There’s nothing “routine’ about the Indore water quality tragedy. As ThePrint reported, 1,219 complaints were registered in the last 25 days. But the Indore administration showed no sense of urgency or priority in its response. The delay reeks of institutionalised apathy. That’s what’s really routine in India’s urban governance.
Pakistan is doing post-conflict therapy by thanking China, Trump
Pakistan keeps changing referees, first Trump and now China, to explain how the match stopped. When you have been thoroughly hammered and a break is announced, you thank the umpire. This public gratitude is its post-conflict therapy. New Delhi’s clear line to all was: India stops only if Pakistan stops.
UCB’s remain marginalised, only governance and digitisation can fix it
Urban Cooperative Banks’ falling Non-Performing Assets reflect tighter oversight and better recoveries. The recent digitisation push also signals intent to modernise. Yet in a financial system dominated by agile commercial banks, these gains are incremental. Without stronger governance and competitive digital presence, UCBs remain marginal in India’s broader financial system.
Dismissal from service should be exercised more often to ensure government employees stop seeing their jobs as cushions to sleep on and become so apathetic that even deaths do not move them.