Once again, as the countdowns for the govts in India as well as in US have started, thebuzz around N-deal has resurfaced.
The lines have been drawn and almost everyone is on one side of the line of another. Congress and some of its allies have been favoring the deal whereas the major faction of its allies [...]
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Nuclear Deal – a quagmire of political compulsion
Posted in Concerns, Politically Incorrect, Thinking Aloud, tagged 123, Nuclear Deal on June 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Standing on wrong Platform?
Posted in Half-Baked Thoughts, Politically Incorrect on September 16, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
The 14th summit of Non-aligned Movement (NAM) is going on and is being highlighted in India. Indian Prime minister stating time and again that ‘NAM is still relevant’. Similar statements are coming from other quarters too.
But is it true? Was NAM ever really relevant and stood for what is was formed for?
The organization was founded [...]
Political Compulsion/whims over National Interest?
Posted in Politically Incorrect on July 7, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
Recently two incidents hve happened, which clearly shows the prevalence of politoical whims and compulsion over logic and national interest.
The Health Minister sacked Mr Venugopal, the man who headed the most prestigious medical intitute of India, AIIMS. The Fault? He fell out of line with the health minister. AIIMS being an autonomous institution, must have [...]
Media, Medicos and the Minister
Posted in Concerns, Politically Incorrect on May 20, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
Today I received the following SMS from my sister:
IN AIIMS IN 96 HRS 94 STUDENT COLLAPSED PLZ COME OUT B'FOR IT IS TOO LATE MEDIA PROHIBATED FROM COVERING PLZ SPREAD IT LIKE FIRE.
I believe it is doing rounds in India and do assume the information to be correct and not some prank.
I am surprised what’s [...]
Tolerance – Better preached than practiced
Posted in Just Like That, Politically Incorrect on May 17, 2006 | 3 Comments »
Finally the movie is set to be launched - one based on the novel ‘Da Vinci Code’. The book had generated enough controversy that the celluloid adaptation of the same had to be in limelight and there would be no dearth of questions and raised eyebrows.
The movie deals with some sensitive issues related with Christianity [...]
Deja vu
Posted in Politically Incorrect on May 11, 2006 | 1 Comment »
The verdict is out there for everyone to see.
Amma (Jayalalitha) has lost her ground and M ‘Kalaignar’ Karunanidhi has gained what he had lost five years ago. This is a vicious cycle which keeps on running in Tamil Nadu. The anti incumbency factor becomes quite high and the present ruler is overthrown by the [...]
