Poverty and death amidst diamonds – the story of Western exploitation of Africa and its links with 9/11
The 10th anniversary of 9/11 was different for the Americans. The decade-long wait is over and even the perpetrator of 9/11 is dead. This 9/11 was also the first anniversary when Americans felt contented by the very fact that their revenge is over and they have again proved their supremacy over the world.
Lessons for India from the magic of overseas Chinese!
The strength of the Chinese population can be gauged by the very fact that today around 19.3 per cent of world population is Chinese.
It’s important for Anna to become more flexible and respectful towards the democratic process, to give a bigger thrust to his movement
I was too young then to really remember it all; but I have heard from many people that the mass protests generated by the arrest of Anna Hazare are similar to the uprising called Total Revolution led by the late Jaiprakash Narayan in the early 1970s. In fact, it was the Total Revolution and the chaos that followed – and a historic blunder by Indira Gandhi – that led to the imposition of the Emergency in India in 1975. Many people are comparing today’s situation to the Emergency days.
Chinese investments in Africa, a lesson for the world!
As London burns and USA is downgraded with fears of another recessionary wave hitting the world, there is one thing that becomes amply clear. You can’t have a world full of inequity and live in peace. Never before in its history has the gap between the rich and the poor widened as it has in the last 40 years in America.
The Chinese answer to the West – “Made in China†to “Made by Chinaâ€
There is this popular joke that goes like this: if you clone yourself four times, one will be Chinese! That says it all about the manner in which the world perceives the Chinese – populated and copycats. No doubt, China has become overpowering and has integrated itself into the lives of people all across the globe by their sheer human power and the power to produce goods and services at an unprecedented pace and volume.
A tale of two cities: How Bangalore is losing out
When two nations started upgrading one of their cities, one nation aimed to make it an industrial & manufacturing hub, the other aimed to upgrade it to be their only and biggest IT hub. Coincidently, both these cities are located at the south of the respective nations. But then, one nation chose a port city (to exploit the sea trade), while the other ignored the very economy of sea and chose a landlocked city.
A tale of two cities: How Bangalore is losing out
When two nations started upgrading one of their cities, one nation aimed to make it an industrial & manufacturing hub, the other aimed to upgrade it to be their only and biggest IT hub. Coincidently, both these cities are located at the south of the respective nations. But then, one nation chose a port city (to exploit the sea trade), while the other ignored the very economy of sea and chose a landlocked city.
For Salman Khurshid, it is a big challenge ahead; and I personally look forward to a revolutionary couple of years ahead!
Mr. Salman Khurshid, is hugely capable and comes with a great reputation and background. I only hope that he will go a step ahead of his predecessor and see to it that our judicial system really becomes functional! If he does that, then he would have laid the foundation stone for a non corrupt democracy, something that is the need of the hour.
Why the 100% cut-off at SRCC is a national shame!
Finally, it has happened! After the ridiculous 95% and 96% cut-offs for the last few years, the cut-offs this year have finally touched 100% and exposing the joke of these cut-offs in totality. The ‘first list’ cut-off for science students at Shri Ram College of Commerce (SRCC), University of Delhi, has been declared at 100 %, Hindu College is at 99% and Lady Shri Ram College is at 97%.
The Mamata Banerjee Leadership Theory of Aggressive Action with Commitment for Change
Is Mamata the best Indian Political leader ever? Also, the challenges ahead!
Dictatorship of the sycophants
My question is, are we living in a democracy or in a shamelessly unapologetic dictatorial regime? Has the government finally lost it totally?
How the Communal Violence Bill can be a disaster for India, the Congress and the Gandhi family
The road to hell is almost always paved with noble intentions. In the Indian democracy, this has been proven true a countless number of times. I am afraid we shall be headed yet again towards hellish times if a new policy that is being currently debated manages to become law, thanks to the super secular denizens of India whose intensity and range of noble intentions usually matches the mayhem that the same noble intentions often trigger.
Now, even Jairam Ramesh says dare to think beyond the IIMs and the IITs!
So what is wrong with India’s most guarded and hyped institutions of higher education, the IITs and the IIMs? Well, if you ask me, it’s difficult to find what is right! Apart from the acres of land at their disposal and the good PR machinery that they have. Now, before anyone accuses me of competitive bitching, without wasting words, let me proceed systematically!
Long Live Paribartan!
Yes, it’s 20 years since Rajiv Gandhi’s death. And all my readers are very well aware that if there was one prime minister in my adult lifetime who ever made me feel proud as an Indian, it was him.
It is the electronic media that India must thank for the success of the Anna movement. And yes, it sure was democratic
A seventy-three year old unassuming man by the name of Kisan Bapat Baburao Hazare is again set to give sleepless nights to the Government of India. More popularly known as Anna Hazare, this isn’t his first endeavour to take the putrescent establishment head on.
Issue Dated: Feb 5, 2017
