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Why is Tom Friedman sounding the alarm?

Posted on November 23, 2008 by Pavan Gupta

Does Tom Friedman know something more than anyone of us? Probably! Is he turning a pessimist? Probably! Or is Tom being just dramatic? Probably all of the above. In all honesty, nobody seems to have a clue as what is really happening around the world. But that is not what I want to talk about [...]

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I am an Indian first, are you?

Posted on November 22, 2008 by Pavan Gupta

There are some of us left who would do anything for India, anything! My family has fought for the independence and the integrity of India for the past 150 years. We have paid a price very few would be willing to pay today. It pains me when a Kashmiri, a Marathi or a Sikh puts [...]

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Total disconnect between ‘Wall Street’ and the ‘Main Street’!

Posted on November 21, 2008 by Pavan Gupta

Seventy percent of Americans live in a welfare state and the balance 30% enjoy the fruits of a capitalistic state. President Roosevelt created a welfare state following the ‘Great Depression’ of the 1920s. President Reagan undermined this welfare state by his supply-side inclinations. US Congress kept the uneasy balance by throwing the money at the [...]

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Doha Development Round-dead or in deep freeze?

Posted on November 20, 2008 by Pavan Gupta

Successful conclusion of Doha Development Round can spur economic growth and provide necessary stimulus to the global economy. This is a standard line of the developed world when dealing with the developing world. But look at the debates from inside the ‘Capitalistic Church’, it is a cheap ‘nautanki’ at best. You should have seen the [...]

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Sea piracy and the role of ‘Blue-water navies’

Posted on November 19, 2008 by Pavan Gupta

Sea piracy is not a recent phenomenon. The coastal piracies of Ireland in the medieval era to the most recent Somali mission of capturing the oil supertanker, Sirius Star, owned by Saudi Armco is a long and thrilling story. Hollywood has often glorified the “wild and fearsome pirate captain” in their movies. In fact you [...]

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