No single Indian family have not felt the economic boom India has experienced for the past 60 years, ever since British Independence in 1947 the world’s largest democracy has taken the path to economic success.
The country faces problems, the size of an elephant but they continue their path to growth. India and Pakistan were both [...]
The 1947 Dream
World War 3?
With China showing a huge threat towards Taiwan and with the US pressing further sanctions against Iran and with Israel’s bitter relationship with its Arab neighbors will the world be at war once again?
Taiwan has yet again placed a bid to re-enter the United Nations, the country had lost its spot to China in 1971. [...]
Investing in North Korea
I’m an avid reader of Time magazine, last month the main article was about making investments in North Korea. The communist state is finally being nice to foreigners, for years it has made a fortune extracting cash from visiting persons. The article stated some of Nokor’s functioning businesses which includes a surplus-produce market, a South-Korean [...]
Philippine Human Rights Record
No harsh dictatorship like North Korea, no military rule like Myanmar or Laos and no civil wars like in Somalia yet 800 people were victims of extra-judicial killings in the Philippines. Ever since Gloria Arroyo assumed power in 2001, hundreds of people (usually activists, journalists, human rights advocates among some) have reportedly disappeared or have [...]
Nuclear Energy
The other week our Science class took up the topic Force and as expected had a discussion about Nuclear Energy. One of the activities the book told us to do was to have an oral debate on whether the use of nuclear energy was an advantage or a disadvantage. As what I have expected, about [...]
