Farmers’ bodies oppose! In October beginning, the Indian government’s high level committee, namely, the Genetic Engineering Approval Committee (GEAC) of the department of biotechnology gave its approval for the country’s first GM crop, the bt brinjal. All the heall broke loose last week in the capital. A massive rally of farmers, of the four largest…
Month: November 2009
Indira Gandhi Raj and after
After 25 years what we see? Degeneration of polity, a non-functioning democracy? Or a very alive and kicking oligarchy of moneyed class everywhere? I write this on the 25th death anniversary of India Gandhi’s death. It was a gruesome death and the anniversary truly brings out the various reflections and comments on the person and…
Prime Minister and the Chinese counterpoint meeting.
Indian Prime Minister and the Chinese PM met at Thailand. Let us hope their meeting helped to sort out the recent irritants in the Indo-Chinese relations. What China’s rattling means for Indians? Yes, China is giving India some headaches. There is no doubt about it. But then, as many wisemen, who must know better, men,…
What is National Calamity Fund?
Can someone explain to the country? Karnataka flood havoc, once in hundred years disaster! Why the Centre and the Congress party shows such lethargy? Such take it or leave it attitude? A flying visit by Air Force plane and then a late announcement! The Congress party President visited Andhra Pradesh and she didn’t visit Karnataka,…