Urban India’s infrastructural horrors write themselves. A young techie falls into an open ditch in upscale Noida and dies as an entire posse of officials meant to protect lives watched in shocking apathy and helplessness. Aspirational India can’t escape the harsh reality: its urban spaces stand on a crumbling foundation.
Mismanagement causes India’s stampedes, not VIPs. CBI questioning of Vijay misses the point
India keeps missing a step in fixing accountability correctly for stampedes. CBI’s questioning of Vijay shows we prefer to blame VIPs, not administration. Problem is of crowd mismanagement, not star power. Hauling Allu Arjun, Virat Kohli, Vijay gets easy headlines. Why bother with the unglamorous work of improving basic governance.