Pamela Philipose: If the Media Fails to Read the Farm Struggle Right, Irrelevance Awaits
NB: The Greek word hubris , conveys the sense of overweening pride, arrogance before the gods. The punishment adequate to this sin derives its name from nemesis , the goddess who exacts retribution from those who succumb to hubris. It is not just defeat in an election that Mr Modi's friend (remember Howdy Modi ?) the ruthless sociopath and ignoramus Donald Trump is facing, it is historic infamy and financial ruin. Worse still, the whole of American society is now paying the price for flirting with dreams of imperial greatness. In India's case mind you, it is not merely the media that needs to listen to the warning in this article, it is the Indian bureaucracy and above all, the upper reaches of the judiciary . They need to remember that India is not the fiefdom of the Sangh Parivar, nor Mr Modi an emperor in possession of the Divine Right of Kings. The biggest and most powerful tyrants ultimately fall victim to their own arrogance. Why should ours fare any better? DS If the