Author: TP Saran

If everybody is to be above the law, then let it be the case all the time, whether or not one is under the protection of the Constitution

There is a saying that ‘it is never too late.’ Perhaps we could make that ‘it is never too early’ – for a 2.0 version of L’Alliance Lepep?

Last week the editorial in this paper posed a query: ‘Are we losing our way?’ We are afraid that in fact the malady may be worse – in

Some future historian of Mauritius will perhaps wonder how ever a simple building came to dominate almost two decades of Mauritian life. Medpoint Hospital, as it was called,

And better still, lead by example. As the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi did publicly last Sunday 21 June by leading a crowd of nearly 35,000 people in

“There is so much wrong with many of our towns that the new councillors must get down promptly to task with commitment and vigour, as they have promised

Municipal elections

Under the title ‘The Presidency: Respect the Constitution’ on 23 January 2015 this column wrote:

There is an air of apprehension that is beginning to creep in over the country. The sooner these high-profile matters are resolved, and pressing national issues start being

In fact it’s more than a question, it is perhaps the biggest problem that every citizen is faced with. In almost all countries the talk is about trust

Dr Maurice Cure must be turning over in his grave at the latest twist in the saga of the Labour Party. He would never have imagined that the

From time to time it is instructive to go back and take a look at signals and warnings that had been given before and which, if they had

There is no doubt that Nepal has a very, very uphill task of reconstruction and of regaining self-confidence ahead of it. One can only pray that this Himalayan

As events unfold further on our national scene, the question ‘Where does the buck stop?’ will no doubt become even more relevant. And all governments have to be

Two days ago a prominent headline in the British media read as follows: ‘Nina Ricci heiress jailed for hiding millions from tax authorities in Swiss bank.’ There was