The new elite relies solely on the state for its survival, for jobs, resources, security, honour and status. However both the new and the old elites one are
Politics is increasingly viewed as being prone to corruption, and another opinion I have come across is that ‘rich countries are morally bankrupt and are ruled by power
‘Democracy and dissent go hand in hand… (But) Occupying public places like Shaheen Bagh for protests is not acceptable… Authorities have to act on their own and cannot
A truly popular movement should not pander to vested agendas or allow itself to be hijacked by politicians or other lobbies bent on pushing their own parochial interests
We can choose to ape the divisive trends that are shaking some societies violently. Or we consciously decide that we’d rather not shipwreck like the MV Wakashio but