Archive for June, 2008

The New Jihadis

The New Jihadis

Nitin Pai It is abundantly clear that pattern of contemporary global ‘jihad’ has manifested itself in India. Now, terrorist attacks by Islamic groups...

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Getting human rights right

Getting human rights right

Sandeep Balakrishna, Salil Tripathi & Rohit Pradhan SANDEEP BALAKRISHNA: That the UPA government has shown itself as being incompetent checking and tackling...

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Towards a cultural liberalism

Towards a cultural liberalism

Jayakrishnan Nair Governments usually ban books and movies when they think that it has or can upset religious sentiments resulting in a break down in law and...

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Look before you hop

Look before you hop

Nitin Pai & Aruna Urs In 1979, Stephen P Cohen wrote a book titled India: Emergent Power? In 2001, he wrote a new book, this time without the question mark....

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Where is the financial superhighway?

Where is the financial superhighway?

Aadisht Khanna A country has started a massive highway construction project. The decision makers in the country’s government and key influencers in its media...

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A food credit card scheme

A food credit card scheme

Ankit Rawal Indian governments have experimented with a number of poverty alleviation programmes but their success has been limited. Of these, the Public Distribution...

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Improving economic literacy

Improving economic literacy

Mukul G Asher & Amarendu Nandy ASSOCHAM recently surveyed “faculty awareness” of 258 faculty members of various institutions granting Master in Business...

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Issue 15 | Jun 2008

Issue 15 | Jun 2008

Issue Contents PERSPECTIVE The New Jihadis Local manifestations of a global pattern Nitin Pai Getting human rights right Are human rights activists playing into...

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