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- May 16, 2008
- The New Jahanpanahs
In India, “their lordships” are the new jahanpanahs and will not tolerate any lesse majeste!
- May 15, 2008
- New Delhi's Bus Rapid Transit System - Democracy Rides a BusThe lesson for us in democracy is that sadly the common man who is the most important stakeholder is seldom consulted
- New Delhi's Bus Rapid Transit System - Democracy Rides a Bus
- May 14, 2008
- E-Governance and Grassroots GovernanceIf E-governance is the panacea of the future, it is at places where the public interfaces with the government.
- Sisyphus And the Israeli-Palestinian Crisis
Why we have to keep on trying to be calm and unemotional specially when dealing with such an emotive subject like Israel and Palestine?
- E-Governance and Grassroots Governance
- May 13, 2008
- Coordinated Bomb Blasts in Jaipur, IndiaAt least seven bombs went off in close succession in Jaipur, India, the capital of Rajasthan.
- Coordinated Bomb Blasts in Jaipur, India
- May 12, 2008
- Peace With Dignity: Another Gift For IsraelPeace in the region is not to be equated with death for the state of Israel.
- Peace With Dignity: Another Gift For Israel
- May 11, 2008
- Eco Friendly Vehicles: A Case of Misplaced Emphasis?
Are our electric vehicles as environmentally friendly as they are made out to be?
- May 8, 2008
- Supreme Court Strikes Down AIIMS Amendment Act The net effect of the Supreme Court action has been that the health minister has suffered a severe reversal in his battle with the AIIMS
- Supreme Court Strikes Down AIIMS Amendment Act
- May 6, 2008
- Why is Argentina Boosting Air Force Spending?Why is Argentina increasing defence spending right now in the middle of an economic crisis?
- Why is Argentina Boosting Air Force Spending?
- May 5, 2008
- Interview: Michael Levin - The Next Great Clash
He uses a lot of research and the models of other researchers to test his conclusions that are based on his experience and knowledge. - A Murder Conviction 26 Years After the CrimeIs this actually justice?
- May 4, 2008
- Congress Lets Raj Thackeray Continue Anti-India CampaignIn yet another rally on the 3rd of May, Raj Thackeray continued on his anti-North Indian campaign.
- Congress Lets Raj Thackeray Continue Anti-India Campaign
- May 3, 2008
- Nirmala Deshpande and the Death of Gandhianism
Nirmala Deshpande died yesterday; and she is being eulogized as a great Gandhian leader in the major newspapers and hailed by politicians across India. I
- May 2, 2008
- Smoking and TerrorismEfforts aimed to associate the benign face of a terrorist organization to a social cause are akin to the association of cigarettes to healthy sports.
- Smoking and Terrorism
- Apr 28, 2008
- Apr 26, 2008
- Cartoon: Soaring Food Prices
UN: A sharp rise in food prices has developed into a global crisis.
- Apr 25, 2008
- The Greatest Nation On Earth Goes To The PollsWhy I am truly amazed by the great American soap opera
- Mock DemocracyIn a culture fundamentally defined by individualism the electorate is most astonishingly not viewed as individuals but as so many distinct blocks of votes.
- The Greatest Nation On Earth Goes To The Polls
- Apr 24, 2008
- Those Days and These Days
is it possible or even desirable to remove the influence of religion and caste from the political process ?
- Apr 23, 2008
- The British Government and Corrupt PracticesThe corrupt saga of British Aerospace and the shameful behaviour of the British government
- The British Government and Corrupt Practices
- Apr 22, 2008
- Book Review: Young Dick Cheney: Great AmericanThis book offers a respectful look at the Cheney years from birth to soul death - a span of about 18 years. Respectful of the
- Book Review: Young Dick Cheney: Great American
- Apr 20, 2008
- Indian Supreme Court Gives Relief to Commercial Landlords
Court finally allows landlords to reclaim commercial property for their own use - Zardarigate: Who's Afraid of Judiciary?The raid on NAB basement to destroy incriminating evidence maybe an offshoot of the tripartite understanding between the Bush, Benazir and Musharraf.
- Apr 15, 2008
- Of Lilliputians and the Brain DeadA bit like, you don’t shell your egg like me - so I must kill you, isn’t it?
- Of Lilliputians and the Brain Dead
- Apr 14, 2008
- The Great Indian Laughter Show
Betterment of the nation - Hmm. What the fuck is that? No seriously. - Tibet - The Myth of Shangri-LaBeneath the smiling face of the 14th Dalai Lama that we see on TV interviews and at public functions there is a worried man.
- Apr 10, 2008
- The Great Reservations DebateIf the Constitution guarantees equal rights, this decision should not be equated by taking my rights to satisfy someone else.
- Indian Supreme Court Upholds OBC Reservation
SC upholds 27% OBC reservation in central higher educational institutes - The South Asian Water That Is IndianA critical analysis of Indian water policy and water projects on the Ganges.
- Food or Fuel - A Hobson's ChoiceWhat is worrying now is not that food shortages are happening but the reasons why they are happening.
- The Great Reservations Debate
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