Prof.Marc Galanter, who is presently in New Delhi, has a busy schedule of lectures and academic interactions in the next two weeks. The following are some details, shared by one of his hosts. On 16th...
Mr. Venkatesan put forth several interesting questions in response to a previous post on commercial surrogacy (see comment). There is a vast body of literature on surrogacy with a variety of views...
The Chief Election Commissioner, N.Gopalaswami has written an article on Election management and absentee electors in The Hindu today. He provides sufficient explanation for holding two-phase poll in...
Narendra Modi’s emphatic return to power in Gujarat assembly elections led observers to interpret the various factors that led to his party’s victory. It was suggested that it was Moditva with its...
There is an interesting blog on commercial surrogacy in India in the NYT by Judith Warner. It is best to read the whole piece but here some excerpts: “…the money [Indian surrogate mothers] were...
As we await further developments on the Goa Government’s decision to scrap SEZs in the state, two prominent dailies have issued contrasting editorials. Yesterday, the Hindu’s editorial team weighed...
On Monday, the government of Goa decided to scrap all SEZ projects in the state, as reported in the Hindu. Today’s Hindustan Times has an editorial which provides more details: The decision was taken...
B.Raman has a column on the assassination of Benazir Bhutto in Outlook wherein he names the suspects: “Two versions have been circulating. Both attribute her assassination to Al Qaeda, but claim that...
Jason Burke, blogging in the Guardian, speculates that it may be a combination of many factors:“Finally, it is worth looking back at a previous attempt on Bhutto’s life – not that of...
The Union Health Ministry’s push to implement a mandatory year of rural service for medical students ready to graduate set off a firestorm of protests and criticism. The protests, though strongly...