Wither entrepreneur?
With the world witnessing a shift in the global economic power balance, a recent report by Goldman Sachs has projected that the Indian economy will be the third largest in the world by 2050.
The iceberg that doomed the...
From the docks of New York City to the ports of Shanghai, the pulse in the high seas reflects the imminent global downturn of the shipping industry.
Roaring tiger, disrupted
Both India and China are seen as potential and futuristic economic giants. But then, in spite of having an array of commonalities, the fundamental reasons behind this perception are different.
Friendship of Convenience
In yet another repetition of its old ways, the US is trying to befriend Uzbekistan as the latter could serve as a gateway for US forces to enter Afghanistan. US President Barack Obama is all set to embrace Uzbekistan as an ally despite the Uzbek regime being criticised for human rights violations.
Clearing the nuclear mess
Chernobyl nuclear disaster (1986) in Ukraine, The Three Mile Island accident (1979) in US and Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster (2011) in Japan vividly highlight the perils involved in the attempts to tame the giant called the nuclear energy.
The future is here
After five decades of political deadlock, Myanmar is finally going for by-elections on April 1, 2012, which will decide its political and economic fate and set the course for its future.
A step for food security
The commercialisation of agricultural products in the Green Revolution only resulted in increase in productivity of crops like rice and wheat, dismantling the balance between the amount of food and its nutritional value.
Leaving no space for rivals?
The demarcation between military and civilian space programmes is increasingly getting blurred as more and more countries are joining the bandwagon of developing missiles and decoding military information systems under the guise of space programmes.
Cheap is also expensive here
When it comes to cost efficient healthcare facilities, India does gain credit. Although the cost of surgery in European countries like Germany and Switzerland is less than that in the US, it's still much higher as compared to India. One reason why medical tourism has grown in India is precisely this.
The two yardsticks
One may perceive it a pro-civilian move by a dominating and powerful member of the world order, but a little peeling would make it clear that the draft proposal submitted by the US at the ongoing session of United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) for a probe into human rights violations during Sri Lanka’s 26-year-long civil war seems just a case of ensuring the United States attempting to shift global focus away from the American military's indiscretions (from the Quoran burning to shooting of innocent Afghanis by a US soldier).
AN IMMEDIATE CHANGE REQUIRED!
It was once considered impossible – nay, even tougher – to dislodge CPI(M) from the Bengal mantle. But Mamata managed to achieve that insurmountable target with a dedication that cannot be matched by more than a handful of politicians in Indian political history. Having done that and earned the well-timed trust (and votes) of not only the general populace but the intellectuals too, it should have been the easiest job for Mamata to work out her initial five years in office and earn fortifying brownie points from the society. Apparently, that's easier said than done.
Is the West falling again?
After Greece, Italy, Spain and Portugal, the debt crisis in eurozone has started to tip off the credit conditions of even the strongest economies of the eurozone – France and Germany. Now it seems that the crisis is likely going to have a cascading effect even globally due to deeply ingrained economic linkages with the eurozone.
In the garb of official secrecy
Constitutional anomalies seem to have become more of a norm rather than an exception in India.
Europe's pain, Asia's gain
Although France and Germany have downplayed the impact of the mass downgrade, the Treasury Minister of Spain, Cristobal Montoro, has been watchful, "The downgrade is far too broad, it affects too many countries. It affects the very credibility of the euro.â€
Teach the teacher first
"Plants are shaped by cultivation and humans by education…," aptly said by a Genevan philosopher in the 18th century. Education indeed plays a critical role in shaping the future of a nation.
Issue Dated: Feb 5, 2017
