A Catalyst for Development
Dr. Thomas Abraham People of Indian origin (PIO) constitute a global community of over 22 million people. It is bigger than many countries of Europe. It has been estimated that, PIOs living outside India has a combined yearly economic output of about $250 billion, about one third of the GDP of India. Whether they come [...]
Climate Change Discord
By Chandru Arni Without doubt, the conference on Climate change and Global warming was a fiasco, failure and a retrograde step. It even went back on the Kyoto Protocol, held in 1997 in Japan where 37 industrialized countries committed themselves to a reduction of 6 greenhouse gases to as much as 5% of the 1990 [...]
Challenge for Haiti
By Todd Moss As the international response to Haiti’s earthquake shifts from emergency rescue to longer term reconstruction, things are inevitably going to get harder. There are some very good ideas floating out there, not least Michael Clemens’ golden door visa proposal and Jeff Sachs’ urging for a recovery trust fund (It’s too bad he [...]
National shame or national scandal?
By Jeffrey Simpson Somewhere between a national shame and a national scandal lies Canada’s export of asbestos. The federal government promotes asbestos exports – they have risen sharply in the past year – despite the fact that the use of asbestos has all but disappeared in this country. Why? Because scientists, governments, industries and unions [...]
Pakistan “Going To The Dogs”?
By Virginia Moncrieff Burnt and bombed schools, harsh religious edicts, strict rules of dress, the total subjugation of women is now a way of life for most citizens of the beautiful Swat Valley in northern Pakistan. Swat is a stunning area of the world. It’s often called the Switzerland of Asia, though for my money, [...]