Investors don't like geo-political risks

The Telegraph
 India may experience a drop in the inflow of foreign funds, a spike in inflation and a moderation in growth if the military tension with Pakistan escalates into a Kargil-like conflict or a full-blown war similar to 1965, market experts and economists have warned
http://www.telegraphindia.com/1160930/jsp/business/story_111065.jsp#.V-6uTPB97IU

China in touch with India and Pakistan to reduce tension

China says it is in touch with India and Pakistan to reduce tensions between the two countries.
http://www.pressreader.com/india/the-hindu/textview

The New Maratha youth..see an enemy in Dalits

Instead of accusing their own top leadership..for details
http://www.pressreader.com/india/the-hindu/textview

Indus water flow cannot be stopped

India will find it very difficult to go back on the Indus Waters Treaty as there is no clause in it for any one party to back out of it.
Mohan Guruswamy, Deccan Chronicle. For full details:
http://www.pressreader.com/india/deccan-chronicle/textview

Joblessness rising

With economic growth...joblessness also growing!. The country's unemployment rate has risen to a 5 year high of 5% in 2015-2016 according to the latest annual household survey on employment conducted by Labour Bureau.The worst affected are women.

India china join hands on security

India and China agreed to strenthen efforts to combat terrorism
http://www.pressreader.com/india/deccan-chronicle/textview

No sweets on Eid or Azaan in Dadri one year after Akhlaq lynching

(Akhlaq was killed and his younger son seriously injured by fellow villagers for supposedly eating and storing beef in their house)
http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/one-year-on-dadri-lapses-into-silence/article9155827.ece

Attack from the newsroom

The news media's coverage of Pakistan is becoming increasingly shrill, say experts.
Pritish Nandy, former Shiv Sena Rajya Sabha MP says that  war is a subject that governments should talk about, not something that media can try to provoke.

SP infighting affecting campaign in UP

http://onlineepaper.asianage.com/articledetailpage.aspx?id=6415536

The Presidential debate in US:Poll

 A CNN/ORC snap poll said 62 percent of respondents felt Clinton won and 27 per cent believed Trump was the winner. According to the poll, 68-year-old Clinton was able to express her views more clearly than 70-year-old Trump.
Indian Express sept 27,2016

4 of India's 6 largest beef exporting co.s are owned by Hindu Brahmins

While Brahmins are doing this business and  raking in profits from the pink revolution Dalits and Muslims who only get fringe benefits are being thrashed.
Also CEO Indira Krishnamurthy Nooyi, a Tamil Brahmin leads thw world's largest cow -meat supplier company in US.
For full story:
http:www.siasat.acom/news/indira-nooyi-tamil-brahmin-heads-worlds-largest-cow-meat-supplier-company-99801/

Govt Defying Supreme Court orders on Aadhar

The Hindu Sept 26,2016. Page 11
Students are made to submit Aadhaar for applying for scholarship schemes which is against the SC ruling that no citizen will be denied benefits under a govt scheme for want of an  Aadhaar card. 

Managing waste is a critical challenge for India’s cities

Dilip Simeon's Blog: Posted: 23 Sep 2016 09:27 AM PDT  India alone generates 5.6 million metric tons of plastic waste every year, according to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB). 80% of this waste is ‘potentially’ recyclable but 40% of it isn’t even collected Waste generated by modern society is one of the greatest problems of the 21st century....

China will support Pak in case of foreign aggression

Times of India Sept 25,2016. P 11
China has assured Pakistan of its support in the event of any foreign 'aggression' and also supported the country's position on the Kashmir dispute according to the paper Dawn,

Shuffling Top IAS officers in Haryana

Deccan Chronicle Sunday Sept 25. P 11
Op-ed Dilip Cherian
Ref: Haryana riots earlier this year has reshuffled 26 IAS officers with immediate effect..holding key departments.  The state govt has overlooked the minimum tenure policy by transferring several officers much before completion of  the 2 year tenure.

ANGELLICA ARIBAM - At BHU, Women are Being Restricted by RSS’s Chains

ANGELLICA ARIBAM - At BHU, Women are Being Restricted by RSS’s Chains

Posted: 22 Sep 2016 12:24 AM PDT . Dilip Simeon's Blog

The Sangh’s stranglehold over the university has subsumed democratic representation and heightened gender discrimination on campus.

 The vice chancellor has said that “girls who study in the night are immoral,” as a consequence of which, girls have been disallowed from using the 24×7 library at night. Despite the bus facility being a service provided to all students, as per the prospectus of the university, women are not allowed to avail it. 

Pakistan Yes.But China?

"Pakistan we can handle. Pakistan we can muscle our way, but China, no way we can handle," said Defence expert Luthra
http://ecoti.in/4LAFQZ via @economictimes

NIKHIL M. BABU - Rs 2.8 Lakh Crore Allocated For Dalits, Adivasis Not Spent By Government

Posted: 20 Sep 2016 08:08 AM PDT

The unspent amount is eight times larger than India’s agriculture budget and enough to fund India’s rural road construction projects for the next 15 years.

Tackle Annoying trolls

Times of India. Page 11. Sept 22, 2016
Conversation A1 of Jiggsaw better than any other to spot the language of abuse and harassment by tracking it, assigning an 'attack'score.Eventually it is to become open source to protect users..

Rajasthan Top Cop questions AP Governor: sent back

Deccan Chronicle: Sept 21,2016

AP Governor E.S.L. Narasimhan stated that a few RTI activists were threatening the administration and acting like a mafia. The top cop from Rajasthan questioned how he could describe them as mafia...they were just information seekers. 

