Re-energization of the American innovate spirit
By: Manoj Zacharia President Barack Obama, post-Tuscon, called for a re-energization of the American innovative spirit through recollecting historic memories of the “Sputnik” moment. Conjuring images of the bi-polar dispensation of the former U.S.S.R. versus the U.S.A., Obama has identified two potential multi-polar targets – China and India. With an avid focus on the lack [...]
U.S. Export Controls Involving India
Douglas N Jacobson Following the President’s trip to India last month there has been a great deal of misinformatoin in the Indian press regarding the “lifting” and “relaxation” of dual-use export controls on India, including the removal of Indian entities from the Bureau of Industry and Security’s Entity List (15 CFR Part 744, Supplement 4).on [...]
India and Pakistan on the brink
By David Ignatius Everything is going right these days for India, except for one big problem: It is living next to a Pakistan that is coming apart politically, and Indian leaders insist with a tone of resignation that there’s nothing they can do about it. Starting with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, top Indian officials know [...]
Pranab to head tackling corruption
New Delhi, Jan 8 : In wake of growing number of scams, the UPA Government has set up a Group of Ministers (GoM) to suggest measures, including legislative and administrative to tackle corruption and improve transparency. The government has been facing severe criticism from the Opposition over a series of scams, including those involving 2G-spectrum [...]
Human Rights Defenders seek justice for Dr. Grover
Bob Hughes The United Nations has dedicated the Human Rights Day 2010 to recognize the work of human rights defenders who act to end discrimination. The day was celebrated throughout the world on December 10th. On this occasion a number of human rights groups and individual supporters and activists have joined hands and assumed the [...]