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N. S. Venkataraman is a trustee with the "Nandini Voice for the Deprived," a not-for-profit organization that aims to highlight the problems of downtrodden and deprived people and support their cause.
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INDIA CELEBRATES 71st INDEPENDENCE DAY WITH FAITH AND EXPECTATIONS0
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- August 13, 2017
In the last three years after Mr. Narendra Modi took charge as India’s Prime Minister, the mood and confidence level in India has indeed undergone sea change for the better. The intelligent observers feel that he has brought vibrancy in governance to the extent that has not been seen in the recent past. The essential
READ MOREINDIAN SCIENTISTS TAKE OUT PROTEST MARCH– SHOULD THEY COMPLAIN OR INTROSPECT?0
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- August 12, 2017
Recently, some scientists across India participated in a ‘March for Science’ demanding greater budgets for research and curbs on “pseudo-science.” They demanded that the Government of India allot at least 3% of the GDP for scientific and technological research. They also wanted the government to allocate 10% of the GDP for science education. The protest
READ MOREWHY MR. GOPALKRISHNA GANDHI CONTESTED INDIAN VICE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION?0
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- August 6, 2017
It is curious that Mr. Gopalkrishna Gandhi accepted the invitation of opposition political parties and contested the Indian Vice Presidential election, knowing very well that he would not win the election. What did he try to prove or achieve by this? We all think that Mr. Gopalkrishna Gandhi is not a member of any political
READ MOREINDIAN FOREIGN MINISTER’S DIGNIFIED RESPONSE TO CHINA’S WAR CRY0
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- August 6, 2017
In the last few weeks, China has been blowing hot and cold over the India-China standoff at the tri junction Doklam (Bhutan) On several occasions, the spokesman of China has warned India directly or indirectly that China would not hesitate to deploy its army and use force to settle the Doklam row. On most occasions,
READ MOREUNCONVINCING REGULATION FOR PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION IN SINGAPORE0
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- July 30, 2017
By: N.S. Venkataraman With Singapore now set to elect its next President and the present President Mr. Tony Tan Keng Yam announcing his decision not to seek a second term, the stage is set for holding a Presidential poll in Singapore under the new amendment in law. More confusion than clarity: Under the new amendment,
READ MORESMALL ASIAN COUNTRIES SHOULD NOT FALL IN DEBT TRAP OF CHINA AS PAKISTAN HAS DONE1
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- July 29, 2017
By: N.S. Venkataraman While China is showing its military muscle power to India, Japan, and a few other Asian countries, in the case of other small Asian Countries, it is showing its economic muscle power to bring them to their heels. Most of the small Asian countries do not have the capital and resources for
READ MORENEED TO REVIVE LARGE REFINERY PROJECT OF NAGARJUNA OIL CORPORATION IN TAMIL NADU ( INDIA )0
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- July 27, 2017
It is reported that Nagarjuna Oil Corporation based at Cuddalore in Tamil Nadu, promoted jointly by Nagarjuna Fertiliser Group and TIDCO, has filed for bankruptcy under Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC). Background details Nagarjuna Oil Corporation is in the process of setting up 6-million tonne a year petroleum refinery in Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu. The refinery
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FREE JIO PHONE OFFER OF RELIANCE GROUP IS SUSPECT0
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- July 23, 2017
At the 40th annual General Body Meeting of the largest Indian organization Reliance Industries, its chairman Mr. Mukesh Ambani, who is said to be the richest man in India today, has announced that Reliance would launch a 4G feature phone in September 2017 that would be given free to the customers. It was further reported
READ MORECHINA’S WAR CRY FRIGHTEN THE ASIAN COUNTRIES0
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- July 20, 2017
In the last few weeks, spokesman of Government of China have been issuing several statements and making observations against India that sound like a war cry. 1962 war between India and China was mentioned, as a reminder to India of the happenings then, which virtually amounts to a warning that events of 1962 could be
READ MORELET MEMORIAL FOR DEAD CHINESE NOBEL LAUREATE BE BUILT ELSEWHERE, IF NOT IN CHINA0
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- July 16, 2017
To the “relief” of the Chinese government and its leadership, Chinese Nobel Laureate Liu Xiaobo has passed away. With a characteristic ruthlessness that the present government of China is known for, Nobel laureate was given a sea burial, probably to ensure that there would be nothing for the world to remember about him. Even his
READ MOREG 20 SUMMIT A PHOTO OPPORTUNITY!0
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- July 8, 2017
One more G 20 summit has ended, now in Germany, without paving way for any tangible improvement in the ground situation in the world for the better. Why protests? This G 20 summit has been marked by protests against the G 20 leadership when over 160 police officers were injured, dozens of activists hospitalized
READ MORESIGNIFICANCE OF MR. MODI’S VISIT TO ISRAEL0
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- July 5, 2017
N.S. Venkataraman After 25 years of establishment of full diplomatic relations between India and Israel, Mr. Narendra Modi has been the first Indian Prime Minister to visit Israel. Though President of India and some ministers from India have made official visits to Israel earlier, such visits have not been viewed as of any particular significance
READ MOREHONGKONG AND TIBET – CHINA’S VULNERABLE SPOTS0
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- July 2, 2017
N.S. Venkataraman Ever since Britain ended its 156-year rule in Hong Kong and handed over the territory to China, Hong Kong continues to remain as a vulnerable spot for China. This is more than evident from the recent speech of Chinese President Xi Jinping during his trip to Hong Kong to mark the 20th anniversary
READ MOREASIAN NATIONS NEED TO PUT CHINA ON NOTICE0
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- June 28, 2017
It is becoming increasingly apparent that China is suffering from sort of superiority obsession, imagining that it can dominate and conquer the world and it is adequately clever to do so. Several acts of China in the past prove such an approach which has been well noticed by the Asian nations, who now feel apprehensive
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