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October 2009
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Deserved Recognition for a Courageous Step
17 October 2009, by SCElectioneering in Maharashtra, Haryana and Arunachal Pradesh having come to an end, polling for the elections to the three State Assemblies took place today. According to preliminary information, there was moderate to heavy polling in the three (...) -
Pakistan warns India to ‘Back Off’
17 October 2009, by M K BhadrakumarThe Indian embassy in Kabul has been targeted for bomb attack for a second time in the past 15 months. At least 17 people were killed in the October 8 attack, when a car loaded with explosives rammed into the embassy’s compound wall.
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What has Driven the Tribals of Central India to Political Extremism?
17 October 2009, by B K Roy BurmanAccording to the Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India, 125 districts spread over nine States in Central India and adjoining areas have come under the influence of Left radical groups, loosely called Naxalites. On June 22, 2009, the (...) -
Tagore and Victoria Ocampo
17 October 2009, by K. Natwar SinghEarlier in the week The Asian Age carried a news item about a film being made on the Rabindranath Tagore-Victoria Ocampo friendship. I doubt if the name Ocampo is known to many in India today. Tagore too is a distant memory.
The film, (...) -
World Bank’s Reforms: Different Image, Same Tune?
17 October 2009, by Mitu SenguptaIn February 2009, the World Bank’s Governors approved the first of a series of reforms aimed at amplifying the voice and influence of developing countries inside the World Bank Group. The centerpiece of these much-awaited reforms is an additional (...) -
How World Bank Prevents Development
17 October 2009, by Bharat JhunjhunwalaTwo models of economic development are available to us. The first model is of centralised development. The big businesses will lead smaller ones in this model. Big industries will buy parts from small vendors. They will also provide loans for (...) -
The Valley of Incongruities
17 October 2009, by Nikhil ChakravarttyWhatever may be the substance of the much-advertised point of difference between Peking and Washington over the question of détente, it may be safely assumed that Gerald Ford’s talks with Mao Tse-tung and his cohorts explored the further (...) -
Use Doha Round to Correct Past Mistakes of the WTO Regime
17 October 2009, by Bharat DograConcerted efforts have been made to give a new lease of life to the Doha Round of WTO negotiations. The question before us is: what is the most relevant role which this revived round of trade talks can play? If we take an overview of the entire (...) -
Balagopal’s Legacy Will Live Forever
17 October 2009, by Manoranjan MohantyTRIBUTE
A legendary human rights activist of India, K Balagopal, General Secretary, Human Rights Forum, died of a sudden heart attack in Hyderabd on October 8, 2009. He was 57.
I cannot believe that Balagopal is no more. He came to Delhi (...) -
Victims of the Home Ministry?
17 October 2009The advertisement of the Union Home Ministry, captioned ‘Look at These Innocent People—Victims of Naxal Violence’, that was carried in The Indian Express, The Hindu, and The Times of India on September 20, is not only vicious and vindictive, it is (...)