DailyPost 2907 THE FUTILITY OF ELECTIONS Without getting into the nitty gritty of democracy, its institutions, checks and balances and all that it professes and intends to achieve, as aptly enumerated in the preamble, elections are primordial to democratic existence. Without any exaggeration it can be said that no elections means no democracy. If election […]
DailyPost 2906 CRYING FOR PUBLIC SERVICE! From where are we getting desperate cries for public service today, anyone having any idea of India would be able to make the right guess. The whole concept of our democracy and its practice is based on public service. The maxim is maximum good to maximum people. Greed has
DailyPost 2905 MANIPUR – SPIRALLING OUT OF CONTROL Are the ominous signs of Gaza, Israel, Iran or of Nagorno-Karabakh already there? How long can we continue with the ostrich mentality? Why not face crises and issues head on. That is not a discretion that we can exercise because that is the only way it can
DailyPost 2904 DEEP TOOLING EXPERTISE – NO ONE’S COOKING UP! The more we spread misconceptions about China; its tech prowess end to end, the more it gets unstuck over a period of time. Cheap labour, low quality products, and capital moving out of China for a variety of reasons seems to be a staple media
DailyPost 2903 LAW & ORDER DRONED? The recent drone attacks in Manipur give a very clear indication of the wide gap between the two sides in terms of strategy and ever burgeoning chasm between Meitei and Kuki-Zo communities. While there were hardly any successes in battle to usher in normalcy, the weaponizing of hobby drones
DailyPost 2902 CRIMINAL MANNERS / LEGAL WAYS Can criminal manners and legal ways synchronize by any chance? Can a synthesis of the two ever be functional? If thinking big and dreaming bigger is your democratic gameplan and you understand the inner wheeling dealings of this country, you will not be surprised. Otherwise, you would be
DailyPost 2901 R G KAR CASE; FINALLY A LAW? Law being made a scapegoat once again. What an irony, that is all what governments can think of as action in a rape and murder of lady resident doctor in her own hospital, in most horrendous of ways. This is what a government can think of
DailyPost 2900 TfL UNDER CYBER ATTACK A global city’s critical infrastructure being impacted by a cyber-attack is no small news. It does send shivers across the planet for it can happen to any other city. It can happen to any other critical infrastructure in that city or simultaneously across critical infrastructures. It can happen there
DailyPost 2899 TELEGRAM – ENCRYPTED FOR GOOD? The arrest of the Telegram CEO Pavel Durov has brought into centerstage burning issue emanating out of the present social media revolution raging across the globe. Governments and technology barely gel well from a governance point of view, making technology compliant a difficult and complex task. They are
DailyPost 2898 CRIMINAL SILENCE – LEGALLY POSITIONED Most probably you would not have heard of this terminology or phrase, and definitely find it to be intriguing. It was not my intention to create this operational phrase, but the vacuum of expression, communication and action in the gravest of challenges / crimes forced this expression out
DailyPost 2897 BCG’s ANGOLA BRIBE SCANDAL Boston Consulting Group, BCG, is one of the famous ‘Big Three’ which are considered to be the most prestigious management consulting firms in the world. They work closely with clients facilitating transformational approaches for organizations to grow, build sustainable competitive advantage and drive positive societal impact. Presumably, they would
