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Analysis
The great leap
backward
Last
August, the Lokpal was within sight. Anna Hazare, with media help,
had galvanised visible and vocal support. The UPA government had
accepted several demands of his and put out a Bill which provided
for a Lokpal with full powers of investigation and prosecution, and
focussed on the top rung of Ministers, legislators and bureaucrats.
Special Courts were to be set up to conclude cases ....More
Viewpoints
2012 promises greater uncertainty
The
past year was an epic one of revolutionary and unpredictable
changes, people power and realignments. As 2011 gave way to 2012,
all the unfinished revolutions, incomplete projects and
half-accomplished dreams and inspirations, leave a question: where
will these changes lead us in 2012? The natural conclusion is that
there is a lot of uncertainty.
Everyone - political scientists, ....More
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