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Gas prices hitting the sky
Khushwant Toor writes from Toronto
GONE are the good old days when families used to venture out on cross
country trips, with zero consideration for the fuel the car would
consume. Practical do-able travel trips are turning into budget denting
dream trips; thanks to the soaring gas (petrol prices) prices.
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Complex relationship of culture and politics
Dr. Amrik Singh writes from Sacramento
THE lack of authentic Punjabi identity manifests in people’s
indifference towards language, literature, culture and politics. The
fear of Punjabi’s extinction has awakened concerns in all sections of
the society. More
Secret plan to keep Iraq under US control
Next stage of occupation
BUSH wants 50 military bases, control of Iraqi airspace and legal
immunity for all American soldiers and contractors in Iraq. According to
a fiercely independent British newspaper, The Independent, a secret
deal being negotiated in Baghdad would perpetuate the American military
occupation of Iraq indefinitely, regardless of the outcome of the US
presidential election in November. More
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Foreign money transfers under the scanner
WITH Indians spending more money abroad and even picking up blue chip
firms, the government has decided to take a closer look at suspected money
laundering activity and dubious international fund transfers. More
More food summits, less to eat
AFTER two major U.N. food summits, one in 1996 and the other in 2002,
the international community pledged to alleviate hunger and reduce
malnutrition. And a world conference on food back in 1974 went one
better: it even promised to eradicate hunger "within a decade". More |
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Nepal: king is gone, mischief remains |
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ONCE
upon a time there was a king called Gyanendra in Nepal, the beautiful
and yet poor kingdom in the Himalayas. The world’s highest mountain
peak, the Mount Everest adorned its top as did the people stricken with
poverty and illiteracy. The king lived in great regalia and had several
palaces, servants, army and huge wealth stacked in western banks. His
dynasty survived even when he was alleged to have got his own real
brother king Birendra and seven other members wiped out in a bloody
palace massacre in 2001. More
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How to forsake energy plans
Gobind Thukral
 THESE
days anyone who counts in Indian establishment is talking about energy
deficit. From Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh to Anil Kakodkar,
Chairman, Atomic Energy Commission to anyone else. We are told demand
for electricity would increase ten-fold by 2050. More
Rule of the mob
Ishtiaq Ahmed
 IN the wake of viciously gruesome attacks recently by angry mobs on
criminals -- robbers and thieves -- caught recently red-handed on the scene in
Karachi and other parts of the country, Gallup Pakistan conducted an opinion
survey on May 18 and 19, 2008, of a representative sample of 1,595 men and women
chosen from the rural and urban areas of all the four provinces of Pakistan to
elicit their views on such treatment of alleged culprits. More
In Balochistan, democracy is still a far cry
 FOR
long many years, Pakistani establishment of all colours and hues like
its predecessor the British colonial rulers has treated Balochistan as a
colony. No more and no less. Its rich mineral wealth and sea ports were
exploited and the people not only denied any share, but merciless beaten
and killed when they asked for it. More
Food security and sovereignty
Gobind Thukral
 THE
world is in grip of a serious food crisis. Many experts tell us that it
is unprecedented. Every daily we watch the television screen show
us pictures of starvation in Africa and many other countries. Food
prices have been rising and rising, making people and governments worry
and rush for securing more food and storing for bad times. More
Nepal-India-China: new equations
Randeep Wadehra and Amar Nath Wadehra
THE recent developments in Nepal have evoked mixed feelings in India.
The replacement of 239 years old monarchy with a republic may not have
attracted such attention in India and around the world if the Communist
Party of Nepal (Maoist) had not emerged as the largest in the elections
with 220 out of 601 Constituent Assembly seats.
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ART & LITERATURE |
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Book Review
The incomparable twins
Randeep Wadehra
India and China: comparing the incomparable by Vishnu Saraf
Macmillan India. Pages: xxiii+157. Price: Rs. 385/-.
