EDITOR'S COLUMN
Friends,
The old order changeth, yielding place to the new. The 2016 old man was flogged to welcome the New Year 2017. So, at the outset WISHING ALL OUR READERS, PATRONS & WELL WISHERS A GREAT NEW YEAR. 2016, has been an epochal year by any stretch of imagination, besides the usual ups and downs in politics, economics and of course the social tremors becoming slowly an essential concomitant of our day to day life.
Looking back over the 12 months that has passed by, in January 2016 Donald Trump had made that audacious demand of banning entry of Muslims into the U.S. And come to think of it, U.S. voters have overwhelmingly voted the controversial real-estate baron into the WHITE HOUSE. Yes, the first coloured man Barak Hussain Obama, is vacating the American Presidential Palace this month after 8 years in the most powerful address in the world. He is the first coloured man to have occupied the 'whites-only' territory of Capitol Hill in Washington.
Joe Klein of the TIME, called Obama and his first lady Michelle ‘amazingly very gracious, with absolutely no hint of any scandal.’ It was a white man’s tribute to a coloured first citizen of the United States of America. Indeed Barack Hussain Obama is a gentleman. What can happen to Donald Trump with Harvard professors suspecting his mental ability or is it stability! Hope, Americans, having elected their 45th president, shall manage him while in office.
We as a nation suffered immensely all through the year at the North-West border because of Pak perfidy. Someday, it had to be paid back. There were a couple of strikes, which confirmed our ability to squarely hit back. Of course with ego bruised, Pak is trying all sorts of shoot-and-scoot warfare. Someday for sure, they will get back with compound interest.
Demonetization came like a bolt from the blue. And for all 50 days from 10th November, life has never been the same for the entire country. While, it was a very bold step, was it sufficiently planned?, was a nagging question, that was left, on the public space, unanswered by the power that be. A pragmatic stock taking has to be done for the truth, to say the last word, on the 8th November move by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Passing away of Jayalalitha, the AIADMK Supremo, was an epochal event with ramifications far and wide for the state of Tamil Nadu. Will the transition be stable and peaceful?, is a question making its round. Hope it does.
Month-in-Perspective is as usual with its quota of happening in the past month. Have tried to deal with issues head-on.
Passing away of Fidel Castro of Cuba, has certainly left a void in the Caribbean Country. But as a leader of his countrymen, he has left his indelible foot prints on the length and breadth of Cuban landscape. His epoch making foray into Health and Education for his people has made him iconic. In Focus we have tried to compare India’s tryst with social engineering in health and education, two most important area of public expenditure. Hope readers would find the effort interesting. Rest are as usual. Do revert with your inputs.
The old order changeth, yielding place to the new. The 2016 old man was flogged to welcome the New Year 2017. So, at the outset WISHING ALL OUR READERS, PATRONS & WELL WISHERS A GREAT NEW YEAR. 2016, has been an epochal year by any stretch of imagination, besides the usual ups and downs in politics, economics and of course the social tremors becoming slowly an essential concomitant of our day to day life.
Looking back over the 12 months that has passed by, in January 2016 Donald Trump had made that audacious demand of banning entry of Muslims into the U.S. And come to think of it, U.S. voters have overwhelmingly voted the controversial real-estate baron into the WHITE HOUSE. Yes, the first coloured man Barak Hussain Obama, is vacating the American Presidential Palace this month after 8 years in the most powerful address in the world. He is the first coloured man to have occupied the 'whites-only' territory of Capitol Hill in Washington.
Joe Klein of the TIME, called Obama and his first lady Michelle ‘amazingly very gracious, with absolutely no hint of any scandal.’ It was a white man’s tribute to a coloured first citizen of the United States of America. Indeed Barack Hussain Obama is a gentleman. What can happen to Donald Trump with Harvard professors suspecting his mental ability or is it stability! Hope, Americans, having elected their 45th president, shall manage him while in office.
We as a nation suffered immensely all through the year at the North-West border because of Pak perfidy. Someday, it had to be paid back. There were a couple of strikes, which confirmed our ability to squarely hit back. Of course with ego bruised, Pak is trying all sorts of shoot-and-scoot warfare. Someday for sure, they will get back with compound interest.
Demonetization came like a bolt from the blue. And for all 50 days from 10th November, life has never been the same for the entire country. While, it was a very bold step, was it sufficiently planned?, was a nagging question, that was left, on the public space, unanswered by the power that be. A pragmatic stock taking has to be done for the truth, to say the last word, on the 8th November move by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Passing away of Jayalalitha, the AIADMK Supremo, was an epochal event with ramifications far and wide for the state of Tamil Nadu. Will the transition be stable and peaceful?, is a question making its round. Hope it does.
Month-in-Perspective is as usual with its quota of happening in the past month. Have tried to deal with issues head-on.
Passing away of Fidel Castro of Cuba, has certainly left a void in the Caribbean Country. But as a leader of his countrymen, he has left his indelible foot prints on the length and breadth of Cuban landscape. His epoch making foray into Health and Education for his people has made him iconic. In Focus we have tried to compare India’s tryst with social engineering in health and education, two most important area of public expenditure. Hope readers would find the effort interesting. Rest are as usual. Do revert with your inputs.
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