Archive for October, 2008

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Asian growth in an American vaccuum

Asian growth in an American vaccuum

V Anantha Nageswaran The US House of Representatives considered and voted on the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008—‘Paulson plan’ for short—for...

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Frontline worry in the war on terror

Frontline worry in the war on terror

Nikolas Gvosdev Washington is now faced with several grave dilemmas. What happens when a democratic government won’t endorse its policy objectives? Moreover,...

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Fewer laws, more efficient enforcement

Fewer laws, more efficient enforcement

Ravikiran Rao …what we are seeing instead is a demand for “stricter” laws. That is a bad idea for more or less the same reasons. Given the number...

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Towards a new national anti-terrorism policy

Towards a new national anti-terrorism policy

Nitin Pai A seven-point programme for your favourite party’s manifesto Start fighting the war of minds 1. Project the war for what it is—that the New Jihadis...

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The Vajpayee-Manmohan doctrine

The Vajpayee-Manmohan doctrine

Dhruva Jaishankar Conventional wisdom has it that India lacks a foreign policy strategy or doctrine; that is, some sort of overarching framework within which a...

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A millennium in science

A millennium in science

Christopher King After several consecutive years of minimal increase through the 1980s and 90s, India’s output of scientific papers has risen sharply since...

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An electric imperative

An electric imperative

Gulzar Natarajan Nuclear power forms just over 2 percent of our total power generation and the proposals on the pipeline are expected to add a meagre 3 GW. The...

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October 2008 – After the bailout

October 2008 – After the bailout

Issue Contents PERSPECTIVE Asian growth in an American vaccuum A stronger rupee is the path ahead for India V Anantha Nageswaran Frontline worry in the war on terror Washington...

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