On the Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage Bill, its cap of Rs 500 crore, the liability placed on the operator rather than the supplier, and Bhopal.
Tag: Politics
This category contains my views on the political events taking place in India and around the world.
Sino-India Relations: Article Recommendation
A short note pointing to a Livemint piece on the Sino-Indian chess game, and the view that India has mishandled its relations with China and the US.
Varun Gandhi down down!
On Varun Gandhi’s communal election speech, and why it undercuts the hope that younger politicians would campaign on development and living standards.
Hyderabad Metro Rail Project and the quagmire of scandalous politics
On the Hyderabad Metro Rail project awarded to Maytas, pointing to two articles on the land acquisition and social costs behind a free metro.
Mumbai Terror Attacks – No Fate
Written four days after the Mumbai attacks: why he holds India’s response a failure, with the political remarks and absences that followed it.
Mumbai Terror Attacks – Necessary Info Collated
Collated information on the November 2008 Mumbai attacks: casualty figures, hospital and embassy helplines, and lists of the dead and injured.
My piece of mind on current geo-politics, war and religious polarization with suggestions
Views on the war on terror as a religious confrontation, traced from the Crusades onward, with lists of suggestions for America and the Arab world.
Mushroom Rice: A novel view on international relations by M.J. Akbar
I came across this article Mushroom Rice by M.J. Akbar in Sunday (October 15th, 2006) issue of the newspaper Deccan Chronicle, under his famous editorial series Byline.
With the recent nuclear tests by North Korea and America’s ire over Iran’s nuclear enrichment programme, the international scenario has reached a potential dew point. Fuelling this is the widespread outcry (in U.S and U.K.) against the Iraq war, the recent Israel – Lebanon crisis, the statements about religious revolution in America (by Mr. Bush) and Pope’s accusations against Islam (for which he apologized later after the damage had already been done). So we have the superpowers riled up in the war act which has weakened them and various events which point to a further deterioration of world order.
But who stands to gain amidst all this? M.J. Akbar points to China. It is a new view to the world foreign-relations scenario for me. Interested? Read on…
Dance Bars Reopened
On the courts reopening the dance bars: shutting them changes nothing, and prostitution should be legalised so the trade can be regulated and taxed.
Reservation Issue
A post to a Career Launcher discussion board arguing that caste-based quotas keep the caste system alive, and that vote-bank democracy blocks real reform.