There is an ever-widening gap between rhetoric and reality, as story after fanciful story plays out before the citizens even as institutions of transparency and accountability get upended. https://thewire.in/government/introducing-india-black-boxed
The result is an ever-widening gap between rhetoric and reality, as story after fanciful story plays out before the citizens even as institutions of transparency and accountability get upended. Some instances of the bogus narrative building by the government are so stark as to get exposed by subsequent events or actions. For example just recently, a preview of a book written by former Chief of Army General Manoj Naravane revealed how the controversial Agniveer scheme was imposed on the armed forces without any consultation. The impression given was that the forces had designed the recruitment scheme but that was not so.
On the economic front, everything is hunky dory. India is the fastest growing economy in the world, never mind free ration for 80 crore people is extended by Modi as a guarantee for another five years. The unemployment rate, we are told, is at an all-time low but the army of unpaid workers shown as employed has doubled in the past five years. GDP growth is being questioned by well-known economists but the government steadfastly holds on to its claims.
by M.K. Venu
04/01/2024