PRAGOTI

India seems to be moving through one of the most bizarre phases of its history. The common man – aam admi – is reeling under the heavy burden of high rates of inflation not seen in recent times. The leaders of the UPA coalition openly admit that come Friday – they shudder at the prospect of burgeoning inflation figure which shows no signs of respite. And despite that, the obsession with nuclear deal goes on with an air of insensitivity which has very few parallels?

In a country as huge, as diverse and as complex as India, consigning the bread and butter issues of peoples livelihood to the backburner can only signal an unmitigated disaster. In election after election, the incumbents are being voted out of office. To ensure that such changes are better informed. And daily discourse, particularly those elections be premised on the policies that parties espouse, so that there can be intermittent reality checks. That is the only way to ensure transparency and accountability.