Sibal's tablet misadventures

Politicians love to pick and subsidise industrial winners. Crooked politicians simply seek kickbacks for backing 'winners'. But clever, honest politicians believe they have the brains and vision to outguess the market. Kapil Sibal, the minister in charge of education and information technology, is clever and honest. So, despite repeated failure, he cannot resist the temptation to try and dazzle the public by promoting this or that educational gizmo. He has just announced that Aakash 2, an ultra-cheap tablet, will be launched in July.

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