Media and Politics: blurring lines ?

http://www.ndtv.com/news/videos/video_player.php?id=1130460

Unique ID: Nilekani heads the project,

http://www.ndtv.com/news/videos/video_player.php?id=1129721

Target timeframe: 3-5 years

Blind faith

http://ibnlive.in.com/videos/94472/06_2009/godman_conman2a/conman-or-godman-the-untold-story-of-ashok-jadeja.html

... and greed .... of money, power, knowledge, respect ...

Quota vs Equality of Opportunity

Only 10% women in the Parliament. All democracies, including advanced nations have required strong measures to get women decisively into politics.

http://ibnlive.in.com/videos/94477/06_2009/ftn0806_2a/ftn-india-still-not-ready-for-womens-quota-bill.html

Why not make it compulsory for the political parties to give women 33% tickets, instead of rotations in constituencies (equality of opportunity) ?
-- Political parties may then field women candidates against strong opponents, where they are bound to loose.

Know your politician - politician writers

Reading their books may be a way to reach out to understand our politicians better.
http://ibnlive.in.com/videos/94383/polls-over-writerpoliticians-pick-up-the-pen-again.html

http://www.deccanherald.com/content/6564/moilys-latest-book-indias-agrarian.html

'Vote Bazaar' by ?

Human Capital

Philanthropy, Leadership, Ambition and Country wide real reform - How do we connect these ?
http://ibnlive.in.com/videos/88328/03_2009/realhero_award2/real-heroes-honouring-the-extraordinary-indian.html

Instability in AfPak, Impact on India etc

Good militant groups (targeted at India) versus bad militant groups (Taliban etc) which have now joined hands and pose a threat to Pakistan, US.
http://www.ndtv.com/convergence/ndtv/new/Ndtv-Show-Special.aspx?ID=164

Are there 'good militant groups' ever - who kill innocents ?

Corruption

In bureaucracy:
http://www.ndtv.com/news/videos/video_player.php?id=1118141

Disinvestment

http://www.ndtv.com/news/videos/video_player.php?id=1118144

Plan: 2009 - 14

President's speech to the Parliament / June 4, 2009
http://presidentofindia.nic.in/sp040609_hindi.html

Judicial Reform

Judicial Reform top priority for Moily (w/o confronting the Judiciary !?!)
http://www.ndtv.com/news/india/judicial_reforms_top_moilys_agenda.php

June 2009
http://ibnlive.in.com/videos/94214/talking-point-how-clean-is-the-judiciary.html

http://ibnlive.in.com/videos/94184/justice-on-sale-touts-claim-they-can-buy-judges.html
http://ibnlive.in.com/videos/94183/probe-alleges-corruption-in-punjab-haryana-courts.html

Merit and Identity

http://ibnlive.in.com/videos/94121/06_2009/ftn0306_1/face-the-nation-madam-speaker-talent-or-tokenism.html