Untouchability – A Blot On Our Nation’s Character

‘Aap kuch bhi karlijiye, kuch nahn ho sakta is desh ka. Yeh India hain India. Yaha aisa hota aaya hain aur aisa hi hota rahega!’ – statement.

‘Koi bhi desh perfect nahn hota, usse perfect banna hota hain’ – reply.

 The previous dialogue is from the 2006 cult movie – Rang De Basanti (RDB). As applicable and as relevant that statement is in today’s times, unfortunately, all that people remember about the film is Aamir Khan’s hairdo or AR Rahman’s music. The underlying message of the movie of taking responsibility for the well being of your nation in your own hands has been lost in due time.

 

FDI In Retail – The Whats And The Whys

‘Corruption’ and ‘policy paralysis’ are the two terms that have become synonymous with the present UPA-2 government and has stuck with it for well over a year now. While corruption was brought to the forefront courtesy the 2G scandal, which has engulfed even someone as clean as our Prime Minister, policy paralysis has been the doing of coalition politics. There is no better testament to the curse of coalition government than the reform in FDI (Foreign Direct Investment) in retail.

 

America’s “Bring Jobs Back Home” Policy Might Shape India’s Future

What has been India’s greatest export to the USA in the past decade? It is not cotton yarn and fabrics; it is not drugs and pharmaceuticals and it, most certainly, isn’t gems and jewels. It is a vast mix of white-collar professionals, particularly Doctors and Engineers.

Bangalore has long been making waves for being the city that brought about the IT renaissance in India. But, its existence was taken to an all new level after being mentioned in one of the policies of the US president, Barack Obama, dubbed as the ‘Say no to Bangalore and yes to Buffalo’ policy, wherein, tax-incentives given to American companies that created jobs overseas in places like Bangalore would be scrapped and instead, be given to those creating jobs inside the U.S., in places like Buffalo. Since then, Obama has made frequent calls to the American companies to stop their overt reliance on India and China for man-power and skilled labour, and to look for employment from within the country.

 

The Drug Named ‘Social Media’

How would you feel if you were to have an overtly passionate lover, who just can’t get enough of you even if you stay in front of him 24×7? At first, you might find it very loving and cute, but in time, you will realise that this kind of addiction has detrimental effects on the relationship.

It goes beyond saying that when something like love can become intolerable when engulfed by addiction, then there is absolutely nothing in this world that can escape its wrath.

One of the biggest technological advancement made in the past decade has been in the field of digital media, social media in particular. Facebook, Twitter, Orkut have brought this world closer like never before. But like every other phenomenon, even they haven’t been able to escape from the clutches of addiction.