To be truly functional and durable, even eternal, a state doesn’t just need a leader, a party or an ideology. It needs functional and robust institutions.
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Wickremesinghe was scheduled to be brought before a Magistrate on August 26. However, hospital officials said he has been advised to take medication & rest for the next three days
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The fishermen were arrested for fishing across the border and have been taken to the Mannar Navy camp for questioning. The arrest has caused unrest among the fishermen in Rameshwaram.
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Sri Lanka extended gratitude towards Indian govt for evacuation of Indian, Sri Lankan citizens stranded in Iran amidst escalating tensions with Israel & US.
Modi's visit comes as New Delhi shifts its foreign policy eastwards in bid to cement ties with neighbours. Sri Lanka, seen close to China until few yrs ago, is now among India’s closest allies.
On paper, the 21-point plan looks balanced—Palestinian governance, international oversight, reconstruction pledges. But in reality, it is a non-negotiable diktat.
As many as 21 policy reforms are under implementation following Invest Kerala Global Summit, as LDF govt works to change perception that the state is not conducive to businesses.
Amid continued concerns over cross-border terrorism, General Upendra Dwivedi further warned the neighbour that India will not show restraint if there is an Op Sindoor 2.0.
What Munir has achieved with Trump is a return to normal, ironing out the post-Abbottabad crease. The White House picture gives us insight into how Pakistan survives, occasionally thrives and thinks.
Indeed, this might not happen in India, since people are too brainwashed, or too scared to protest in mass. The biggest example is when the Vote Chori scam came out; youngsters were seen protesting against the Supreme Court’s stray dog order. This shows the priority of a protest in India. Dogs over Democracy?
Could it happen in India?
Shekhar’s analysis of why it hasn’t is rather superficial. India has been a hard law and order state at least since Indira Gandhi. But that alone wouldn’t have saved us.
And while revolutions have failed, Indian has had its share of long running insurgencies.
There has been a long running populist streak in all governments that has kept the masses in check.
Distributed and organized government at multiple levels has also helped keep a single rebellion from toppling all order.
But could it happen in India?
Absolutely! Just enact policies that begin to hurt the bottom line of our huge middle classes a bit severely, and before long you will have a revolution.
Consider the fiscal cost of a hard state. An $ 80 billion defence budget for a status quo power and a developing country which has many competing claims over its resources, including education and healthcare. One million men – more women now – in its Central Armed Police Forces. For a democracy where there is no disconnect between the government and the people. Not making a case for pacifism. Why were Nepal’s young so upset. Why so much disaffection in Bangladesh. Can we be completely sanguine that similar grievances do not exist in India, which need to be addressed thoughtfully.
Indeed, this might not happen in India, since people are too brainwashed, or too scared to protest in mass. The biggest example is when the Vote Chori scam came out; youngsters were seen protesting against the Supreme Court’s stray dog order. This shows the priority of a protest in India. Dogs over Democracy?
Could it happen in India?
Shekhar’s analysis of why it hasn’t is rather superficial. India has been a hard law and order state at least since Indira Gandhi. But that alone wouldn’t have saved us.
And while revolutions have failed, Indian has had its share of long running insurgencies.
There has been a long running populist streak in all governments that has kept the masses in check.
Distributed and organized government at multiple levels has also helped keep a single rebellion from toppling all order.
But could it happen in India?
Absolutely! Just enact policies that begin to hurt the bottom line of our huge middle classes a bit severely, and before long you will have a revolution.
Consider the fiscal cost of a hard state. An $ 80 billion defence budget for a status quo power and a developing country which has many competing claims over its resources, including education and healthcare. One million men – more women now – in its Central Armed Police Forces. For a democracy where there is no disconnect between the government and the people. Not making a case for pacifism. Why were Nepal’s young so upset. Why so much disaffection in Bangladesh. Can we be completely sanguine that similar grievances do not exist in India, which need to be addressed thoughtfully.