Madhu Trehan interviews Arun Shourie – Part 2: ‘Government has become an event management company’

In part two, Madhu Trehan and Arun Shourie discuss the Indian economy, the direction it is taking and how this government simply believes in “headline management”. Shourie also weighs in on the state of journalism in the country today. He puts the role of independent media in perspective as he delves on media ownership patterns and the quality of news.

In part one, Shourie talks about his book, Two Saints: Speculations Around and About Ramakrishna Paramahamsa and Ramana Maharishi.