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6 Mar 2012

Keeping The Faith

The Election Commission made it easy for voters in UP

Keeping The Faith

-The Times of India, March 6, 2012

How To Be A Winner

Bihar's done well on the growth front, now it must further speed up development

How To Be A Winner

-The Times of India, March 6, 2012

Media Under Fire

Lawyers pounce on scribes in Bangalore

Media Under Fire

-The Times of India, March 6, 2012

Putin Returns

He should try the path of reform now, for the sake of his legacy


Putin Returns

-The Times of India, March 6, 2012

No more at sea

"With China's increased engagement in the Indian Ocean region causing concern in some circles in India, it is good that the two sides have begun exploring ways of working together on the maritime front. 

The Hindu : Opinion / Editorial : No more at sea: A multi-ministerial group is to finalise the details of the anti-piracy proposal. Once operationalised, this may well see Indian and Chinese naval vessels cooperating with each other on the high seas."

A regular Sino-Indian dialogue on maritime matters will dispel the fears both sides have developed about each other, fears the U.S. is able to take advantage of by playing the role of a balancer.

Past politics

President Nicolas Sarkozy of France seems intent on criminalising Armenian genocide denial, even after his country's Constitution Council quashed a recent bid.

The Hindu : Opinion / Editorial : Past politics: "France has been dabbling with similar counter-intuitive measures in recent years. Surely, the country's large racial and religious minorities are unlikely to feel reassured by official validations of history. Of material significance would be policies that promote respect for their rights and protect jobs, mitigating a sense of alienation, especially in the current economic crisis gripping Europe."

Surely, the politics behind attempts to deny the horrors of history must be exposed. But to clamp down on such forces betrays an authoritarian and undemocratic tendency inimical to an open polity.

Needed, more HUNGaMA over malnutrition

"The solutions to ending chronic hunger, the consequences of which are felt over generations, are not complicated."

The Hindu : Opinion / Op-Ed : Needed, more HUNGaMA over malnutrition:  The solutions to ending malnutrition are not complicated. What is necessary to be done is known and has been achieved in parts of our own country. What is needed are the will and the determination to make this happen.

Camera Obscura and the manufacture of happiness

"Hostile online campaign takes some of the shine off Vedanta's promotionals."

The Hindu : Opinion / Op-Ed : Camera Obscura and the manufacture of happiness: Vedanta's “Creating Happiness” campaign, is part of an “initiative to tell our side of the story”; yet the hostile reception on blogs and social-media networks like Facebook and Twitter highlights the risks of exposing a tightly controlled corporate message to the anarchy of the internet.

The final countdown in Nepal

"Political parties have less than three months to resolve three issues — integration of Maoist combatants, form of government, federalism — that will shape state structure for years to come."

The Hindu : Opinion / Lead : The final countdown in Nepal: By any stretch, these are enormously challenging tasks. Instead of getting embroiled in short term power-sharing games, Nepal's political leaders would be well advised to focus on the big issues with long-term consequences, and fulfil the mandate of the 2006 People's Movement.