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By: Payal

Payal — Wed, 16 Aug 2006 14:29:49 +0000

good one! whole-heartedly agree with you. india acquiring weapons is not something to rejoice about.

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By: ankush

ankush — Wed, 25 May 2005 10:47:12 +0000

Niket

Mafia in Columbia, Argentina , Brazil etc provide employment to all those involved in killing and smuggling. Do you think we should promote the evil in Inda? It will benefit the ‘employment for all” clause of CMP of UPA, atleast.

Although the analogy is far fetched, but insights are correlated.

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By: Niket

Niket — Fri, 20 May 2005 04:46:54 +0000

Atanu,
You once said — perhaps tongue in cheek — that the number of people the defence industry employs indirectly around the world is 6 billion. If that is the case, wouldn’t it actually be good for our economy if we develop indegenious weapons, have private/government firms in India manufacture them and increase our stockpiles?

Not that I am advocating spending huge chunks of taxpayer money, just posing a perhaps stupid question.

By: Prashant Kothari

Prashant Kothari — Thu, 19 May 2005 19:59:10 +0000

Re Friedman: methinks his substance is weak, as is his style http://www.nypress.com/18/16/news&columns/taibbi.cfm

But then again, I’m just a nondescript entrepreneur. Friedman, on the other hand is a best-selling author, with an Op-Ed column in the NYT (prime print real estate). And he’s the keynote speaker at the IIT AND SAJA Global Conferences, where he’ll likely be all adulatory and leave the audiences amazed at his “profundity and insight “

By: Prashant Kothari

Prashant Kothari — Thu, 19 May 2005 19:51:37 +0000

Re Friedman: not only is he weak on substance but his style is sophomoric — I don’t think much of his columns and this book is even worse. But then again, his books are bestsellers and he’s got an Op-Ed column in the NYC, surely one of the most valuable pieces of real estate in the print media

By: Antonio

Antonio — Thu, 19 May 2005 16:21:06 +0000

Atanu:

You should REALLY write that book!

By: Dr Abhishek Puri

Dr Abhishek Puri — Thu, 19 May 2005 06:25:53 +0000

Well said Atanu.

Frankly, the debate lingers more than weapons of mass destruction. Globalisation is percieved to be “beneficial” to one and all. As we have to and forced to swallow World Bank’s prescriptions. Their one method for all has wrought destruction across. Yet, in the method of madness we choose to ignore.

As for the F16’s, I really wonder what the fuss is all about. US routinely does this. It would foment trouble between two neighbours; sell weapons to both and heck, support it’s military “might”. Back this up with a moribund media- the same people who draw from the society and u have a recipe for pure disaster.

This is what currently is happening in India. Morons ruling us. Morons voting em back in power. Structured debates having gone for a toss. Media frenzy is dedicated more towards Mallika Sherawats breasts rather than highlighting the government’s policies; best described as an Open loot. Taxes in the name of “rebuilding India”. Oh mad people dont react Atanu. They just exist.