10 Jan 2012
Cricket's cold wave
How the winter of our discontent can become a glorious summer
-The Times of India, January 10, 2012
Power, Not Principles
Anti-Congressism is the common plank of those motivated by short-term political gain
-The Times of India, January 10, 2012
Personal Review: An article that traces the history of "anti-congressism" - in the form of political parties, and some other "groups" that have continually rose only to oppose Congress, and not to "get on with their work."
Personal Review: An article that traces the history of "anti-congressism" - in the form of political parties, and some other "groups" that have continually rose only to oppose Congress, and not to "get on with their work."
Revive Research
Fundamental changes required to boost Indian R&D
Revive Research
-The Times of India, January 10, 2012
Personal Review: The article outlines a few important statistical measures, along with suggestions towards social and political measures that can be undertaken in order to facilitate Indian R&D.
Revive Research
-The Times of India, January 10, 2012
Personal Review: The article outlines a few important statistical measures, along with suggestions towards social and political measures that can be undertaken in order to facilitate Indian R&D.
Tehran twitchy over upcoming elections
Parliamentary elections in March seen as the most sensitive in Iran's history.
The Hindu : Opinion / Op-Ed : Tehran twitchy over upcoming elections
"Many observers see the March elections as a battlefield between supporters of President Ahmadinejad on one side and conservatives close to Ayatollah Khamenei on the other. Observers speculate that Ayatollah Khamenei might block Mr. Ahmadinejad's parliamentary allies, arguing they belong to a “deviant current”, seeking to undermine the authority of the supreme leader. "
"Many observers see the March elections as a battlefield between supporters of President Ahmadinejad on one side and conservatives close to Ayatollah Khamenei on the other. Observers speculate that Ayatollah Khamenei might block Mr. Ahmadinejad's parliamentary allies, arguing they belong to a “deviant current”, seeking to undermine the authority of the supreme leader. "
India is the success story of South Asia — that is a fact: David Miliband
David Miliband: “…my experience is that other Europeans know that the European Union is much stronger for Britain playing a central role.”
This is the concluding part of The Hindu's wide-ranging interview with David Miliband, man of ideas, former U.K. Foreign Secretary, and a charismatic figure in the Labour Party. Mr. Miliband, 46, was recently in Chennai to give a lecture on ‘The emerging new world order: economics and politics'.
Fake bomb smuggled into Olympic site
"U.K. police carrying out tests smuggled the device onto the main site. While the Olympic Delivery Authority ... said “testing is standard practice” in all major security operations. “Such tests have a key role in developing our capability to ensure that London 2012 is safe and secure ..."
The Hindu : Opinion / Op-Ed : Fake bomb smuggled into Olympic site
The terror threat is the biggest security worry for the London Olympics, which take place July 27 until August 12.
The terror threat is the biggest security worry for the London Olympics, which take place July 27 until August 12.
Building sustainable habitats
"At a time when efforts should focus on enforcing existing codes to improve sustainability of habitats, the Union Ministry of Urban Development has decided to bring in new rules to address concerns related to climate change."
The Hindu : Opinion / Editorial : Building sustainable habitats
The thrust must be on making easy-to-implement codes at the local body level, and improve the supply of sustainable building technologies and materials.
The Hindu : Opinion / Editorial : Building sustainable habitats
A long, long way to go
"During Taliban reign over Afghanistan, women were subjected to atrocities and repression of the kind the world thought had ended with the medieval ages. When they were ousted in 2001, much was made of the promise the moment held for Afghan women ... But more than a decade later, and under the west-backed Hamid Karzai goverrnment, the ground situation has shown little improvement."
"Given the dismal uncertainties of present-day Afghanistan, it seems unlikely that its women can even regain those limited freedoms any time in the near future, let alone lead 21st century lives."
Russia for a close knit economic alliance
"The Eurasian Union will be a full-fledged economic bloc, modelled on the European Union, with a common currency, harmonised legislation, and coordinated economic and monetary policies."
9 Jan 2012
No Hungarian rhapsody
"Hungary's political reforms have sparked angry unrest and are also causing the European Union serious problems. "
The Hindu : Opinion / Editorial : No Hungarian rhapsody:
"Mr. Orbán, by exploiting a form of ethno-nationalism with fascist undertones, is exposing the hollowness of triumphalist proclamations of democracy, prosperity, and freedom that were made when the Soviet Union and its allies collapsed. No less than the core values of the European Union are on test and all those Hungarians who resist the Orbán-led onslaught deserve the world's support at this time."
Boosting research in India
Science and Technology Policy of 2003, unveiled by Vajpayee ... declared that the country's investment in S&T would be raised to at least two per cent of GDP by the end of the Tenth Plan (2002-07). In January 2007, Dr. Singh, inaugurating the Science Congress ... pushed the timeline for achieving that goal to “the next five years.” Now that those five years are up, the PM has extended the target date by another five years, with the goal to be met “by the end of the 12th Plan Period.” And so it goes on...!
Death sentences haphazardly meted out, says Connecticut study
"It found that inmates on death row are indistinguishable from equally violent offenders who escape that penalty."
U.S. trump card in the Afghan endgame
"The Obama administration is considering the transfer of Mullah Mohammed Fazl, big-time Taliban and one of Mullah Omar's closest allies detained at the Guantanamo Bay, to Afghan custody."
Must not allow the drumbeat of war against Iran to become an inevitability: David Miliband
‘Iraq was above all a tragedy for the loss of life, the loss of trust that came from the absence of WMD.'
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