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Arab Spring Rolls Into Fundamentalism

Arab Spring Rolls Into Fundamentalism

Independence to India did not change the political system in one important respect. Much colonial legislation remains intact. Most notorious is the Police Act of 1864 which was designed to quell dissent by unruly subjects rather than provide a public service. In fact the very idea of public ‘service’ is an anachronism in India where the ‘steel [...]

December 18, 2011 Ranbir Singh World Focus 0

2012 : End of the World or Beginning of a New One?

2012 : End of the World or Beginning of a New One?

Apocalypse is big business. There is nothing like a disaster film to get the cinema ticket sales increased and it does not even need to be in 3D. Disease, war, carnage, anything that makes our pleasant surroundings fall apart seems to get us addicted. It is as if we are not just confronting our worst [...]

December 11, 2011 Ranbir Singh Analysis/Insights, Articles 0
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