Unravelling of the RTI is not an isolated event. Parallels can be drawn with the decay of other institutions due to executive overreach. What remains is not governance through institutions, but governance through control -- an inefficient system where loyalty replaces legality, fear stands in for accountability
The recent order of the government removing the ban on government employees from participating in the activities of the RSS will spell doom for whatever remains of a free and fair bureaucracy
Sheila Dikshit loved the struggle, the challenge of transforming the city she grew up in her dharnas and protests. The workers of the party were full of fresh enthusiasm. Local leaders were cynical in their cautious response to her, writes Pawan Khera.
