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Ukraine’s Presidential Election—Outcome and Implications
19 March 2010, by Arun MohantyUkraine’s presidential election was watched with utmost attention by the international community as its outcome is bound to usher in serious changes in the domestic and foreign policy of that country, and transform the geopolitical landscape in (...) -
Tribute to Harekrishna Debnath
19 March 2010, by Santanu ChakravertiHarekrishna Debnath, veteran social activist, Chairperson of National Fishworkers’ Forum (NFF) and Executive Member of World Forum for Fisher Peoples (WFFP), passed away on December 30, 2009 at 11.15 am, at his residence in Ashoknagar, North 24 (...) -
Marjah: The Long Haul and Naked Truth
19 March 2010, by Bashir MohammadAfghan President Hamid Karzai visited the once-Taliban refuge, Marjah, a town of 80,000 residents in the southwestern province of Helmand, along with top US and Afghan officials on March 7. However, the visit, as has been noted in a recent (...) -
On the Tragic Beheadings of Pakistani Sikhs by the Taliban
19 March 2010, by Vasudha DhagamwarThe horrifying news about the beheading of three Sikhs in the tribal regions of North West Frontier Province hit the electronic media on February 21 and the print media a day later. Some sources say they were beheaded because the very large (...) -
Where is the Holistic Understanding?
6 March 2010, by SCThe hike in Central excise duty on petrol and diesel as well as the two per cent ad valorem increase on non-petro products in the latest Union Budget the Finance Minister presented in Parliament last Friday (February 26) have justifiably (...) -
Why We Oppose ‘Green Hunt’
6 March 2010, by Ambrose PintoFor the tribals and the poor, “Green Hunt” is nothing else but a united front of state and mining corporations to grab their land and rich natural resources by silencing the voices of those who fight for their homeland rights. The state, the (...) -
Secessionist Senas
6 March 2010COMMUNICATION
The Senas’ “Maharashtra for Maharashtrians only” claim is patently parochial, divisive, separatist, seditious, and secessionist. Political parties like the Shiv Sena and the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena are a threat to the unity of the (...) -
Indian Economy: Where Do We Go From Here?
6 March 2010, by Girish MishraAs in the past, this year too, a detailed report on the performance of the Indian economy during the current year was laid before Parliament and the people prior to the presentation of the Union Budget for the coming fiscal year so that a (...) -
Union Budget 2010-11: Too Many Gambles
6 March 2010, by Arun KumarThe Union Budget 2010-11 was expected to be an innovative exercise given the difficult circumstances in which it was being framed and that the most experienced politician of the present government was at the helm. There have been uncertainties (...) -
Letter to the Prime Minister
6 March 2010, by M.N. BuchMy dear Dr Manmohan Singhji,
I studied economics for seven years in Delhi, Cambridge and Princeton, but I suppose very little rubbed off on me and I am not really an economist. You, of course, are and I presume Kaushik Basu, Montek Singh (...)
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