Politics & Democracy

"Dirty politics", "Some fat politician", "Politics? What's got into you?", "Don't waste time talking about useless stuff", "Politics sucks!"... These are the responses you would hear if you were to start talking about that dreaded subject - 'Politics'

Now, it's no news that India is a democracy. It has been a democracy for about 63 years or so. But how many of us can truly say that the power of India rests in each one of our hands? How many of us will honestly say that they believe they can make a difference by casting a vote? How many are there who think that they can always DO something for their country? How many know what's happening in the Parliament, that big circular building in New Delhi? My rough estimate is... not many.

I am SAD... Surprised, Amused and Decisive

Wonder what the title is about? Well, I have lately been feeling a lot dull as our blog hasn't been receiving as much response as I know it should. I even started doubting whether I wasn't the right person for the job. But today, I saw comment from one friendly Indian [I shudder to think that he should be a fellow country man] and that has made me SAD... Yes, Surprised, Amused and Decisive.

That friendly Indian had called me f*****g and a b*****d for using the name of India. I'm not sure if that's the exact number of *'s he used [I'm guessing it's a he], because I don't know nor do I want to know what those words meant. But I think I have a slight idea of what he was implying. He also said that there were many 'real' organizations working and us using India's name was a shame to India.

The Common Loot Game

Corruption, Terrorism, Cleanliness, Inadequacy - What else can possibly go wrong with the Commonwealth Games 2010 in Delhi?

Media accessed reports in late July of the Chief Vigilance Commission (CVC) which points to corruption at every level in the organization of the games. The CVC report says that almost all organizations executing infrastructure works for Commonwealth Games have flouted rules in tenders and increased their prices. This means contractors have been paid more that what is the right price. But despite higher rates, work has allegedly been delayed and quality has been compromised in all venues. The report says there is no guarantee of quality of the work done because test records have been fabricated to show compliance.

Then there is the threat from terrorist groups and there was also a small scare when two Taiwanese people were seen in Delhi's Jamma Masjid mosque. Countries and their Sportsmen are more than a bit afraid about potential terrorist attacks.