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FDI as a tool of social liberation
M.K. Venu
11 December 2012
The social and economic profile of the participants in India's vast retail trade is complex and varied. Besides, there is ample evidence that large sections of the petty bourgeoisie (trader and shopkeepers) may not be happy with their current existence. They would not mind if global capital inflows result in the creative destruction of existing arrangements.
 
Pakistan releases Taliban for role in Afghan peace process
Aryaman Bhatnagar
10 December 2012
In the Afghanistan peace process, Pakistan's significance lies more in its capability to play a destructive role than a constructive one. It is capable of scuttling the peace process and can stoke violence by supporting groups like the Haqqani network and engineer attacks against the government or foreign troops in Afghanistan.
 
The right medicine for learning - a tablet
R. Swaminathan
10 December 2012
At some point in the near future, everyone will have a smart digital device. The new digital divide will be of those with access to interactive digital content and those without.
 
China Dream
C. Raja Mohan
10 December 2012
In his second public appearance since the conclusion of the 18th Congress of the Chinese Communist Party last month, Xi Jinping declared that China is on the cusp of re-emerging as a great nation and the party will ensure this historic transition.
 
Towards a Pak-Afghan Reconciliation?
C. Raja Mohan
10 December 2012
As Afghanistan and Pakistan begin a new engagement, Delhi should keep its eyes and ears open and mouth shut. And it should stay out of the current dynamic between Islamabad and Kabul. This is especially important given the widespread perception in Pakistan and the US that India comes in the way of reconciliation between Kabul and Islamabad.
 
A hundred million Muslims in search of a party
Saeed Naqvi
10 December 2012
The more the communal picture changes since the demolition of the Babri Masjid 20 years ago this week, the more it remains the same. Possibly with one variation: the political insecurity of the Muslim grows with each turn.
 
Cashing in
M.K. Venu
07 December 2012
The UPA's cash transfer scheme, delivering over Rs.3.2 lakh crore in subsidies and welfare programmes to the poor directly to their bank accounts, if executed well would not only reduce poverty faster would curb a lot of the wasteful spending that has fattened vested interests at all levels.
 
Maldives: Testing the nation's resilience already?
N Sathiya Moorthy
04 December 2012
In Maldives, a government MP has moved the Supreme Court against the legality and constitutionality of the Parliament vote on secret-ballot that was won 41-34. Sure enough, Parliament insists on a hands-off approach by the Judiciary in matters pertaining to its own authority.
 
Leaving the Hotel: West needs to leave its fruitless search for common values and instead negotiate global governance in a realist world
Dr. John C. Hulsman and Samir Saran
03 December 2012
Nations will not have common values, because nations themselves are a collection of diverse historical experiences and ambitions. However, there is no need to throw in the towel over global governance, for nations can have a vision for shared prosperity with different approaches to get there.
 
US-India relations: Move to Space as the next big project
Adam Lowther, Rajeswari Pillai Rajagopalan
01 December 2012
The United States-India relations reached a high point when the two countries signed the Civil Nuclear Agreement in 2005. But since then, relations between the two countries have drifted. Both the countries must move ahead to build trust and cooperation in other areas.
 
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