The Hollow Rhetoric of Dialogue: Anna Hazare's Plea to the Centre Falls Flat Anna Hazare, a prominent Indian activist, has urged the government to initiate talks with climate activist Sonam Wangchuk.
On its face, this call for dialogue seems sensible, but scratch beneath the surface and it appears to be an attempt at saving face.
Hazare warns against waiting for a "tragic outcome," but he fails to clarify what constitutes such an event. Does he mean the death of an individual or merely a prolonged period of suffering?