Freedom First

Summary

The May 2012 issue of Freedom First is framed by an editorial asking readers for remedies to corruption, negligence, and mal-governance rather than only diagnosis. It discusses a paper from Subhash Athale and Harihar Khumbhojkar on national peril, corruption, criminalisation of politics and bureaucracy, and national security, then turns to D. R. Pendse’s alarm over the 2012-13 Union Budget, GAAR, and retroactive amendments.

The rendered pages cover explosive times, parliamentary warning signs, political drama around Dinesh Trivedi, Point Counter Point, and military matters including Kargil and General V. K. Singh. Later security and review material lies outside the visible chunk.

Essays

Between Ourselves

By S. V. Raju

The editorial asks readers to move from obvious criticism to remedies for corruption and misgovernance. It summarizes proposed fronts of attack: moral education, making corruption costly, electoral reform, and reducing room for corruption, then connects these to budget worries over GAAR and retrospective taxation.

• Asks readers to suggest remedies, not just identify problems.
• Summarizes a four-front anti-corruption strategy.
• Criticizes the 2012-13 budget, GAAR, and retrospective amendments.
• Calls for re-examining fundamentals.

Explosive Times

By K. K. Pathak

K. K. Pathak’s “Explosive Times” opens the issue’s article sequence and responds to the turbulent political and policy climate described in the editorial.

• Frames the current moment as politically explosive.
• Connects to corruption, governance, and policy anxieties.
• Begins the issue’s reform-minded discussion.

The Writing on the Wall

By Era Sezhiyan

Era Sezhiyan’s “The Writing on the Wall” suggests that warning signs are visible in public life and politics. It sits prominently after the opening article and before later pieces on political drama and military matters.

• Reads current politics as containing visible warning signs.
• Extends the issue’s concern with governance and reform.
• Falls within the rendered pages.

The Kargil War

By Suresh C. Sharma

Suresh C. Sharma’s Kargil War article begins the military-matters section, followed by another Sharma piece on General V. K. Singh. Together they shift the issue from corruption and budget policy to defence institutions and national security.

• Introduces the Military Matters section.
• Discusses the Kargil War.
• Pairs with a later piece on General V. K. Singh and military controversy.

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