To the outside world, he was a global statesman and the wisest sage in India. Inside his living room, he was curious like a child, with a greater desire to learn than lecture, to be informed than to inform. Manmohan Singh would not want our nation’s pursuit of Nehruvian ideals to die
He was the unflinching patriot, the humble knowledge seeker, the thoughtful opinion maker, the constant guardian of people’s welfare, and the perennial nation-builder.
Expectations of probity increase when a business leader (figuratively, a suit) takes up public office (sari/safari). Sebi chief Madhabi Puri Buch’s perplexity at the allegations against her shows a cognitive dissonance between her suit and sari avatars
Why has India’s Prime Minister not said a word against China despite its military aggression, usurping Indian territory and inflicting personal humiliation on him and on the nation? Worse, why is Modi furthering China’s cause in its quest to divide and dominate global affairs by paying for Russian oil in yuan?
For all the hype generated over the Sengol, the govt must follow the tradition to the T. Goddesses to Jayalalithaa, a woman figurehead must preside over it.
