Author: Mrinal Roy

It is high time that as a nation we cut loose from our real or imagined hangovers to finally reconcile ourselves with our history

Is it not pointless – and just plain greed – to continue to accumulate massive wealth beyond a certain comfortable threshold? — By Mrinal Roy

Cats cannot be set among the pigeons. How can the newly created Economic Development Board (EDB) have a majority of 6 out of its 8 directors from the

The decisions of political leaders to unwaveringly give priority to the superior interests of the country and the people or the party over their personal interests will determine

Jerusalem must be urgently given the special status of a universal city open and accessible to Christians, Muslims and Jews and to humankind at large — By Mrinal Roy

There is a growing clamour for fundamental change in our battered democracy. The time is ripe for the innovative young to take up the challenge — By Mrinal Roy

Voters have the opportunity to create through their collective vote a salubrious sea change in the political landscape and kickstart the process of a new dawn for the

What on earth is happening in the country? The nation has never witnessed so many galling events before, in the near 50 years of independence

The 93-year-old President who had outwitted so many opponents and conjured so many crises in the past has now lost military, party and popular support — By Mrinal Roy

We have all collectively ensured that social harmony prevails in the country at all times. Whoever puts social harmony and unity in peril crosses a red line —

The right to vote has to be judiciously exercised to bring about true democracy and a salubrious sea change in the political landscape — By Mrinal Roy

Politics cannot mean bitter personal antagonism between leaders. It is about devising the type of projet de société likely to usher a better socio-economic order

Is it so difficult for a minister to realize that a salary of Rs 1500-2150 paid to school cleaners should be anathema in modern Mauritius?

Our liberal mindset is averse to the idea of capital punishment. We need to realize that this is the only efficient deterrent against drug trafficking

The honest and democratic decision of a government losing popular support should have been to call for fresh general elections