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No VIPs – Time For An Equality Of Citizens Act

The chiefs of the 3 armed forces were recently exempted from security checks at airports. In the build up to this decision, you got quotes like “It is a shame that India cannot accord a small privilege for those who … Continue reading

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Politicians and the government needs to catch up to 21st century presentation technology

There have been a few changes over time. Dr. Kalam presenting his 2020 vision, the
effective ads for the polio and the “school chale hum” campaigns are some instances
that come to mind. But these are the very few exceptions. By and large state
communication and especially political communication is unimaginative. While many
aspects of India are catching up to the year 2007, the government and political
establishment still seems comfortably trapped in the 20th century Continue reading

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