This is how democracy works !

(Facebook 15 Dec 2019)

The Conservatives secured a sweeping victory, winning in 365 of the 650 seats in the House of Commons - the party’s largest majority since under Margaret Thatcher in the 1980s. Labour fell to its lowest number of MPs in 84 years

Our intellos on the Environment ?

(Facebook 13 Dec 2019)

Why is there a lack of commitment of our intellectuals to the environment. They always manage to stay vague about it. They acknowledge that Mauritius is at a crucial crossroads as regards its economic model and spatial planning. Are they demanding a rethink of the philosophy that has fuelled the development that the country has experienced in recent years. ? Are they questioning the present environment policies ?

A Resurgence of Identity Politics

(Published in l'express of 29 Nov 2019)

Fifty years after independence, Mauritius demonstrates an undeniable success in forging a pluralistic nation, where multiple ethnic and religious groups co-existed peacefully and shared the fruits of economic progress. However, serious fissures do become apparent on occasion, and the last general elections have once more displayed sharpened communal and other socio-political cleavages. 

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Verdict of the polls: Identity Politics reinforced !

If we are really wiser after the event, the denouement could not have been otherwise and we should have seen it coming. In recent years Mauritius has been witness to the assertion of different communities especially in some distinct well-defined regions populated mainly by one community. Displaying sharpened ethnic and communal and other socio-political cleavages, identity politics has become increasingly significant in the emerging political landscape.

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