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22 Dec 2011

Lokpal Bill: The ten big questions

Article - The ten big questions

-IBNLive, December 22, 2011

Personal Review: Enlisted are fundamental questions that ought to be asked.

Lokpal: Salient features of the Lokpal bill

Article - Salient features of the Lokpal bill

-The Economic Times, December 22, 2011

Personal review: The article gives the underlying basis and the structure of the Lokpal with great clarity.

Sportspersons will now be eligible for the Bharat Ratna

Times View - A long overdue move
Article - A long overdue move

Counterview - Dilutes the spirit of the award
Article - Dilutes the spirit of the award

-The Times of India, December 22, 2011

Divided By A Dam

The Mullaperiyar dispute calls for creative political intervention and water management solutions

Article - Divided By A Dam

-The Times of India, December 22, 2011

Ill will to all men

Time to hang the holly and all the guys who have blocked peace on earth

Article - Ill will to all men

-The Times of India, December 22, 2011

Light Hand, Please

Single higher education regulator a step forward

Article - Light Hand, Please

-The Times of India, December 22, 2011

Think It Through

Freeing the CBI from government control is essential to a strong Lokpal

Article - Think It Through

-The Times of India, December 22, 2011

An eye opener

A discovery reported in June 2011 of a 515-million-year-old fossil of a fearsome predator, an Early Cambrian Anomalocaris, with well-preserved compound eyes provided the much-needed opportunity to study the early evolution of the visual organs. 


The Hindu : Opinion / Editorial : An eye opener

The perfect hexagonal packing of the lenses seen in the most recently discovered fossil “pushes the origin of compound eyes further down” the arthropod evolutionary tree.

Experiment with truth

A second look at international arbitration

The Hindu : Opinion / Lead : A second look at international arbitration:
"The Supreme Court needs to adopt a ‘pro-arbitration' stance to provide fast, efficient and predictable remedies to foreign investors."

A welcome appointment at a critical time

The Hindu : Opinion / Op-Ed : A welcome appointment at a critical time
"The next U.S. Ambassador to India, Nancy Powell, will need to address some long-running problems and keep the leadership on both sides personally engaged."

Abuse at Tahrir emboldens Egyptian women

The Hindu : Opinion / Op-Ed : Abuse at Tahrir emboldens Egyptian women

"The image of a woman being beaten up and stripped by soldiers has generated an unprecedented response, with thousands of women taking to the streets."

A libertarianism synonymous with injustice

The Hindu : Opinion / Op-Ed : A libertarianism synonymous with injustice
"‘Freedom' is the disguise used by those who wish to exploit without restraint, denying the need for the state to protect the 99 per cent."