The Indian government remains asleep to the revolutionary potential of shale gas, which promises to revolutionise both the world energy scene and global geopolitics. Russia, Iran and Opec are going to be greatly weakened, while the US, Europe and China […]
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External affairs minister S M Krishna visited Tehran in mid-May and said India was still interested in the proposed Iran-Pakistan-India (IPI) gas pipeline, but expressed reservations on security grounds. However, there is now a more important economic reason to oppose
Shale gas, not Iran pipeline, our energy hope Read More »
Having killed 76 paramilitary troops in April, Maoists have killed 30 more in a bus explosion in Dantewada district, Chhattisgarh. Some cabinet ministers want aerial bombing of Dantewada\’s jungles to kill Maoists. This will kill civilians and strengthen the Maoists.
No military solutions for Maoism Read More »
Given the economy’s impressive performance in weathering the Great Recession and then accelerating this year, optimists feel that the good-old days of 9% growth are about to return. They think it is only a matter of time before we hit
No return to 9% growth Read More »
Caste proponents say the census must include questions on caste to establish true caste ratios. Opponents say questions on caste are socially divisive. They also raise a behavioural objection: the very announcement of a caste census could encourage people to
Making profit out of \’poverty\’ Read More »
Caste proponents say the census must include questions on caste to establish true caste ratios. Opponents say questions on caste are socially divisive. They also raise a behavioural objection: the very announcement of a caste census could encourage people to
Making profit out of \’poverty\’ Read More »
At school, we were taught that Sir CV Raman won the 1930 Nobel Prize for Physics for discovering the \”Raman effect\”. But when we asked what exactly the Raman Effect was, our science teacher fobbed us off, saying \”it\’s very
Raman Effect: fingerprinting the universe Read More »
Few Indians are interested in Greece’s fiscal crisis, or the proposed IMF loan of 15-25 billion euros as part of a European rescue package. But Indians should worry. IMF resources raised for low and middle income countries are being diverted
IMF loan to Greece: an unwarranted favour Read More »
When India started liberalizing in 1991, many expected it to follow the path of export-oriented low-wage manufacture charted by other Asian countries. This proved impossible since Indian politicians would not liberalize labour laws, which made labour artificially expensive. But, to
Training: the secret of India\’s high-tech success Read More »
When India started liberalizing in 1991, many expected it to follow the path of export-oriented low-wage manufacture charted by other Asian countries. This proved impossible since Indian politicians would not liberalize labour laws, which made labour artificially expensive. But, to
Training: the secret of India\’s high-tech success Read More »
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