TOI has the following 3 in today's FL/DF page.
1. Shobha De coming out with a novel on the contemporary politician
2. How some of the IAS officers have got the gall to face the machinery of the contemporary politician
3. The dangers from the international mafia - to the Gujarati diamond merchant at Antwerp
Shobha De has been pretty active with her writings on contemporary India and has shown strong likes and dislikes. She has been pretty aggressive on some of the well-knowns in the India scenario. So no wonder she decided to come out with the omni-potent Indian politician whom we Indians only have made all - powerful. Would love to read the novel to find out Amrita's (daughter in law of Sethji) actions and how the same could be replicated.
We know of IAS officers who do not bulk under pressure from the contemporary politician and pay the price for same if not with life but with 26 postings in 26 years etc. India works becoz of these Babus. We have quite a number of them. Most of them operate at tandem with the Governmemt machinery and are part of the same. Once in a while some of them are singled out for disproprtionate assets etc. Sometimes their children also hog the limelight for the wrong reasons. Only a handful of them stand up to say 'No, Minister' and face the commensurate punishment.
I had cleared the IAS prelims twice but did not turn up for the finals. I shudder to think facing the wrath of the minister.
I am not sure whether the contemporary politician is aware of the existence of one layer of people who are actually above them. I am talking of the international mafia. They work seamlessly across boundaries. I understand the Goa Government is trying to fight them. There are parlors in every locality. Good luck - Goa government. International mafia is all-pervading. They are now striking at the few Gujarati families still operating their diamond cutting business from Antwerp in Belgium. If required they will shift base to Dubai. May be they will be saved then as they will be operating from the den. No issues - after all if you can't beat someone, join him.
1. Shobha De coming out with a novel on the contemporary politician
2. How some of the IAS officers have got the gall to face the machinery of the contemporary politician
3. The dangers from the international mafia - to the Gujarati diamond merchant at Antwerp
Shobha De has been pretty active with her writings on contemporary India and has shown strong likes and dislikes. She has been pretty aggressive on some of the well-knowns in the India scenario. So no wonder she decided to come out with the omni-potent Indian politician whom we Indians only have made all - powerful. Would love to read the novel to find out Amrita's (daughter in law of Sethji) actions and how the same could be replicated.
We know of IAS officers who do not bulk under pressure from the contemporary politician and pay the price for same if not with life but with 26 postings in 26 years etc. India works becoz of these Babus. We have quite a number of them. Most of them operate at tandem with the Governmemt machinery and are part of the same. Once in a while some of them are singled out for disproprtionate assets etc. Sometimes their children also hog the limelight for the wrong reasons. Only a handful of them stand up to say 'No, Minister' and face the commensurate punishment.
I had cleared the IAS prelims twice but did not turn up for the finals. I shudder to think facing the wrath of the minister.
I am not sure whether the contemporary politician is aware of the existence of one layer of people who are actually above them. I am talking of the international mafia. They work seamlessly across boundaries. I understand the Goa Government is trying to fight them. There are parlors in every locality. Good luck - Goa government. International mafia is all-pervading. They are now striking at the few Gujarati families still operating their diamond cutting business from Antwerp in Belgium. If required they will shift base to Dubai. May be they will be saved then as they will be operating from the den. No issues - after all if you can't beat someone, join him.
Felt like writing a few lines on contemporary issues. I found the Deep focus page of Sunday TOI attractive on 2 counts. There were small articles on current topics, and something on which I could do a bit of analysis and come up with my thoughts. Let's see how it goes.
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