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It is important that the government and the entire society work towards restoring the credibility of the judiciary at all levels so that it dispenses justice without fear or favour

Sanjay Kapoor

Abhimanyu George Jain

It is critical to engage the people in meaningful dialogue before embarking on ambitious industrialisation that requires land acquisition and displacement

Arun Varma Delhi

After 30 years of being big bully, big brother in Orwellian West Bengal, with ‘Buddha’ being equated with Narendra Modi as ‘the role model of development’, Nandigram might mark the epitaph of the CPI(M) in ‘India Shining’

Amit Sengupta Delhi

The domination of big channels with bigger money looks like a temporary phenomenon

Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr Delhi

Television channels – news and entertainment – in India will remain corporate ventures for quite some time to come. The capital investments needed to run a channel are too huge, which is beyond the capacity of individual entrepreneurs.  The neighbourhood or community TV channel is still a dream, but it cannot be ruled out. Until then, the few big players will dominate the scene.