Despite talk about American decline, the world is not prepared for a post-American era.

To make its case for a continued global leadership role, America must, however, step up to the plate. While the go-it-alone impulse of the Bush administration has been discredited by its consequences, the inverse lessons regarding how important collaborative action is in today’s interconnected world are still being learned. Even at the apex of American power, its greatness was always based on inspiring others, and the opportunities for building market share in that particular category remain unlimited. America’s actions over the coming years will determine whether its power model can be restored. America can and should, for example, become the global leader combating climate change through major investments in alternative energy, conservation, and energy efficiency, and by taking strong actions to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions. It should transform its immigration policy to recruit the best people from around the world to move to the US, and remain the world’s leading champion of open markets.

Closing the prison at Guantánamo and reaffirming America’s commitment to international law and human rights will also be an important step in this direction. The world wants to believe in an America that lives up to its own best values.

The prospect of a global community of nations working together to achieve the greater good for all is indeed exciting. But, although America has been far from perfect over the last six decades, the end of the pax Americana has the potential to create a dangerous void in international affairs. If the world is going to shift in the direction of a new and more globally democratic system, other nations also need to step forward. Until this happens, let us all hope that America can get back on track as the global champion of collaborative action.....Continue

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Ashok Gehlot, the former chief minister of Rajasthan and AICC general secretary

Do you see yourself as chief minister, and if that is the case, what would your priorities be?
How can I comment on it... it is for the legislators and the party high command to decide. I am just a party worker and I am ready to take on any responsibility the party gives me.

I cannot spell out my priorities so early. But one thing is clear: whosoever becomes the Congress CM would provide a sensitive and transparent government in the state.

Would you like to comment on PCC president CP Joshi’s defeat?
He lost by one vote only. We term his defeat as a victory because it was due to his efforts that Congress won so many seats in Rajasthan.

Do you see any sabotage in the 1-vote defeat?
No, there was no sabotage. The real sabotage took place in the BJP, where the rebels campaigned actively against the party and destroyed their efforts on the day of elections.....Continue

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M Rajasekhara Panicker at the Passing Out Parade of the dog squad in the Kerala Police Academy.

And loyal they remain to their last breath. Little wonder that they are so much of an asset in the Army, where in the background of thousands of lives lost to mines and other explosives on the borders, they have successfully detected explosives and saved precious human lives. “A dog army of 12,000 specialised canine breeds, mostly Labradors, German Shepherds and Belgian Shepherd dogs, is in place in the Indian Army,” Lieutenant Colonel S S Kashyap said to an agency last year. Many Army dogs have won Shaurya Chakras and special commendations from the Chief of Army Staff. Their services are utilised even by the UN Peacekeeping Forces.

Railway Protection Force (RPF) too has dog training centres at Delhi and Podanur in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. “German Shepherds, Labrador Retrievers and Dobermans are being trained. Six dogs are currently undergoing training and 13 are ready for passing out from Zonal Training Centre (ZTC) at Podanur,’’ says Neenu Ittyerah, Chief Public Relation Officer, Southern Railway. “Chief Security Commissioner is nominating a committee with three gazetted officers for procurement of pups from popular registered private kennels and breeders with KCI certificates,’’ she says. Ittyerah recollects with pride a dog named Rita in the Trichy division who solved a murder case of Kayatharu village police station in January 1985. Last month, ‘Hira’ detected an explosive at Malda divison of the Eastern Railway station.....Continue

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MASS CENSURE

That is because the people hit the streets. No one was happy that it were the haunts of the elite only – five star hotels and posh restaurants, mostly – that were hit. The sustained gun battle of over 60 hours made people cry, literally, about the fact that we were under siege inside our own country… never had Pakistan come this close inside even in a declared war of aggression. People were inclined to believe – whether it is substantiable or not – that India has been violated by Pakistan and media – in wilful suspension of responsibility – whipped up a frenzied demand for going all out. This time it was not like an Indian Mujahideen serial blast. It was utter humiliation. They had never seen the politicians' dirty faces so clearly as during the Mumbai attack.

The blame game and face saving exercises are not yet over. This may continue up to the next general elections and all the parties will sure try to 'milk' the votes.

