Here’s a very good read on “behind the scenes” making of the global financial crisis we are in today and how it all started with the U.S. home loans market and spiralled into a worldwide phenomena.
On a different note, I believe this whole crisis and the recent happenings have removed all doubts, confusion and hesitation, [...]
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The Making of the Global Financial Mess!
Posted in Flat world, India Minds!, tagged economy, Flat world, Global Financial Crisis, Globalization, Sub-Prime on October 7, 2008 | 3 Comments »
TOI Editorial
Posted in India Minds! on May 26, 2008 | No Comments »
Interestingly, yesterday’s (Sunday’s) TOI editorial carried an article by Shashi Tharoor on the M.F. Husain issue. He provides more perspective on some of the issues I argued for by quoting from the recent Delhi HC judgement on this matter.
Time and now, our judiciary has acted in a manner which helps to restore at least some [...]
The Naked Gods…
Posted in India Minds!, tagged art, communalism, democarcy, freedom on May 24, 2008 | 7 Comments »
Yesterday I received a mail with some supposedly controversial M.F. Hussain paintings of Hindu deities. I felt that it was important for me to make my stand clear, so despite it being a spam, I replied to the mail. What resulted was a debate which I am reproducing here as is.
My intention is not to pass [...]