In times when one is used to hearing the term 'governance deficit' more often especially due to the current crisis in the Kashmir Valley, the term 'governance transparency' comes as a surprise. No doubt that the former would have made a catchier headline but, the latter too deserves attention.
Politics is a very complex field; more so because it involves human relationships with a variety of objectives in mind. Politicians have their own lexicon. They have a unique art of expressing the same situation in different words, depending on which side of the table they are. Such ambiguous expressions help the politicians evade uncomfortable situations and make good of opportunities.
Someone once said, "A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort." This decades old quote holds true even today and the Commonwealth Games is a befitting example. The recent launch of the theme song for Delhi by Euphoria is the icing on the cake. It takes optimism to dizzying heights.
Whenever I hear that some politician reached late to some destination because he/she was stuck in a traffic jam, it strangely makes me happy. The recent news of our Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee getting an unsolicited telemarketing call in the middle of a very serious high-level meeting, made me ecstatic!
Nitin Gadkari was chosen as the president because he was seen by many in the BJP as a clear thinker, an organiser and as someone who has a forward-looking attitude. This was before he was elected as the party president but, half a year down the post, he has not done much to prove his supporters right. Instead, he has landed himself into one controversy after another due to his loose comments.
Those who follow the developments on the stock market would agree that not every stock price movement is linked to the fundamentals of a company. There are many other factors like global and domestic economic and political developments, private agreements, third party assessments, and above all, market sentiment that affect the stock price movements. It is these factors that are a trader's delight.
Cannes Lions Advertising Festival is a much awaited event for the international communications fraternity and India is no exception. However, the kind of media attention that it is receiving even after the Festival has concluded, makes one wonder as to what is the message that is being sent across? Are the numerous debates and comments about our dismal performance in bringing home the awards doing justice to the creative talent of our country?
There are two sides to the story of innocent lives being lost at the hands of our soldiers. One, are the alleged fake encounters purportedly being done by some of our Army or police men for winning awards and recognition. On the other side, are the protests leading to more loss of innocent lives.
The role of Independent Directors on the Board of a company is under scrutiny once again after the Bhopal gas tragedy verdict. The magnitude of the disaster is such that extreme emotional reactions are justified. But, companies cannot run on such emotional reactions alone. One has to take a logical and rational view of every incident.