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Global Leadership And Global Systemic Issues — II
3 May 2011GLOBAL LEADERSHIP AND GLOBAL SYSTEMIC ISSUES
South, North and the United Nations in a 21st Century World - II
by Boutros Boutros-Ghali And Branislav Gosovic
The following is the second part of a lengthy article being published here in three (...) -
Whither NMML?
3 May 2011, by Arjun Dev, Bipan Chandra, Satish ChandraIt is a matter of concern and disquiet that despite widespread protests the Nehru Memorial Museum and Library (NMML) governors (Karan Singh is the current Chairman of its Executive Council) are pushing through changes in the institution in a (...) -
Wiping Out The Nehruvian Legacy
3 May 2011, by Girish MishraEver since Jawaharlal Nehru’s entry into Indian politics, there have been continuous attacks not only on his ideas and outlook but also on his personal and private life. This campaign still continues even 47 years after his departure from this (...) -
Cause for Optimism
25 April 2011, by SCThe multi-phase elections for the West Bengal Assembly have begun with Trinamul Congress chief and Union Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee holding massive rallies across the State, especially in South Bengal, whereas Congress President Sonia (...) -
Obama’s Audacity of Doom
25 April 2011, by N A KarimIt is indeed a strange spectacle of a Nobel Peace Laureate, President Barack Obama, blithely marching through three major warfields—one he inherited from his predecessor, the other inherited, all right, but modified and renewed as his own, and (...) -
Corruption a Mere Symptom: The Disease is Unbridled Greed
25 April 2011, by Kobad GhandyThis is another article sent by the Maoist leader, Kobad Ghandy, from Tihar Jail No. 3 (where he is currently lodged) for publication in Mainstream.
The IPL scam, the CWG scam, the 2G spectrum scam, the foodgrain/BPL/NREGA scams, Adarsh housing (...) -
The New Trend: A Desire to Own Bhagat Singh | Reflections on a visit to Pakistan II
25 April 2011, by Kuldip NayarThis is the second and last piece written by veteran journalist Kuldip Nayar following his latest visit to Pakistan. The first one appeared in Mainstream (April 16, 2011).
A surprise awaited us at Lahore as our goodwill mission to Pakistan (...) -
Global Leadership And Global Systemic Issues
25 April 2011by Boutros Boutros-Ghali And Branislav Gosovic
[The following is the first part of a lengthy article being published here in three parts. The next two parts will be carried in the succeeding issues of this journal. —Editor ]
1. Preface
The (...) -
Caste Census, Commonwealth Games, Scams and Citizens’ Responsibility
25 April 2011, by K SaradamoniI shall not quarrel with anyone who thinks the above title crazy. The pro-caste census lobby did not have an easy time. There are sections among the decision-makers and ordinary people who think that caste is no more a problem in India. But (...) -
Nuclear Industry’s Cover-Up, Lies And Denial: Beware of the French Nuclear Model
25 April 2011, by Harsh KapoorTo this day, contradictory estimations of the magnitude as well as the consequences of the Fukushima disaster continue to illustrate how an iron hand seems to tightly control information, in the ‘larger interests’, and the world’s major nuclear energy firms, pro-nuclear lobbies, Japan itself along with international authorities such as WHO, IAEA or CTBTO, seem to be engaged in the organised downplaying and retention of a precious information that citizens’ groups claim is already in their possession. Secrecy is built into the nuclear establishment’s mindset everywhere, and it prevails across the nuclear industry internationally.
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