Atin Basu presents a novel argument against the Indo-U.S. nuclear deal- a short but very stimulating post. And his argument, in my view, is perhaps the most convincing i’ve read until now.
So who will it make more powerful? The ruling elites. Who are these ruling elites? The ritualistic brahminical upper castes — irrespective of political [...]
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Why the nuclear deal promotes evil
Published by May 13th, 2008 in Caste, Geopolitics, Policy and Politics. 1 CommentSudipta’s fan club in the chat rooms is large, and largely composed of members of the wrong sex:
The fun with having a name that spells like that of a girl is that a lot of people also assume that you’re a girl when they haven’t met you. This includes email groups, mailing lists, potential employers, [...]
Data protection and privacy in India
Published by May 13th, 2008 in India and Science & Technology. 0 CommentsN. P. Nappinai gives a rundown of
how much the Laws in India:
Assist in Data Protection; and / or
Provide sufficient deterrents for violations; and / or
Enforce such deterrents against such violators;
It is interesting to note how far we are in this department with respect to other countries in the world.
Rashmi at Youthcurry is not at all pleased with the latest Lounge edition from livemint, which is trying to sell beachwear to the Indian public for Rs. 50,000 a piece (yeah you read that right):
But here is what REALLY took the cake. The black and white striped beach dress by Chanel for… Rs 50,000.
Tell me [...]
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