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OUR NORTH AMERICA |
| Canadians ready to rescue
the U.S. auto giants |
Khushwant
Toor writes from Toronto
CANADIAN Finance Minster Mr. Tony Clement on December
13, 2008 announced that, Canadian Federal as well
as the Ontario government is willing to give the
Canadian automakers roughly $3.4 billion in emergency
aid to keep them rolling – but only if the
American government passes its bail out plan for
the troubled automakers.More
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| Rise of Russia divides
Europe |
Sawraj
Singh writes from Washington
RUSSIA continues
its rise as a world power; Europe is facing a
growing division between the old and the new Europe.
The old Europe is led by the countries such as
France, Germany and Italy which are very developed,
stable and with strong democratic traditions.
The new Europe consists of countries such as Poland,
Czech Republic, Georgia, Ukraine and Romania which
are poor, unstable and without any strong democratic
traditions.More |
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| Even after 26/11 tourism
in Punjab is unlikely to take a nosedive |
Harjap
Singh Aujla
 I
have seen reports that as an aftermath of the
horrific tragedies of 26/11 in Bombay, foreign
tourism has gone down drastically in Bombay and
several other parts of India. That is perfectly
understandable. Even the evergreen tourist destination
of Goa is feeling the heat. Reports originating
from New Delhi have also indicated that even the
number of budget tourists staying in low rent
hotels of Pahar Ganj has gone down to mere 20%
compared to last year’s record figures.More |
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| ANALYSIS |
Through
the peephole: Development planning in India
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Vinod
Anand
IN Part 2 of this Paper we had fully analysed
the Growth scenario in the country since 1951. In
this Part we look at the Distributional Effects
in terms of some of the economic indicators.
In order to assess a country’s performance
and its progress towards economic development, we
must supplement, if not supplant, the growth-rate
of GNP by other more microeconomic measures.More |
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Will
South Asia become the arena for the Third World
War? |
Sawraj
Singh writes from Washington
THERE are some trends which seem to be emerging
after the terrorist attacks on Mumbai. The biggest
trend is a close alliance between America and
India. The Congress party is gaining influence
at the expense of the BJP. America and India are
mulling an attack on Pakistan as a part of the
movement against terrorism.More |
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Human
Rights “alive and well", in theory
only |
HUMAN
Rights Day is celebrated each year on Dec. 10
to honour the U.N. General Assembly’s adoption
of the Universal Declaration of Human rights in
1948. But just as the Geneva Convention has not
given enough protection to prisoners of war, this
Declaration has done little to stop human rights
violations the world over. Democracy itself --
or the freedom it presupposes -- has not been
protective enough.More |
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| LAW & JUSTICE |
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| Denial to register a
case hits basic right |
Joginder
Singh Toor
 “JUSTICE
is the first virtue of social institutions, as truth
is of systems of thought. A theory however elegant
and economical must be rejected or revised if it
is untrue; likewise laws and institutions no matter
how efficient and well-arranged must be reformed
or abolished if they are unjust.” says John
Rawls, a jurist who held field of Juris prudence
for about two decades.More |
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| ART & LITERATURE |
| Oh Ganga! |
The real condition of
Madre Ganges.....
Let us save the lifeline of Hindustan.
If the stars fade
out of the sky
and from the forest birds fly off
if dreams do not return to the field of sleep
who would understand your naturalness
and see through your painted mask
You are poet
So all your sins be forgiven.More
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Omar to head NC-Congress
govt in J&K | India should stand down troops:
Qureshi | Vishal retail opens new outlet in Punjab
| Govt to slash fuel prices: Deora | Man
Utd beat Boro 1-0
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| Omar to head NC-Congress
govt in J&K |
| National
Conference chief Omar Abdullah will be the next Chief
Minister of Jammu and Kashmir heading a coalition government
with the Congress party. Addressing the media after
meeting the Congress president, Omar said, “I
called on Sonia Gandhi and laid out the situation that
has arisen out of the election verdict.More
Updated on December
30, 2008 at 01:00 p.m.
