The recent media coverage of the recent riots and migration was distressing, marking yet another nadir in their slide downwards.
I got better reports from following leads on reddit and forums than I did from looking at the media.
At first I didn't give credence to what people said about the media being mouth pieces for various parties. Now I wouldn't trust them if they told me the earth was round.
The judiciary is doing a better job, but are constantly having to encroach on duties supposed to be carried out by the government.
Take the idea of Public Interest Litigations which were propounded by a Chief Justice. They in turn became a corner stone of the fight against corruption. Allowing people to take up injustices so that the common good can be defended.
Fortunately the election commission found its teeth a while back and fought hard against to bring us fair elections. Unfortunately there were some signs of push back against the EC recently, so the next wave is underway by the looks of things.
Similarly the government is headed by what should be the most progressive of leaders, the man who helped create the 1991 liberalization reforms.
Yet it is constantly hamstrung by its own politics to increase its power, and at the mercy of pro communist, anti market, and anti progress swing parties.
The middle class WAS concerned recently with the Anna Hazare campaigns to push for an anti corruption ombudsman.
That was frightening to an extent for the government because they had a vote bank which was apathetic suddenly show signs of life.
The subsequent destruction and implosion of the organizers of the anti corruption drive, have now left the middle class in a stage between waking and sleeping.