Black money, blackens Indian democracy
BY ASHOK B SHARMAWhat is ailing India, the world’s largest democracy? It is the saga of corruption going unabated – be it relating to the Commonwealth Games, allocation of 2-G…
Amending RTI; a dangerous move
By Dr. Gyan Pathak UPA led Union Government of India, which is presently neck deep in corruption, has been trying to amend the Right to Information Act for quite some…
SA review: 19 Journalist killed in 2010
The media scene in 2010 presented a wide spectrum of quality. In Afghanistan, pleasantly surprising new media persons came to the fore working for an institution with little indigenous grounding,…
End of a Socialist Era
With the demise of Surendra Mohan on December 18, 2010, India has lost one of the veteran socialist who would always be remembered for his simple life and political integrity.…
New angle to 2G and TATA – Radia Tapes
TATA Group Big Boss Ratan TATA had reportedly told one of the TV Channels in an interview recently that his “Chemistry” with former telecom minister and now textiles minister Dayanidhi…
Things may not be so bad after all
Each year, the pope gives Christmas greetings to the leaders of the Roman Curia. This year, referring to the expanding scandal of the sexual abuse of children by clergy that…
Ties of convergence and divergence
One of the most difficult area of study for the students of international diplomacy is India-China relations. This relationship can be rightly characterized as one of limited convergence and wide…
Nitrogen vs Food Security
The government’s latest decision to spend Rs 350 crore to assess the degradation of environment due to improper use of nitrogen based fertilizers and to educate farmers in at least…
MUHAMMAD YUNUS; THE FIRST CM OF BIHAR
While turning the pages of history of the colonial Indian Muslim politics, only issue that comes immediately to our mind is their engagement with the question of Hindu-Muslim relations, communalism,…
Should lobbying be legalized
The Nira Radia tapes, coming on the back of the “Telecom 2G Spectrum Scam” and subsequent housing loan scam of financial institutions throws up many interesting issues that needs to…