Tag: Mrinal Roy

Democratic rules are being undermined by endless politicking and gambits by politicians to hold on to or wrest power by any means and in some cases by stamping

Should the political parties not cut the dead wood soon, the backlash of the people at the next polls could be even more devastating than at the December

Home is where the heart is. — Pliny the Elder

Isn’t it high time for the people and all of us to put an end to this unending rigmarole of poor governance by successive governments led by the

When the fundamental foundations of a country’s democracy are threatened, the onus to uphold its principles, values and the national ethos of the country is squarely on the

The leader of the MMM, the high priest of proportional representation is up to his usual shenanigans and contrived arguments to try to justify the unjustifiable… No one

The budget exercise must above all provide a positive policy response to the people’s expectations and help put in place a new economic model geared to boost growth,

Mauritius can top all indices in Africa but does not match up to the highest standards of the best democracies of the world

The nation and the people cannot accept to be short changed by ill-thought-out policies and policy makers who are incapable of separating the wheat from the chaff or

The die is cast. Britain has woken up to the sobering aftermath of Brexit and the pitfalls ahead

A Brexit would be an indictment of the Commission. It would open a breach in fortress Europe. It would weaken Europe and could lead to further fracture

The role of the Judiciary is crucial in every society.

The life and times of Muhammad Ali depict a tranche of history made up of uplifting as well as sordid events. The battles fought have changed things for

The choice is between a democracy benchmarked on the highest standards prevailing or a banana republic. The onus is on all of us to ensure that the country

Serving one’s own interests instead of those of the country can hardly meet the test of public scrutiny or approval. It can only invite a backlash of the