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Global Soup Song 2011 : But why this
kolaveri kolaveri kolaveri G ?
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2011 has been an eminently forgettable year in several parts
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The year that has gone by has been a year of sweat and
turmoil in most parts of the world. India spent the year
battling corruption with Delhi’s Tihar jail even having to
run a VIP ward to accommodate ministers, bureaucrats and
company CEOs. Governance took a back seat with most of the
crucial decisions on hold
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Beware 12. 12. 12. It could be ominous |
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Happy New Year to one and all from Khandu the Driver |
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“So,
what are your plans for the new year?” I asked Khandu,
enjoying the drive on the wide roads of New Delhi’s Lutyen’s
Zone. “What plans Sahib, I am thoroughly disappointed with
2011, what with the scams and losing India’s finest talents
such as Hussain Sahib, Pandit Bhimsen Joshi, Dev Sahib,
Jagjit Singh Ji and even great global achievers like Steve
Jobs, amongst others
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Euro is dead, long live Europe |
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When the Titanic was sinking, the band on the ship kept
playing on to the end |
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Like the plague of olden days, the contagion is spreading
from one country to the other and is now threatening to
infect the very lungs of Europe, France and Germany. First
it was Greece and Ireland, then Portugal, Italy and Spain,
practically in that order. Now France and Belgium are on the
verge of being downgraded
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FDI in retail:
Millions of mutinies |
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All political activity at the constituency level is funded
almost entirely by the kirana shops. They are not
going to give up without a fight. |
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The cacophony of noises following Government of India’s
decision to allow 51% foreign direct investment in organized
retail has the effect of impeding a dispassionate analysis
of the issues involved
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Climate Change:
Disastrous deal at Durban |
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The Kyoto Protocol is not dead, not yet. Durban has shifted
it to ICU. |
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India’s Environment Minister, Jayanti Natarajan, put up a
brave fight at Durban in defence of the Kyoto Protocol, at
least its fundamental principle of environmental equity. The
Durban conference even had to be extended by as many as 36
hours
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Elections 2012: A mini referendum? |
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The Election Commission of India has sounded the welcome
bugle. Everyone is hoping the elections will end the current
political stalemate |
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For
more than a year now, the central government
has been in a state of siege, what with the corruption
scams, the sulking allies, the Anna Hazare agitation, raging
inflation, depreciating rupee, sluggish markets, declining
GDP growth and a whole host of negative factors
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INTERVIEW WITH DR. FRANK-JÜRGEN RICHTER,
CHAIRMAN, HORASIS |
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The month of December is normally a time for introspection,
about what has gone right and what has gone wrong during the
year, more so, for the thinking individuals; and the
opportunities during the coming year. Looking at the
turmoil, the world has been through during 2011, ZeiTGeiST
ASIA thought it best for its New Year issue, to organize an
in-depth discussion between two of the most serious minded,
prominent individuals, public figures in their own right,
Editor-in-Chief, N.L.Lakhanpal, and Chairman, Horasis, Dr.
Frank-Jürgen Richter one from the East and the other from
the West
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