Cyberwarfare should be used against Pakistan

The Hindu Sept 21, 2016
India's best option would be to engage in cyber sabotage and cyberware...Our capacity is considerable here...instead of adoptiing 'tit for tat' methods with a 'rogue' nation"
Opinion piece by M.K.Narayanan a former National Security Adviser and former Gov of West Bengal.

Gujarat Govt planning law to arrest on suspicion

Times of India Ssept 21, 2016
The Gujarat govt is all set to table the Gujarat Protection of Internal Security Act (GPISA) ..which will allow police to arrest people just on the basis of suspicion. 

Increasing dangers for all

Deccan Chronicle.Sept 20,2016:
This was said by Secretary General of the United Nations: " Humanity is together in one boat . Stoking fear, blaming the 'other' or scapegoating minorities will only increase the dangers for all'

1/3 of total maternal deaths in 2015 happened in India

Lancet report: The Hindu Sept 20.2016

Also, over medication is increasing in low and middle income countries increassing health costs and the risk of harm. 

..`A dead cow matters more than a human life'

The Hindu: Opinion piece by Uday Balakrishnan,
Visiting Faculty at Indian Institute of science, Bangalore.

Says it saddens him that the kind of fanaticism that is being injected into us...leaving most of us who belong to a religion that neither has a centre nor a periphery lost in a  land of immense listless intolerence where a dead cow matters more than a human life. 

Trump gets roasted at Emmy Awards

Times of India. Sept 20,2016
TV stars didn't hold back on their opinions ..some taking jabs at Donald Trump, US Republican nominee for President

Feast of Vultures: The hidden business of democracy in India

Book Review : Financial Express

By: Rishi Raj | Published: September 18, 2016 6:06 AM

(India) While in the socialist days, powerful businessmen grabbed all permits and licences to check any competitors from entering the market, in the current era, competitors are kept in check by putting in a clause in policies or tenders that may suit the favoured party. 

Police must upload FIR:SC

Last week the Supreme Court of India made it mandatory for the police to upload within 48 hours a First Information Report (FIR) drawn up by it suo motu or on a complaint. Aimed principally at protecting the accused who may come to know that he figures in an FIR, but has no idea of the allegations which formed its basis, this order is also a shot in the arm for activists who want to protect citizens from State harassment on flimsy grounds.

R.K. Raghavan is a former CBI Director. D. Sivanandhan is a former Commissioner of Police, Mumbai and a former DGP Maharashtra.

Aadhaar data must be protected

Deccan Chronicle: editorial Sept 17, 2016
(summary)
Unique Identification Authority of India has been trying to urge global players like Facebook,  Twitter and WhatsApp to set up servers in India to control access to databank. They are reluctant.
The Unique Identification Authority of India must ensure the security of a precious database since sharing it entails a huge security risk.

Cow slaughter not helping farmers

Indian Express Sept 17,2016
 Sagari  R Ramdass: (Veterinary Scientist)

Rather than protecting the animals, slaughter bans are an economic disincentive for farmers to rear cattle. 

No Bandhs against court orders:Supreme Court

'"...there cannot be any agitation when it relates to an order passed by the court"(says Supreme Court)
Times of India newspaper: Sept 16, 2016

Indian salaries: Almost no growth

GDP grew at 63.8% over an 8 year period.....but Indian salaries registered a 0.2% real growth (adjusted for inflation).China registered 10.6%.Indian wage rates were the most unequal in the world. Source: Deccan Chronicle newspaper. Sept 16, 2016

US: The Trump Org has real estate interest in India

IT has generated controversy to the election scene as Newsweek mag questioned his ability to hold American national interest above his business interests
Source; The Hindu, Sept 16, 2016.

If not wealthy, better be healthy..

The Hindu Sept 13, 20016: Amit Kapoor (Institute of Competetiveness and Editor of Thinkers)
 Around 80% doctors and 75% dispensaries serve 28% of India's population

Not a happy Eid

The Times of India Sept 13,2016: Saba Naqvi:
Do we really imagine that the actions of the state in Haryana and reports of women being raped over beef would not fuel the narrative of Muslims being targeted in secular India?

Deccan Chronicle newspaper: Friday sept 9, 2016:

 Nasscom says only 3% of start-ups are successful and 3 % are doing not bad. 4% are making lesser profits. 

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Source: The Hindu newspaper. Sept 8,2016:
The Gujarat High Court on Wednesday issued notice to the Union ...seeking regulation of...Pokeman Go, on the  grounds that it offends the religious sentiments of Hindus and Jains, and threatens national security.

Source: The Hindu, Sept 8, 2016
A host of scholars from India and abroad have come out against the National Book Trust's decision not to reprint the Hindi version of Bipan Chandra's book Communalism, a primer.
(The statement reads)..NBT's decision amounts to the  assumption that communalism is official doctrine. 

Source: Hindu Sept 5, 16

The Gap Between Rich and Poor states

 by Praveen Chakravarty and Vivek Deheja, senior fellows in Pol Economy at IDFC Institute, a Mumbai think tank.

In 1960 the top 3 states were 1.7 times richer than the bottom states. By 2014 this gap almost doubled, with the top 3 states being 3 times richer than the bottom 3. India is the only large country in the world today that is experiencing an economic divergence among its states and not convergence, as economic  theory would posit.

Among such economic disparity among states, a Delhi based one size fits all policy regime for all of India is entirely anachronistic.

Source: The Hindu (Newspaper), September 5, 2016

India Ranks Second in Unequal Wealth: 

    Millionaires with net assets of $1 million or more, control over half of its total wealth, according to a wealth research firm called, 'New World Wealth.' Russia leads, as India comes second with 54% of its wealth in the hand of millionaires. It is the 10th richest country of the world with total individual wealth of $5,600 billion, though the average Indian is quite poor.