UPA | NewsClick

The 2G Judgement: Holding Corporate Houses also Accountable

Author / Source / Date:

Prabir Purkayastha, Newsclick, Feb. 6, 2012

The Supreme Court's judgement on 2G of cancelling the 122 licenses awarded in 2008 is a landmark one.

Rhetoric Hides Failure in Durban: UPA's Bankrupt Climate Diplomacy

Author / Source / Date:

Prabir Purkayastha, Newsclick, Dec. 22, 2011

The current phase of climate change negotiations have now come to an end with the Durban Platform announcement of a new round of negotiations to arrive at a legally binding commitments for all countries by 2015, and implementation starting from 2020.

UPA: A Rudderless Ship

Author / Source / Date:

Seema Mustafa, Newsclick, Dec. 16, 2011

The year is drawing to a close, and so it seems is meaningful government activity. The state of flux has engulfed the entire UPA government that appears totally adrift. It is as if no one is charge, with the Ministers pulling in different directions and Industry threatening to pull out investments for safer bets abroad.

Nuclear Liability Act and its Rules: The Tail Wagging the Dog

Author / Source / Date:

Prabir Purkayastha, Newsclick, Nov. 23, 2011

The Civil Liability for Nuclear Damages Rules notified on November 11, 2011 does what the US Government has been demanding of India – completely dilute the liability of the nuclear suppliers. This is in complete violation of all basic jurisprudence. No rule can override the basic act itself: this is precisely what these Rules are doing.

The Looming Power Sector Crisis: Chickens of 2003 Coming Home to Roost

Author / Source / Date:

Prabir Purkayastha, Newsclick, Nov. 4, 2011

The power sector is rapidly going into a three-fold crisis – rising tariffs, lack of coal and a huge overhang of debt for the companies in the power sector. The chickens of the power sector reforms carried out in the last two decades, particularly through the 2003 Electricity Act is now coming home to roost.

CAG Report – A Damning Indictment of Government and Reliance

Author / Source / Date:

Prabir Purkayastha, Newsclick, Sept 14, 2011

The CAG Report on the audit of the Production Sharing Contracts for the on-shore and off-shore oil and gas blocks once again shows the unholy nexus between the UPA and big capital in the country. The CAG has shown how the Directorate General of Hydrocarbons (DGH) and the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas (MoPNG) connived with Reliance Industries and other private operators against the interests of the people. Some of the salient issues brought out by CAG are:

Team Anna vs UPA: Exploring the Middle Ground

Author / Source / Date:

Newsclick Production, August 27, 2011

The campaign of Anna Hazare has brought the anti-corruption debate from households to streets. But there are people vying for a middle space which neither the UPA nor Anna's movemnet is able to address. Newsclick interviews Shekhar Singh, a core committee member of National Campaign for Peoples' Right to Information on the process of the debate.

Messianic Politics versus Mafia Capitalism

Author / Source / Date:

Prabir Purkayastha, Newsclick, 24-August-2011

The current confrontation on the Lok Pal Bill has eroded the middle ground between a corrupt UPA Government and the high decibel “Team Anna”.

Why The Congress Did What It Did

Author / Source / Date:

Seema Mustafa, Newsclick, August 23, 2011

THE START

The first phase started with Anna Hazare and his team sitting on fast against corruption. They presented the Jan Lokpal Bill to the government and the people, maintaining with tremendous support from the across the country, that this should replace the apology of a legislation framed by the UPA government. The peoples response compelled the government to set up a committee of Union Ministers to dialogue with Anna Hazare and his team for a workable legislation.

Fumbling, bumbling UPA

Author / Source / Date:

Deepak, Newsclick, August 19, 2011

When the Anna Hazare story started – back in April, when Anna and his four emerged out of the woodworks with the tall promise of ridding India of corruption – many of us were skeptical of his “movement”. Despite our reservations, legitimate and relevant as they are, the fact is that his campaign managed to tap into a perceptible mass anger against the corrupt practices and malfeasance of the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance government. [Image courtesy, The Hindu]