Khushwant Toor writes from Toronto
THE vision – This will be the only book you will ever carry in you hands. The latest tech gizmo of this century called the “iPad' was launched by Apple in San Francisco on January 27, 2010. The legendary Apple CEO Steve Jobs in his usual attire black t-shirt and jeans was up on the stage again launching the much-awaited consumer electronics. More

Dr Sawraj Singh
A YEAR ago, America had rejected the extreme right policies of Bush and Cheney because these policies had pushed America to the worst economic recession since the Great Depression of the thirties and America suffered defeats in Iraq and Afghanistan. These policies were also responsible for America’s alienation from its European allies and almost complete isolation from the world community. One could have hoped that America learned the lesson that the days of American-style extreme rightist capitalism are over and a fundamental change is needed. More

ON January 21 this year , in the case of Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, the Supreme Court held that "the constitutional guarantee of free speech means that corporations can spend unlimited sums to help elect favored candidates or defeat those they oppose." The activist 5-4 decision struck down a 63-year-old ban that ensured corporations may not use their enormous profits to support or oppose candidates. More

AS the Obama administration and Congress deal with the economic problems facing the country -- including double-digit unemployment, a housing crisis, credit shortage, and stagnating wages -- one issue that has captured the headlines in recent days is that of the national debt. More

IN a speech on the eve of Martin Luther King Day last fortnight American President, Barack Obama invoked the memory of the great civil rights leader and fellow Nobel Peace Prize winner to tell his critics to show a little patience. “Sometimes I get a little frustrated when folks just don’t want to see that even if we don’t get everything, we’re getting something,” he pointed out. More

Gobind Thukral
INDIA is a sad witness to hundreds of farmers taking their lives each year. Their desperation finds no other expression when they see themselves trapped neck deep in debt. The union government’s policies, particularly after the economic reforms read pro business and pro industry were introduced. More

Professor Vinod Anand
THE definition of poverty currently used by various countries , especially developing, for administering their poverty programs are inadequate, because very little research has been done in this area. More

Ishtiaq Ahmed
THE ideas of human dignity and decency as understood by modern people are anathema to the Taliban. Wherever the Taliban juggernaut has run roughshod, it has crushed under its deadweight. More

Dr Sawraj Singh
INDIA is the leading country in the South Asian region. It has the largest population and the largest area there. It will be no exaggeration to say that for all practical purposes, this is the area of Indian influence. More

Sarbjit Dhaliwal
BE it terrorism, war or ethnic conflict, violence has become a world phenomenon. From AK-47s to bomb blasts, to mid-air hijackings and human bombs, the world has seen rapidly changing phases and faces of terrorism that has become a central issue across the globe. More