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E D I T O R I A L
Dregs of Imperialism
POST
Second World War imperialism, dominated by America and its direct or
indirect lackeys, has wrecked havoc on the world, particularly the
resource rich. Guided by free market, industry and business for
profiteering and an insatiate craving for power, its ideology became
more acceptable after the collapse of Soviet Union and its brand of
Communism. More
F O C U S
Caste and Cleanliness: Dirt and Dross
of the Mind
Gobind Thukral writes from
Kuala Lumpur
 WHEN
Malaysians proudly declare that Kuala Lumpur has the best most and
modern airport in the world , they make no empty boast. This spick
and span airport shines like a freshly cut jewel. There are no
milling crowds and long queues of harassed passengers like at many
other international airports.
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 Empowering Society
with water vision
Umendra Dutt
Farmer
Mohinder Singh and his three family members consumed pesticide in
Khiyali village near Raikot last month. They soon died one after one
another despite best efforts to save them. Reason debt accumulated
over the years.
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F E
A T U R E S
Malaysian diary
South East Asian Sickness: Greed and the Haze
 Gobind Thukral
IT
is almost an annual feature for the past 20 years. A thick pall of
haze covers large areas of Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand and
Indonesia, causing untold misery and suffering to millions of people
living in these south east Asian countries.
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American Culture and Politics
Campaign and Birthdays
 Harjap Singh Aujla
WE
in India, in day to day affairs, differ quite substantially from the
Americans. we celebrate birthdays either by observing our varied
religious modalities, or in a secular way by feasting in the company
of friends and relatives.
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C O
M M E N T
Brazil keeps to the left and Nigeria moves
closer
 MUCH
to the chagrin of Bush and company in the USA, Brazilian President
Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has won a landslide victory on October 28
election against his rival Geraldo Alckmin of the centrist Brazilian
Social Democracy Party.
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A N A L Y S I S
Wither Punjab Agriculture
 Dr. Joginder Singh
Punjab
has shown an exemplary growth in agriculture. Its hardy peasants who
were helped by research innovations, infrastructure, market
incentives and investments can claim rightful credit. In the
process, it has emerged as a potential food security belt of the
country.
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L A W
& J U S T I C E
Reservation: Supreme Court opens a
Pandoras Box
Joginder Singh Toor
THE judgement of a five
member Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court of India on the
question of reservation has evoked varied reactions. the polity
stands divided as does public opinion worse much of on caste lines.
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M E D I A
21st Century Media: State and
Monopolies Stifle
Jyotika Thukral
 India’s
ranking dropped to 105 as compared to 80 in 2002, as per the fifth
Worldwide Press Freedom Index 2006. A credible media watchdog,
Reporters Without Borders found after a survey of 168 countries
through scores of journalists.
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L I T E R A T U R E
Reading the Memoirs of Babur
Dr.
Jaspal Singh
 Zahiru'd-din
Muhammad Babur Padshah Ghazi, the founder of Mughal Empire in India
was born on 14th February,1483. His father Umar Shaikh Mirza II was
the ruler of Farghana which according to Babur "is situated in the
fifth climate and at the limit of settled habitation.
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H I S T O R Y
THE SIKHS AND PARTITION OF THE PUNJAB- 4
Professor J.S. Grewal
Taking
with him Giani Kartar Singh, Harnam Singh and Baldev Singh, Master
Tara Singh, met the Cabinet Mission on 5 April 1946. They were
specifically asked if they wanted the transfer of power to a single
body or to more than one body.
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