FD Correspondent

Handing cash in the hands of the voters has become a winning trick for the political parties across the states. It also reflects failure of privatisation, liberalisation and globalisation that grow with jobs for the poor and middle classes. Instead, it benefited the wealthy.

From the rice fields of South Asia to the volcanic highlands of Peru and the bustling streets of Manila, young people are rejecting the inertia of older orders of corrupt governments, failing democracies, and inherited inequality.

From fake doctors to toxic drugs, and from corrupt procurement to political shielding of companies, Madhya Pradesh’s healthcare system is already in question. The death of 26 children has become a grim symbol of how institutional apathy and political complicity have turned Government hospitals into danger zones.