramaniam Vincent
catches up with party leader Dr Jayaprakash Narayan on the party's hopes at the Karnataka polls and possibilities of a larger wave of political
reforms in the country.
PROTEST AGAINST RAPES
How they fool us, the outraged
As long as we engender a society that allow law enforcers to get away with their own crimes, law breakers will only be emboldened. We must make Police Complaints Authorities around the country meaningful, says
Subramaniam Vincent.
HAZARE VS GOVERNMENT, PART II
The Anna dilemma exposes an insincere government
If you want to beat up Hazare for his stubbornness, go right ahead. But before that, start with the Union Cabinet, notes
Subramaniam Vincent.
INDIA AGAINST CORRUPTION
Who won? Politics.
Too many times in the last five days, the Anna Hazare-led movement against corruption was labeled 'apolitical', almost as if
to call it political would taint it somehow.
Subramaniam Vincent
analyses the 'victory'.
RADIO POLICY
Community radio gets its day
After years of meetings, letters, discussions, workshops, petitions, and even some international pressure, New Delhi has decided to move forward and open up radio broadcasting in a way it never was until now.
Subramaniam Vincent
says radio will be the winner, and there's much more to be done.
Radio policy: untying the knots
The government continues to defy
the Supreme Court's orders on establishing more free and better regulated
broadcasting. At the same time, its sky-high license fees have driven
profit out of the industry.
Subramaniam Vincent
notes the knots the Broadcasting Ministry has tied itself into.
The pressure for accountability
Citizens and government are thinking differently about each
other on access to information, notes
Subramaniam Vincent.
The Central law in the next challenge.
One step forward, two steps back
Subramaniam Vincent
follows the intrigue, as New Delhi seeks to weaken Right to Information
laws on the one hand, and receives a proposal to strengthen RTI at the
same time.
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