Tag: Mrinal Roy

Unless government puts its house in order through good governance, equity and probity, it is anathema for people to subscribe to fundamentally flawed decisions

The causes championed have to be right, not selective. Protests have to uphold causes benefitting the public interest rather than be targeted against specific projects

Only a change of leadership and a system of management rigorously based on merit and competence can save the day and usher a new beginning

A handful of families and dynasties preside over the destiny of the biggest conglomerates and three main political parties.

We owe it to the people and the country to take back ownership of decisions to urgently set things right

Why do disavowed politicians still cling on to power by every means instead of taking the cue from the people’s vote that it is time for them to

Crisis management, BAI Saga and India

Mauritius is not an exception. Let the local political class not kid themselves. The people are fed up with all the political class and their leaders irrespective of

As is the case in Britain, will the government have the grit to test its legitimacy by calling for urgent general elections? This week is rich in events.

Despite arrests and sentences, drug trafficking continues to thrive unabated and unchecked. Why haven’t successive governments been able to do what it takes to root out this evil

Governments are judged by the people not by an exaggerated and abhorrent daily use of the national TV as an instrument of propaganda but by their deeds  Every

Is corruption the new norm in politics? The violently repressed anti corruption demonstrations in Moscow and other cities of Russia this week reminded the world that corruption remains

Drug trafficking, ID cards and Alvaro Sobrinho As a nation, we cannot cut corners. We also have to be uncompromising in respect of the country’s international standing, standard

The outstanding quality of the recipients enhances the value of the national honours and the prestige of awardees. To wantonly attribute them as an instrument of political patronage

The status quo is untenable for the multitude. We have clearly reached the point of no return. Is it not time to upset the applecart to set things