IAS Melee

The only reason that the state government of Orissa and the Centre for that matter are intervening in the attempts to free district collector R V Krishna, a 2005 batch IAS officer, from Maoists rebels in Malkangiri is because he belongs to a species known as the IAS officer.
Had been a single small time official or some tribals or policemen will the government deal with the case in such a way.
No. It won't.
There are different parameters for even being a person in this country. And an IAS officer stands at the top along with his political teammates. The Orissa or Odisha (whatever you like) government and the Central government have bent over backwards to accommodate the demand of some bandits in a forested area that is being dominated by them for lack of the courage in our political establishment to take them on. They are apparently giving into all 14 demands made by the Naxalites. that's the might of the Indian state for you.
The same amount of zeal was also shown by our mighty government when the daughter of our Home Minister was abducted couple of decades ago. Was she really abducted? Only the persons freed will know the details or the one confined by the alleged separatists.

Reliance BP deal

Will the government check one of the biggest deals in the history of corporate India. The country needs to check the credentials of BP which has recently been involved in a tiff with the US government after a oil spill in its off shore rig.
The country needs to be protected by any company and it should be made clear that our environment is also as vulnerable and valuable as that of the US. The government needs to keep a tight leash on this deal and only clear it if all the environmental clearances are complied with.

Arnab lashed

The Clark Kent of Indian broadcasting industry got a tongue lashing in the Supreme Court today. The know it all and moral high ground keeper of the most watched "your channel" was taken to task by senior lawyers to complained about Arnab Goswami's antics on air.
They are also believed to have sought the help of the Indian version of Superman to teach them how to argue cases in the Supreme Court. Or for that matter in a lower court if he had ever visited one.
Seems that finally someone at the apex court has started to take note of the weird and absurd comments being made by the channel head. Why doesn't someone just ask him to come visit the courts.

India's Italian connection

The author has been able to depict the connection between India and Italy effectively. The BJP may cry itself hoarse on the connection. However, the Congress like always has been able to make the connection work for itself. Hope that we are able to find such connections with other countroes of the world as well.



The Hindu : Opinion / Lead : Corruption: is Italy a step ahead?

Raja arrested

Finally the government has acted and arrested the tainted former telecom minister A Raja. But there is still a long way to go.
This arrest has only set to rest that he had prima facie done something wrong. But wasn't he a part of the union cabinet? Shouldn't the cabinet and its chief Prime Minister Manmohan Singh also be punished for overlooking such a scamster?
These are question s that have to be answered. It will not help it the Congress doesn't fix responsibility. The country needs answers and the government needs to explain all issues.