Corruption Stifles Economic Growth
By Karly Curcio India’s economic boom continues with an average growth rate of over eight percent between 2004 and 2009 by GFI calculations. As the money flows, however, the poor continue to stay poor. Corruption is rampant in India as it is in almost all developing countries. Both corrupt political and corporate officers manage to [...]
Peace on Earth
John F. Kennedy President John F. Kennedy’s landmark address, made at American University in the last year of his life. He speaks of the importance of peace, and the only reasonable, practical way to achieve it. Food for thought, and hope for the future. “I have, therefore, chosen this time and place to discuss a [...]
India and global warming
Anjali Jaiswal India agreed to join the world’s major emitters as one of the countries formally listed under the Copenhagen Accord. India submitted voluntary domestic actions to the United Nations in January, but it remained unclear if it would join the international agreement. India’s decision to formally join the accord is a clear and welcome [...]
India’s Wikileaks riddle
By M K Bhadrakumar The United States never shared the Indians’ one-dimensional view of the Taliban as representing the forces of darkness. The highly-combustible Indian imagination has caught fire over the Wikileaks disclosures regarding the curious methods of the Pakistani military in pretending to be the United States’ ally and immensely benefiting out the alliance [...]