FOR the past about two decades India and China, (often described as
unidentical twins), have been coming under the scanners of a growing number of
analysts. And for good reason too. More
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Cancer state
Kavitha Kuruganti
PUNJAB has finally made cancer-registry compulsory in the state. Despite
numerous scientific reports revealing the public health crisis in the state, the
government had obstinately resisted any redress mechanism. The recent decision
comes in the wake of two new scientific reports. One shows that pesticides are
damaging genes of farmers who spray them, often leading to mutations and
cancers. The other study finds the water that most people in the state drink is
laced with poisons and that areas where maximum pesticides are used are
reporting alarming rise in cancer cases. More
Electricity for the poor
Prime Sarmiento
FOR poor rural women in India, access to energy connotes having the
means to own a non-polluting stove and lantern that can help them cook, do
household chores and earn a living. And yet even these basic needs are barely
met -- a majority of these women still spend much of their time and effort
collecting firewood and cow dung for cooking and lighting. Gender and poverty
issues should be among the priority areas in developing an Indian energy policy,
according to industry experts who participated in the Asian Clean Energy Forum
organised here last week by the Asian Development Bank (AsDB) and the U.S.
Agency for International Development.
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Indian films back on Pakistan's big screens
DOMESTIC worker Naziran Begum has only one passion in life -- watching
Indian films. After a hard day’s work, she settles down before her cheap 14-inch
TV set to flick through a myriad of movie channels for a mere 150 rupees (3.75
US dollars) per month. But now, she looks forward to enjoying Indian films on
the big screen. "That would be some treat!" says the movie buff ecstatically.
Zofeen Ebrahim of IPS writes from Islamabad. More
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Extradition of proclaimed offenders
Joginder Singh Toor from Toronto
 Proclaimed
offenders are the biggest worry of a state, a constant danger to peace and
security. Absconding law, a running criminal is a constant threat, is not liable
to be brought to justice till arrested and physically produced before a court.
Equally traumatic is the proclamation against an alleged offender, sometimes
obtained clandestinely particularly against persons living abroad.
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 COMMENT
Corruption 'adorns' India
Prashant Kumar
THIS article analyses by a young talent thinker the issue of
corruption plaguing the Indian society in the light of
repeated unsuccessful attempts. Further as writes, it identifies the
flaws in the current scheme and comes up with measures in order to deal
with the menace effectively.
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 Sikhism: symbols and spirit
MR. Autar Singh from Malaysia has some observations on the British
Experience regarding a Sikh girl, Sarika Singh who was kicked out of the
Aberdare Girls Comprehensive School in south Wales for wearing a kada.
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WTO negotiations: no protection to livelihood
Umendra Dutt
AGAIN the heat on WTO negotiations is on. The recent drafts on Agreement
on Agriculture and Non Agricultural Market Access (NAMA) are completely
against the interest of the developing countries particularly farmers.
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Russia to side with India at the WTO
Capt. Satvir Singh Gulia
RUSSIA has agreed to side with India in the agriculture negotiations at
the WTO. It would also support the developing countries demand for
self-designation of Special Products for ensuring food and livelihood
security, according to the Counsellor (Agriculture) in the Russian
Embassy in India, Valeriya Popotsev. More
 Inflation a challenge for Pak budget
Eklavya Bhardwaj
AT 11 per cent inflation, the 2008-09 Pakistan budget would make it
difficult for the government to live up to its promise of brining
macro-economic stability and its hope of reducing the rich and poor
divide. In order to
keep inflation at respectable level, Minister for Finance, Revenue and
Privatisation. More
How Musharraf handed over Pakistanis for
Guantanamo Bay’
AS many as 66 per cent of the prisoners in Guantanamo Bay were picked up
from Pakistan during last six years in exchange of millions of dollars
accepted by President Musharraf. This was revealed by United Kingdom’s
Legal Director Zachary Katznelson while delivering a lecture on
‘Forgotten prisoners of Guantanamo Bay’, organised by Institute of
Policy Studies on June 4. More
MEDIA
India the second largest newspaper market
GROWING literacy and new technology have resulted in India emerging as
the second largest newspaper market in the world. According to a
research report by the World Association of Newspapers (WAN) the four
largest markets for newspapers are: China, with 107 million copies sold
daily; India, with 99 million copies daily; Japan, with 68 million
copies daily; and the United States, with nearly 51 million. More
Child scribes in villages raise development issues
Nitin Jugran, Inter Press
Service writes from TONK, Rajasthan
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children should be seen, not heard -- an adage that remains in practice
in most parts of rural India even today where the orthodox patriarchal
traditions continue to hold sway in tightly-knit local communities. It
is nothing short of revolutionary then that children in some villages of
Rajasthan, the largest state in the country and one of the most
backward, have assumed the role of the media to tackle social and
development issues which they proclaim concerns their wellbeing and
future. More
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