by Amit Paranjape I was a voter and an interested citizen observer on the sidelines of the recently concluded Pune Municipal Corporation Elections. I think they may provide some representative case-studies on issues/learnings for many other pockets of urban India. The Pune local elections are now over and in a sense, it is back to [...]
The macabre antics of the India’s human resources development ministry over Aakash are the equivalent of Marie Antoinette’s “let them have cake” attitude The matter is so serious that mincing words is the irresponsible thing to do. There is a demographic bulge on the horizon and two crucial areas will determine whether that bulge will [...]
by Amit Paranjape (@aparanjape) I was a voter and an interested citizen observer on the sidelines of the recently concluded Pune Municipal Corporation Elections. I think they may provide some representative case-studies on issues/learnings for local election issues in many other pockets of urban India. The Pune local elections are now over and in a sense, [...]
In the case of the killing of Kerala fishermen, Italy would do well to defend its nationals in Indian courts There are two aspects to the case of the killing of Indian fishermen allegedly by persons on the Enrica Lexie, an Italian merchant ship: the legal and the geopolitical. They are interconnected but looking at [...]
In the case of the killing of Kerala fishermen, Italy would do well to defend its nationals in Indian courts There are two aspects to the case of the killing of Indian fishermen allegedly by persons on the Enrica Lexie, an Italian merchant ship: the legal and the geopolitical. They are interconnected but looking at [...]
The editor of THE HINDU might have changed. But, its editorial policies have, presumably not. On February 11th, its Op-ed. pages carried a ‘Feel guilty’ non-sense by the ‘famous’ Harsh Mander because the newspaper does not bother, at the end of the article, to provide more information about the author, to its readers. All that [...]
The editor of THE HINDU might have changed. But, its editorial policies have, presumably not. On February 11th, its Op-ed. pages carried a ‘Feel guilty’ non-sense by the ‘famous’ Harsh Mander because the newspaper does not bother, at the end of the article, to provide more information about the author, to its readers. All that [...]
A bloggingheads discussion with Dan Runde, Center for Strategic and International Studies Dan: Let’s focus on cooperation, not competition, with India A new foreign aid strategy: Spend less, do more The history of India refusing and belittling assistance How smart aid can save millions of lives India starts a foreign aid program Moving past outdated [...]
A bloggingheads discussion with Dan Runde, Center for Strategic and International Studies Dan: Let’s focus on cooperation, not competition, with India A new foreign aid strategy: Spend less, do more The history of India refusing and belittling assistance How smart aid can save millions of lives India starts a foreign aid program Moving past outdated [...]
A bloggingheads discussion with Dan Runde, Center for Strategic and International Studies Dan: Let’s focus on cooperation, not competition, with India A new foreign aid strategy: Spend less, do more The history of India refusing and belittling assistance How smart aid can save millions of lives India starts a foreign aid program Moving past outdated [...]