But two public gestures of private families stand out and show what the people’s mood is: Hemant’s widow Kavita Karkare has bluntly refused to accept Modi’s compensation. And Major Unnikrishnan’s father has slammed the door furiously on the face of the so-called ‘people’s man’, Kerala Chief Minister VS Achuthanandan when he wanted to visit the martyr’s home to pay his tribute.

So far, the writing on the political wall is clear. If this commonsense prevails in every Indian, the political system may change in this country.....Continue

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AMAZE: The world shows up!

It was celebration with a cause at the Indian Institute of Planning and Management (IIPM) when its annual management and cultural fest, Amaze, came to life on the 12th, 13th and 14th of November. With ‘One Earth, Let’s Heal It’ as the theme, it was only befitting that participants from 18 countries had turned up to make it a mega success. On the evening of 11th, the Indian Handicrafts Emporium venue came alive in a plethora of colours, floral decorations, heritage structures – even a spectacularly illuminated Taj Mahal replica – to welcome guests from across the globe.

The first event at the Festival was ‘Crushed Ice’, the icebreaker round. Eminent personalities including Anil Rajput (Head, Corporate Affairs, ITC), Mukesh Tyagi (MD, Punj Lloyd), Dipinder Hooda (Member of Parliament), Sandeep Hooda, Anil Kaul (Director, Marketing, Ambuja Cement), Naresh Dayal (Secretary, Union Health Ministry), and Pratima Dayal (Chief Economist, ADB) among others graced the occasion. After Prof Arindam Chaudhuri, (Honorary Dean, IIPM) inaugurated the event, the crowd pulled out all stops when it came to enjoying themselves!

Real action commenced at IIPM’s international campus with ‘Clash of the Titans’ – the Global Debate Challenge prelims. The winner won a trip to London. In the Business Plan event, the budding business barons were judged by Pankaj Parnami (Founder Director, KPO consultants) and Prof Sumanta Sharma.....Continue

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Beauties of California!

Back on the shore of SF, you can choose to travel through the city in cable cars which take you to the tourist spots, including Lombard Street, aka the ‘crookedest’ (most winding) street in the world. The eight sharp turns and a one-way street not only make you test your driving skills, but also your senses as you try to observe and admire the view of the beautiful houses and landscape around you but of also the distant Bay and the Golden Gate Bridge.

To conclude your active day in San Francisco, take a break from the travel and driving and stroll down the Piers, especially Pier 39. Robust with life and rife with live local musicians, this pier is suffused with the natural smell of walrus’s as well as the local farmer’s market. And with fine dining, available in the form of five star restaurants with a romantic setting, Pier 39 offers you all the variety for anyone and everyone, literally! My favourite destination in San Francisco is the stretch of Piers from 35 to 39, as I can walk along the Bay and get some time alone or go shopping across the street for local memorabilia and also satisfy my extravagant side by splurging in shops like Gap, Macy’s etc.

During my stay in California, my monthly mantra, without fail, was a trip to San Francisco to grab an escape from routine and a chance to imbue interesting atmospheres and cultures.....Continue

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Obama and Lincoln

Throughout his election campaign last year and this, President-elect Barack Obama promised to make US politics return to the bipartisan ethos. If his selection of people to fill the key cabinet posts is anything to go by, he has already scored here. From Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel, to Economic Policy Advisor Lawrence Summers, to likely Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and to New York Federal Reserve's Timothy Geithner as the new Treasury Secretary and Commerce Secretary Bill Richardson; all are veteran Washington hands and belong to different ideologies altogether.

While Geithner has lent a hand to direct efforts to soothe financial markets and stressed that banks vital to the worldwide financial scheme should function under an integrated regulatory scaffold, Clinton has a comprehensive profile both as a political person in charge in her own right, and as the wife of a former US President. Her appointment could help Obama mend the only chink in his armour – foreign policy. The passionate and plainspeaking Lawrence Summers has previously served as Treasury Secretary in the Clinton regime and is pegged by both Republicans and Democrats as the best hand to deal with the current crisis. Bill Richardson’s potential appointment as Secretary of Commerce will not only bring the much needed experience in that department, but will also inject confidence in the Hispanic community after disillusionments of the Bush era. The appointment of Tom Daschle as Secretary Of Health And Human Services is a tactical move to make the Left fringe of his party happy.....Continue

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Lt. Col. Purohit's case becomes murkier and murkier as the Maharashtra police contradicts what the central government has been saying so far.

