Thursday 23 February 2012 Government 2.0: The Road Ahead

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Are we heading towards a new era of intolerance where the government will decide which of our personal opinions is 'objectionable’? Also, why must we be judged by the narrow-mindedness of the least tolerant in our society?
As the Anna juggernaut rolls all over our hard-fought democratic free will, it’s difficult to remember the message that made a friend’s six-year-old daughter fast with Mr. Hazare for a day.
By not providing easy ways to address citizens' confusion over new e-services, are we rendering a potent idea redundant?
Two thoughts come to mind this week. One is on the lighter shades of doing a serious job; the other about the seriousness of taking things lightly
In a country of staunch believers, do we Indians really believe in our power to change a system that we both look to for answers, and abuse, in equal measure?