Once Britain moved beyond religious nationalism, religion itself
became a spent force, though not one prevented from speaking truth to power.
Contrast India.
Some bashed the monarchy and called the royal wedding a
non-event. A minority voice claimed that the wedding was no big deal. (He was
wrong).
Ravish
Kumar has recorded the Republic of Fear for posterity. These are the heroes of
World Press Freedom Day.
Many epithets have been used to run down the Commonwealth.
The London summit may even be called the Commonwealth Games II…
Some 5,000 participants from government, business and civil society have arrived for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM). The central theme of the deliberations is ‘Towards a Common Future’.
So,
what is the right measure of passion in politics that is good for the health of
democracy? There has to be a right balance.
One cynic says that after every election, the new
Government can spend its first year in uninstalling the statutes erected by the
previous regime.