By all available accounts of army officials close to him, Purohit has had a distinguished career. In an interesting twist, the ATS now hounding and investigating him, had hosted Purohit at their Mumbai headquarters in 2005 to deliver guest lectures and conduct a day-long training programme on “operational techniques and strategy.” Now, it appears, his process of de-learning could have begun. Surprisingly, the ATS which made these charges appeared cagy to defend them when the case came up for hearing before a lower court in Nasik last week, which is potentially a source of huge embarrassment for the government. Just how politically motivated is the ATS?

The case being made by the ATS is at total odds with the central government’s position on the blasts which laid the blame for explosions and horrendous deaths on Pakistan-inspired jehadis. In the case of Samjhauta Express blasts, the National Security advisor and India’s defacto intelligence boss, M.K.Narayanan, was categorical in his assertion that Islamabad was behind them. After months of pointing fingers at Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba, the ATS has made a U-turn and declared that it was actually Purohit who had supplied RDX used for the Samjhauta blast.

Questions one security official: “If Purohit masterminded Samjhauta blasts, what intelligence inputs did India give to Pakistan to act on in this case at the various anti-terror mechanism meetings?” It is a tricky question which provides no easy answers......Continue

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Barack Obama

Said Nadkarni: "There is a degree of xenophobia among Americans — what is not like them is viewed with an element of suspicion. I think Obama is going to change that." Nadkarni was talking about how the public discourse on immigration affected her daily interactions with the American people. While she acknowledged that some Indian Americans had conflicting views on the candidate best equipped to address the key issues affecting them — such as the Indo-US civilian nuclear treaty and security — she herself never changed her mind about Obama.

A pre-election poll by the non-profit organization Bridging Nations immediately before the election had predicted that fully 81 per cent of Indian-Americans favoured Obama and Joe Biden, with barely 19 per cent rooting for John McCain and Sarah Palin.

McCain's steep drop in popularity in recent months is being blamed on the ongoing economic slump that brought down Bush's approval rating to below 30 per cent. Worse, McCain's choice of the inexperienced Alaska Governor Sarah Palin as his running mate found few takers among large sections of traditional Republican voters.

A national election exit poll conducted on behalf of AP and other major US TV networks said responses from nearly 10,500 voters after voting suggested that Obama had succeeded in mobilizing African-American voters to an unprecedented extent. He won 95 per cent of the black vote against McCain's 4 per cent. Moreover, Obama was also a major hit with the Hispanic voters whom Bush had partly succeeded in winning over in 2004. McCain led slightly among white voters.

But no surveys or polls are needed to conclude that the Americans know just what is good for them and the rest of the world. The melting pot that is the US of A has shown that the man holding its top job can be of any origin — and that black is better than white if it can deliver better.....Continue

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PAKISTAN : IMPOVERISHMENT

"In the last 30 years, we have not invested in our infrastructure, both physical and human. A lot of our infrastructure is non-productive and is falling apart. The basic problem is that the economy is not producing what it ought to. Our annual food production growth rate is one per cent, population is growing at 2.5 per cent per annum, so shortages are bound to occur," he said. Bengali believes that the Benazir Income Support Program would enable the poorest segment of the society, that earns Rs 5,000 per month, to boost its income by 20 per cent. He dismisses the notion that the bulk of the money earmarked for the scheme would be appropriated by a bureaucracy that is corrupt to the core.

"The money will be directly transferred from the ministry of finance to beneficiaries through an electronic postal system," he argues. About 3.5 million people would benefit from the scheme.However, given the track record of Pakistan, one could hardly believe that the bulk of the amount earmarked for families living below the poverty line would not be misappropriated by a corrupt bureaucracy working under still more corrupt ministers.....Continue

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Porcupines are tricky creatures. When they fight, they leave each other bloody. And when they mate, it is no different. The same can be said about China and Taiwan. Landmark financial agreements inked between China and Taiwan this week have brought the long-time antagonists one more stride nearer to ending what is now a six decades long conflict. However, deep-rooted political divergences from a rupture that keeps the Cold War alive in East Asia threaten supplementary reconciliation progress in the near future.

