The Acorn

A crossroads, not a victory (You can also view it on NDTV’s website) The points I made (or wanted to): 1. The conclusion of Anna Hazare’s fast after a compromise is not a victory for anyone. It’s a crossroads. In fact, there are two crossroads here. First, whether we will pursue political agenda by restoring ...

What should we make of the UPA government’s management of Anna Hazare’s agitation? It was a game of political brinkmanship and yesterday, the Indian government came out as the chicken. If saner counsel had prevailed, both Anna Hazare’s group and the Indian government would have stepped back from the brink. However, Mr Hazare’s personal behaviour ...