June 09, 2007

• Harbinger of Genuine Change?
  9 June 2007, by SC
  After weeklong violence the Gujjar unrest has abated for the present with the success of the negotiations the leaders of the agitation held with the Vasundhara Raje Government in Rajasthan. By all indications it is a temporary reprieve for the  (...)
• Punjab: Let the Clergy Stay its Hand
  9 June 2007, by Prem Singh
  The recent turmoil in Punjab, which has now apparently calmed down, was caused by a photograph of Baba Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, the head of Sacha Sauda Dera. It is significant that this photograph which appeared in some newspapers on May 13 was  (...)
• The Turnaround in Uttar Pradesh : A Significant Inaugural?
  9 June 2007, by Badri Raina
  Epigraph
  By the pricking of my thumbs,
  Something pregnant this way comes.
  (with apologies to the bard for the plagiarism)
  Why does the feeling persist, certainly with this hack, that notwithstanding some astute and trustworthy analyses of the  (...)
• Corporate Accountability : Is Self-regulation the Answer?
  9 June 2007, by Kavaljit Singh
  The globalisation of trade and investment flows has been paralleled by the emergence of Codes of Conduct. Although the first corporate code of conduct was created by the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) in 1949, the 1990s witnessed a  (...)
• Inhuman Economics of the ’Human Face’
  9 June 2007, by Bharat Jhunjhunwala
  The Congress party is rightly agitated with its defeat in Uttarakhand, Punjab and Delhi and the latest lacklustre performance in UP. The Left parties and many Congress workers feel this is due to the adverse impact of the economic policies being  (...)
• Public Sphere and Participatory Development: A Critical Space for the Left in Kerala
  9 June 2007, by Biju B L
  Public sphere is considered as a corrective against the oppressive state, a curative of the irrationalities of civil society and a deterrent to the exploitative market. Jurgun Habermas (1989) remarks that public sphere can ensure undistorted  (...)
• FDI in Higher Education : Aspirations and Reality
  9 June 2007, by Konark Sharma
  Introduction
  EDUCATION is becoming vital in the new world of information. Knowledge is rapidly accredited replacing raw materials and labour as the most critical input for survival and success. Higher education enhances a country’s capacity for  (...)
• Mayawati, no Ataturk, Still has a Chance
  9 June 2007, by T J S George
  The great beauty of Indian elections is that nobody loses. Even when you are routed, you can boldly claim victory. Listen to the Congress spokesman after the UP rout: “The courage of Rahul Gandhi is laudable. We increased our percentage and  (...)
• Book Review: A View from Within
  9 June 2007, by D. Bandyopadhyay
  Indian Administration: Politics, Policies and Prospects by Kamla Prasad; Pearson Longman, New Delhi; 2006; price Rs 650; pp. 406.
  Retired civil servants have a comparative advantage over the run-of-the-mill research scholars in writing about  (...)
• By-elections and Beyond
  9 June 2007, by Nikhil Chakravartty
  Indira Gandhi certainly had good reasons to be satisfied, if not elated, with the results of the string of by-elections held this week.
  Spread over several States, the contests for seven Lok Sabha and twentythree Assembly seats constitute a  (...)

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