Thank You, BCCI, for Hitting Back at Dave Richardson

When will the westerners ever get out of their colonial hangover? ICC official Dave Richardson criticizing Indian cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni shows some of them still think they rule the world.
It was good to see the ICC hit back, and hard.
If it was the English captain who had said this I am sure the ICC would have gone ahead and scrapped the system.
The balance of power in the world is shifting, and if these guys don't understand that we need to show them their place.
And it nice of the India cricket board assert to itself even though India's political masters still know only to kow tow.

Does India Really Need an Annual Budget?

Another budget. As the cloud settles over the annual financial ritual I can't but help wonder why we still need this relic from the past.
We are no longer a planned economy in the true sense of the term, 5-year Plans not withstanding. And policy changes now cannot wait for the annual acrobatics; they need to be announced to catch the fast-changing economic landscape.
So why do we need annual budget? Frankly I don't know.
But there is serious money in celebration of this annual rite -- for the media. Just as our elections are a way for the media to mint money.
Apart from that I see no need for this exercise. But then, when has India shown that it can break away from the burdens of the past?