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- India should stand down troops:
QureshiMore
- Vishal retail opens new outlet
in PunjabMore
- Govt to slash fuel prices:
DeoraMore
- Man Utd
beat Boro 1-0More
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| E D I T O R I A L |
| India Pakistan relations in
doledrums |
 INDIA
Pakistan ties have taken hard knocks following
barbarian terror attacks on November 26 in Mumbai
where nearly 200 innocent lives were lost and
over 400 injured. India has suffered nearly 400
deaths and over 1350 bear severe injuries during
the past some months in attacks in Jaipur, Ahmedabad,
Delhi Guwahati, Imphal and other places.More
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| FOCUS |
Indians yearns for a good
governance
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 Gobind
Thukral
INDIAN parliamentarians face a tough task during
the next general elections that could come up in
April or May next year. It is amply clear from the
results of five state assemblies of Rajasthan, Madhya
Pradesh, Delhi, Mizoram and Chhattisgarh. Elections
are yet not complete in Jammu and Kashmir. The BJP
which had ruled over three of the four states could
retain Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh.More |
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The death of common sense and intelligence |
An open letter to the people
Shaheryar Azhar, the moderator of ‘The Forum’
What happened in Mumbai was not an abstraction for me.
Having visited it thrice; basked as a guest in the old-world
charm of Taj Palace Hotel and Towers; played a diligent
tourist in this multicultural cauldron of ‘maximum
city'.More
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| Terrorism:
where are the leaders? |
Vinod
Anand
 WHAT
has recently happened in Mumbai is highly shocking for
the country. The tussle is still on. Many lives have
been lost, and one does not know what will happen in
time to come. We as Indians naturally share the immediate
and long-period impact of such unexpected trauma. Let
us wish for the peace of the departed souls.More
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Taliban Raids on NATO Convoys Crippling |
Zofeen Ebrahim of IPS writes
from Karachi
WHILE NATO and United
States forces have downplayed raids in Peshawar by pro-Taliban
militants, destroying hundreds of their military vehicles
and supply containers destined for Afghanistan, analysts
here believe that the damage is significant.More
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Post-Mumbai: Journalists Struggle against Hostilities |
Beena Sarwar of IPS writes from
Karachi
PAKISTANI and Indian
journalists and columnists, who forged personal relationships
over the past two decades during countless joint media
consultations and seminars, are struggling to overcome
hostilities between their countries since the Mumbai
carnage.More |
| FEATURES |
A
return to science
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 ACCORDING
to the annual Climate Change Performance Index
published this fortnnight , the United States
has third-worst record on tackling greenhouse
gas emissions, just beating Saudi Arabia.More
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| Sri
Lankan Government Abuses Anti-Terror Laws to Muzzle the
Media |
THE Sri Lankan
government should immediately drop charges and free
J.S. Tissainayagam, a prominent Tamil journalist on
trial for his writings, Human Rights Watch has demanded
. A Tamil publisher, N. Jasiharan, and his wife, V.
Valamathy, who were also arbitrarily arrested, should
be freed immediately.More |
| COMMENT |
Terrorists Strike Mumbai,
an American view
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 AMERICAN
progress, a powerful Washington DC based think tank
has termed the Mumbai attack by Pakistani based terrorists
as unique in more than one way. In a recent report,
it said , “On November 26, "coordinated terrorist
attacks struck the heart of Mumbai, India's commercial
capital.More
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| Indian
Health Minister opposes entry of genetically modified
food |
 IN
Tamil Nadu’s city of Kancheepuram , Union Minister
for Health Anbumani Ramadoss declared his strong opposition
to any move to introduce genetically modified food or
seeds in the agriculture sector.More
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| Starship
Saptarshi |
 INDIA
has announced plans to install an artificial constellation
of 7 geostationary satellites to meet the new demands
for vehicular navigation systems. Within the two years
starting 2010, India will complete installation of the
seven satellites, all of which are expected to be launched
by India’s indigenous PSLV.More |
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