Only India passed the ‘Stress Test’!

Posted on February 24, 2009 by Pavan Gupta

Never before, in the history of independent India, has there been such a consensus about our foreign policy. It was the ‘Vajpayee Government’ that broke the ice with former President Bill Clinton and continued a blossoming relationship with the United States through the next administration of George W Bush. Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh has [...]

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The next G-20 meeting should define Obama’s world-view

Posted on February 15, 2009 by Pavan Gupta

So far, not so good! This administration could turn out to be far more secretive than the last one. For example, under the cover of $789 billion stimulus bill, the administration has allowed totally unrelated items to be slipped into the final bill. These measures are totally political and are actually illegal in terms of [...]

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A divided government is a better government!

Posted on February 8, 2009 by Pavan Gupta

Can you imagine the kind of stimulus package a filibuster-proof Democratic majority in Senate would have produced? Looking at the house version of this bill, few would have actually seen the pork loaded in the final bill. The American democracy is meant to be a divided house. If you see the legacy of Thomas Jefferson, [...]

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“Buy American” and loose the world!

Posted on February 6, 2009 by Pavan Gupta

“Buy American” patriotism is worse than 9/11 jingoism. The election of Barack Obama as the 44th President of the United States of America is partly a consequence of the over-reaction of the 9/11 patriotism by candidates like Rudy Giuliani . The world couldn’t wait to see the departure of George W Bush. Candidate Obama became [...]

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First class democracy and a third-rate media!

Posted on December 21, 2008 by Pavan Gupta

American democracy has scaled new heights by defeating the establishment, but the media remains busy with usual infotainment. It is not only the long-shot Barack Obama Campaign that finally prevailed but the clarity of American public opinion that came through the process. Even more impressive is the tenor and texture of the post-election process that [...]

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