Modi And Rahul: Overly Ambitious vs A Shrinking Violet
Modi And Rahul: Overly Ambitious vs A Shrinking Violet By Amulya Ganguli Even as India waits for the two national parties – the Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) – to announce their prime...
View Article‘India Not Going Through 1991-like Crisis’
Natwar Gandhi – chief financial officer of Washington DC By Gyanendra Kumar Keshri New Delhi: Excessive self-criticism is sending wrong signals to foreign investors and the current economic scenario...
View ArticleMum Is The Word On Honour Killings
Mum Is The Word On Honour Killings By Jaideep Sarin Honour killings, illegal diktats of khaps (community courts) and rapes may not be uncommon in Haryana but all these crimes have one thing in common –...
View ArticleNairobi Nightmare And Now
Nairobi Nightmare And Now By Maina Waruru The Indian community in Kenya is trying to come to terms with the devastating fallout of the Nairobi mall attack Sep 21, coping with the pain of losing loved...
View ArticleAre AAP’s promises practical?
Are AAP’s promises practical? By Gaurav Sharma New Delhi, Dec 23 (IANS) Slashed power bills, a daily supply of 700 litres of water to every household and regularising unauthorised colonies were...
View ArticleThe Not So Ordinary Aam Aadmis!
The Not So Ordinary Aam Aadmis! After its unexpected win in the Delhi assembly elections last December, the one- -year-old Aam Aadmi Party has been dubbed a “catalyst” in Indian politics and has opened...
View ArticleA ‘Do-Nothing’ Budget Is Exactly What Canada Needs
A ‘Do-Nothing’ Budget Is Exactly What Canada Needs By Gregory Thomas No matter what Finance Minister Jim Flaherty tells you on Tuesday, Canada’s 2014-15 federal budget will be balanced. Flaherty is...
View ArticleThe Minimum Wage Conundrum
The Minimum Wage Conundrum By T.S.Khanna Raising the living standard by raising the minimum wage is a myth, not a reality. In a democracy, it is assumed that the voters understand and protect their...
View ArticleNow RaGa To Sour NaMo Tea!
Now RaGa To Sour NaMo Tea! By Mohit Dubey The Congress is seeking to counter NaMo chai with RaGa (Rahul Gandhi) milk. A week after BJP’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi held a ‘Chai Chaupal’...
View ArticleA Few Singapores To Rise Along $90 Billion Delhi-Mumbai Corridor
A Few Singapores To Rise Along $90 Billion Delhi-Mumbai Corridor By Rohit Bansal Last September, Amitabh Kant, the chief executive and managing director of the Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor...
View ArticleYou Can’t Stuff Salad Down Their Throats!
You Can’t Stuff Salad Down Their Throats! by Candice Malcolm When Dalton McGuinty first announced the program to remove deep-fried foods and meals high in fat, sugar, and sodium from high school...
View ArticleDemographic Conquest Of The West
Demographic Conquest Of The West by Patrick J. Buchanan The following article appeared on a blog site recently. On the right is a response from a desi reader! On Oct. 31, the U.N. Population Fund marks...
View ArticleHas US Ended Drone Strikes On Pakistan?
Has US Ended Drone Strikes On Pakistan? By Maria Syed It was in 2001 that the United States (US) used unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) commonly known as drones for the first time in Afghanistan and has...
View ArticleIndia: Non Vegetarian Majority With A Vegetarian Ruling Class?
India: Non Vegetarian Majority With A Vegetarian Ruling Class? By Saeed Naqvi The Hindu newspaper, which has its main office in Chennai, has asked its employees not to bring non vegetarian food to the...
View ArticleCauses Of Newcomers Unemployment In Canada
Causes Of Newcomers Unemployment In Canada by Imam Uddin Canada needs skilled immigrants to fulfill its labour shortage, population growth and economic well-being, but newcomers to Canada continue to...
View ArticleModi Can Lift India Into The Super League
Modi Can Lift India Into The Super League By Ashok Tandon Narendra Modi has proved in letter and spirit what Napoleon Bonaparte said: “Impossible is a word to be found only in the dictionary of fools…...
View ArticlePeace On Earth An Elusive Dream?
Peace On Earth An Elusive Dream? By Vishnu Makhijani On June 6 was celebrated the 70th anniversary of D-Day, the allied landings on Normandy that marked the beginning of the end of World War-II, a war...
View ArticleWill India Have Its Own World Media On Modi’s Watch?
Will India Have Its Own World Media On Modi’s Watch? By Saeed Naqvi Outside SAARC, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang was the first world leader to call Prime Minister Narendra Modi. This was followed up...
View ArticleMississauga Needs To Improve Access To Information
Mississauga Needs To Improve Access To Information By Mohammed Ayub Khan Cities around the world are improving access to vital information by compiling the relevant data in a citizen friendly format....
View ArticleWhy ‘Make in India’ Is An Anachronism
Modi’s Make In India Campaign Launched By Prasanto K. Roy Prime Minister Modi’s ambitious campaign to turn India into a global manufacturing hub plans aims to develop infrastructure and make it easier...
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