Goa has emerged the latest epicentre of links between political corruption and mining violations, drawing the inevitable comparisons with Bellary, and the inevitable speculation that its beleaguered chief minister could go the way of Mr Yeddyurappa. That may well turn out to be the case, but unless there is some understanding of the roots of the current crisis - which lie in Goa's distinct history of mining and in the extraordinary political interest in mining that has deeply compromised the state's official machinery - the question remains: Would individual changes defuse Goa's land mines?
