Sanjeev Sabhlok's Blog, page 119
June 9, 2018
What is the legal situation regarding the removal of Article 370 from India’s Constitution?
Swarna Bharat Party opposes Article 370 on fundamental grounds of incompatibility with India’s broader Constitution. Our position is the following: We believe that the Indian State of Jammu and Kashmir is an integral part of India and are committed to abrogation of the Article 370 of the Constitution of India, which has created a dual […]
Modi is bulldozing Indian media through regulatory controls
The massive photoshopping and fake news coming out of BJP IT cell is well known. The recent Cobra Post expose was shocking enough. Fake news, bribery. I’ve covered all these on my blog. But things have go to the point where senior journalists are being effectively threatened by the SENIOR-MOST levels of government. And licensing is […]
My first Policy Training video – for SBP leaders but also for every person in the world
This video: See also my Whooshkaa podcast: https://player.whooshkaa.com/episode?...
June 7, 2018
The harm caused by over-supply of heritage overlays
From PC’s report: “Coercive regulation, intended to increase private conservation activities, may diminish private property rights. Not only does this represent a potential income transfer from an individual owner, it may undermine incentives for future private conservation undertakings. Where the costs of conservation are high in comparison to the benefits, a net social loss may […]
June 6, 2018
The Government’s prayer
EVERY GOVERNMENT FUNCTIONARY MUST PRAY EACH DAY, THE FOLLOWING: I hereby reaffirm that: I am the servant of the people who pay for my labour. I commit to fulfilling my duties to the citizens which include security and justice I will not take money from Peter to pay Paul. I will not prevent the people […]
Operation 136: THE *TOTAL* CROOKEDNESS OF MODI AND BJP EXPOSED
That Modi and BJP are CRIMINALS AND CROOKS is well known. But it is now time for the Indian media to hang its head in shame. MASS SCALE RESIGNATIONS ARE THE NEED OF THE HOUR. YOUTUBE: The sting – through a large number of videos. #Operation136 ‘All our videos are available to law enforcement officials. […]
Aniruddha Bahal joins the ranks of Rana Ayyub as a hero journalist of India
I’m sorry I’ve not been paying much attention to individual journalists of India. The other day I discovered Rana Ayyub – her extraordinarily brave sting of Modi’s Gujarat (Gujarat Files – see my blog posts: this, this, this, and this). To me she is a hero journalist. Someone who risked her life for the sake of […]
Macaulay mistakenly created a role for government in school education, first in India, then in UK
Macaulay was a great reformer and classical liberal, but on one thing he make a huge error of judgement, and the entire world is living with the consequences of his error – even today. RELEVANT EXTRACTS FROM TOOLEY’S THE BEAUTIFUL TREE: Far from bringing education to India, as the British congratulated themselves on doing, they […]
Mahatma Gandhi’s 1931 speech at Chatham House
I’m starting to draft an article for potential publication in a major Indian newspaper on the issue of education. I need to confirm some material attributed to Gandhi in James Tooley’s book, The Beautiful Tree. I’ve confirmed the authenticity of the Gandhi speech at Chatham House meeting in 1931. This is found at page 26,148 of […]
June 5, 2018
Inviting Indians of Melbourne to get involved in reforming India’s governance
In this video I invite Indians and persons of Indian origin who live in Melbourne, to get involved in addressing the fundamental governance problems facing India. I outline how India’s only liberal party, Swarna Bharat Party, provides the best ideas for India’s governance, including ideas that reflect my experience in the IAS and in Victoria’s […]
