Bad news for oil-importing nations

The Hindu : Opinion / Lead : Bad news for oil-importing nations:

The proposed European Union ban on oil imports from Iran aims at isolating the country and starving it of oil revenues. It could introduce another worrying dimension to India's energy security.

How to control Libya missiles? Buy them up

The Hindu : Opinion / Op-Ed : How to control Libya missiles? Buy them up

The ‘Tiruchengodu CR'

The Hindu : Opinion / Op-Ed : The ‘Tiruchengodu CR':

‘My innermost being wants your approbation,' Gandhi wrote to him to the Ashram address in Salem. Thirty-nine years after his death, the shining veracity and severe austerity of the man seem as incredible as his ethical intelligence and his self-denying dedication.

'Great literatures don't happen without great criticism'

Q&A

with poet, critic, translator and anthologist, Arvind Krishna Mehrotra. He teaches English at the University of Allahabad.

Interview -  Q&A

-The Times of India, December 23, 2011

Playing With Fire

Why the Lokpal could be a remedy worse than the malady

Article - Playing With Fire

-The Times of India, December 23, 2011

Personal Review: The article is wonderfully sensitive and exhibits a profound sense of the current predicament enveloped by the Lokpal bill. I give it 5 stars on its views.

Held to ransom

The blocking of FDI in retail shows how pressure groups hijack the agenda

Article - Held to ransom

-The Times of India, December 23, 2011

Airborne Killer

The hazards of scientific excess

Article - Airborne Killer

-The Times of India, December 23, 2011

Year Of Protests

2011 shows that no government can take its people for granted

Article - Year Of Protests

-The Times of India, December 23, 2011

New evidence of water on Mars

The Hindu : Opinion / Editorial : New evidence of water on Mars

Wrong call

The Hindu : Opinion / Editorial : Wrong call:
On the dynamics of protectionist measures supported by demagogues and the real measures needed to overcome recession and unemployment.

Egypt's difficult transition to democracy

The Hindu : Opinion / Lead : Egypt's difficult transition to democracy:

"With the fledgling democracy expanding the space for political assertion, Egypt's liberals have a chance to enhance their profile in the public domain."

Rio cemetery sheds light on horrors of slave trade

The Hindu : Opinion / Op-Ed : Rio cemetery sheds light on horrors of slave trade:

"Tooth analysis shows Africans were taken from a wide area ranging from Sudan in the northeast to Mozambique in the south.
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Europeans migrate south as crisis deepens

The Hindu : Opinion / Op-Ed : Europeans migrate south as crisis deepens:

"Irish, Greek and Portuguese people leave in search of a new life as the eurozone's woes worsen."

Iraqi Prime Minister puts power-sharing at risk

The Hindu : Opinion / Op-Ed : Iraqi Prime Minister puts power-sharing at risk

"The crisis is a challenge to the American premise that Iraq is a success and it is relatively stable and does not need U.S. troops to continue the move forward."

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.