Marking the highest-level contact between China and Taiwan's administration in 60 years, Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou met in brief with Beijing's most high-ranking herald for Taiwan, Chen Yunlin, this week post latter’s signing of the deal with his Taiwanese counterpart PK Chiang as thousands of demonstrators deafeningly yelled anti-China slogans outside.

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Andhra Pradesh

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Today, giants like Reliance, Dabur or even smaller players like Turtle are all making Hyderabad a hub to conquering the entire southern market. “Andhra Pradesh is an important state for expansion in South India. Rapid industrialisation in the state, is putting Hyderabad on the global map and its multi-cultural, multi-linguistic community is gradually making Andhra a real cosmopolitan centre,” feels Amit Ladsaria, Director, Turtle Ltd. Indeed, Hyderabad is emerging as a cosmopolitan and unlike other metros, it offers abundant space for real estate development which brings us to the next sphere abuzz with activities – real estate. Currently, players from all over the world like Malaysia’s Sunway Berhad (with its investment of Rs.350 crore to set up a township) & Germany’s ACI Real Estate et al have developed a hitherto hidden penchant for Hyderabad.

With respect to state income, we’d pick two cash cows that are taking care of its economic fortunes – IT (where the state claims to have scripted the highest growth in 2007) and pharma (where we can talk of names like Dr. Reddy’s, Lupin et al, which are investing in the state). Andhra today controls 50% of India’s pharma production and this in turn is also motivating young entrepreneurs to enter this lucrative market. Explains, Apu Gupta, COO of MedPlus Health Services Pvt. Ltd, “Andhra has an entrepreneurial energy made possible by high educational levels, good income levels, political stability, and relatively lower real estate values. And with its rich history of medical excellence, the state will continue to innovate in the realm of retail health-care.”


But that’s not the only two boosters that have added the spring to the gaits of Andhra. According to a CII Analyst, Andhra Pradesh left several states behind during 2008 even in the realm of infrastructure developmental projects. For instance, since 2006, 2.67 lakh hectares of area have been brought under the micro-irrigation scheme, which is the highest for any state in the country. “It is proposed that 29 such projects will be completed by March 2009. In addition, additional irrigation plans spread over 16.18 lakh acres are in the pipeline for this fiscal year,” promises P. Lakshamiah, Minister for Irrigation, Andhra Pradesh. Even in the energy department, this state is well in the high-improvement zone as Mohd. Shavir Ali, Minister for Energy, Andhra Pradesh asserts, “Power sector in the state has been performing extremely well, despite the non-increase in power tariff to any category of consumers.” These are no ‘flash-in-the-pan’ acts on behalf of the state; no wonder bigwigs like Reliance Power (in a coal-fired project spread across 2,625 acres near Krishnapatnam port) and UB Group (in a brewery plant) are ready to bet their bucks in this state with investments amounting to Rs.20,000 crore and Rs.500 crore respectively.

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An Initiative of IIPM, Malay Chaudhuri and Arindam chaudhuri (Renowned Management Guru and Economist).

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A broadband pioneer broadens its offerings

Only change is constant... And when it comes to the world of the web, these words don’t fall apart. Realising this, Sify Technologies Limited launched its new logo and identity. The new brand promise of “Keeping you ahead” reiterates Sify’s focus on technology, innovation and new services. Unveiling the new brand identity, Raju Vegesna, CMD & CEO, Sify Technologies Ltd asserts, “The new identity is a reflection of our outlook and nature of business. A fresh, vibrant and eco-friendly green signalling a prosperous world. The logo is a futuristic one with a promise of keeping its customers and stakeholders ahead.” The plan is to provide Indian customers with many new VAS, with a focus on solutions like Math Guru and Sciences through their broadband and cybercafés and further offerings like security services and database services for both their consumer and enterprise businesses.

The strategic alteration is directed towards differentiating & strengthening its foothold in the market and adding to its consumer base. Though the investments aspect for the entire re-branding process has been kept under wraps, when asked, Raju shot back diplomatically, “We plan to invest according to the needs and requirements of the market. As of now we cannot disclose or put a number to it...” With other major players like Reliance and Bharti Airtel gaining a foothold over the market, Sify, the pioneer of broadband considers itself ahead of the pack as Raju puts it, “I don’t believe that there is any such competition. The market is growing and we welcome all the competition.” Surely, it all boils down to a broad veteran get broader...

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