Tag: politics

COVID19, emergency power and civil liberties

Coronavirus has not only destabilised our health system but economy too. Experts and politicians are rambling around the prospects of economy when we pass this virus era. Far beyond this, there is more disturbing image of possibility of decline of democracy and civil liberties that we enjoyed. The failure...

Economy & Climate Change

While world leaders kept arguing over climate change in UN over the week, the new generation took to the street across the globe demanding action from the governments and the leaders to save their future. Scientific reports that have come from several UN bodies and independent research organisations have...

Future of bruised Australian politics

The Australian politics took a quirky turn this week with the worst form of personality on display that pushed the Liberals to lowest rank in the public trust. The tweaks provided opportunity for opposition party to claim they are ready to better serve the Australian people – forgetting they...

Political ideology detrimental to economic system

Legal system of a country greatly influences the way business operates. Political and legal systems, to certain extent, determine the kind of economic system a country has and it governs the business activities. The government is the formal institutions and processes that are responsible for making and enforcing the...

Culture reflects how well you can do business

Politics is the major factor that spoils economic environment, beside natural disasters and calamities. Lets forget about the cracks within the economic theories whose implementation results catastrophic such as ‘Efficient Market Hypothesis’ nearly collapsed US economy in 2007-08. In recent days, I feel myself more interested to the cultural...

An incomplete history

Ever since I read the news about a book by former minister Om Pradhan, I had the curiosity to read it obviously because it was the first book in last 20 years written by southern Bhutanese talking about the national politics. Pradhan comes from a well-to do family from...