Parents: Happy and Gay!

Same-sex couples are coming out for adoption…

One of the best gifts that one could give someone is ‘life’. You may not be God, but in the form of a parent, you could be his personification for a child. Like Sushmita Sen has shown, it’s not essential to be with someone to be a parent either. Being a parent may not be easy, but this call of eternal love and emotion comes from within. In the present day scenario, there has been a surge in the number of gay couples going through adoption agencies. Adoption sure is a tough decision, and so is the procedure. Even for a conventional couple, child adoption isn’t easy. After a formal application and an NOC from CARA (Central Adoption Resource Agency), the couple has to wait till the authorities find a child suitable to their expectations, and unlike the common belief, parents are not permitted to choose their baby. Adoption isn’t as difficult abroad as is it in India, but it’s nearly impossible to adopt here if you’re gay. Homosexuality has found legal acceptance and sex between gays is no longer a crime, but according to the Supreme Court ruling, there have been no comments as regards marriage rights between gay couples or their adoption rights.

It’ll be long before India opens up to the idea of gays getting married and thereafter adopting a child legally, but for those, for whom love knows no boundaries, such beautiful relationships already exist. “I just got my son married to a girl. I found him on the Bandra Station when he was 13-years old. I raised him and supported him to be able to earn his bread. No one taught me how to be a mother, but I knew it... it is a feeling which comes from within. My partner and I never feel that we are incompetent as parents,” says Mr. Girish Kumar a.k.a. ‘Nihsa’, who lives with his partner Mr. Praveen Sharma. Just like all parents, even gay couples assume roles within a family. One assumes the role of the father and the other, that of a mother. All these feelings come to them very naturally. A child strives for love, care, tenderness and optimum support and guidance. These aspects of one’s life are not subject to sex, and can be fulfilled by anyone who feels for it in the right manner.

Greater acceptance towards gays has been observed in the recent past, but addressing the narrow-minded and editing the age-old laws is what is of utmost importance. “Our organisation, along with various activists is also trying to push for gay rights and strongly feels that the masses welcome them with open arms and minds,” says Mr. Girish Kumar, Project Director, The Humsafar Trust. It is the society which makes one feel uncomfortable in certain situations. It largely depends on us to make life simpler for others.

Emotional Quotient is an essential ingredient of parenting. Hence, as far as gay couples are concerned, it could be said that they may have higher sensibilities as regards emotional support and understanding. In a world full of prejudices, it is essential we take our first step towards creating a society where every person is treated with respect. After all, bringing a smile on a child’s face is what really matters at the end...

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Freedom for the famished farmer

The first step towards Green revolution 2.0 has really nothing to do with agriculture

More than 40 years ago, about a quarter of a million Indians died of starvation during the last Great Famine of 1965-67 when the rain gods played a cruel joke on the nation’s farmers. This despite India going out with a begging bowl to seek food aid from countries like the United States. That crisis had sown the seeds that eventually resulted in the 20th century miracle called the Green Revolution. India has never gone out with a begging bowl again to seek food. But today, agriculture faces yet another life threatening crisis as farmers across India commit suicide. Sutanu Guru analyses how the latest crisis can sow the seeds that will lead to a 21st century miracle called Green Revolution 2.0.

Many years ago, while working on a research project for a Think Tank, I had traveled to the interiors of Chattisgarh and Orissa to meet some farmers and got a first hand account of their lives and times. In Chattisgarh, I spent a day with Mangat Patel, a small farmer who was wiry and yet strong as an ox. Patel was illiterate and yet knew almost everything about new technological developments-including GM crops and the latest pesticides. His favourite companion was a newly acquired mobile. “ I use it to call up my wife and tell her what I want for lunch”, Patel had remarked mischievously. Of course, Patel had started using the mobile for many other purposes.

In Orissa, I spent a day with 60 year old Bhagirath Panigrahi, a fairly large and prosperous farmer by Indian standards. A first class engineering graduate, Panigrahi had opted for a career in farming because water from the Hirakud Dam had made his farms extremely fertile. But Panigrahi was completely disillusioned. Two of his sons had permanently left the village for city jobs and the third one who stuck to farming was earning more money running a taxi service. Panigrahi’s lament was simple and profound and it still resonates in my ears: “ If Rahul Bajaj is allowed to sell his two wheelers anywhere in India, why can’t a farmer like me have the same freedom?”

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Delhi-Tel Aviv tech cooperation goes much beyond arms deals

The growth in bilateral tech cooperation is based on the principles of mutual interest. Indian company Jain Irrigation Limited has acquired a 50 per cent stake in Israeli firm Naandan Irrigation systems for an approximate $ 22 million. There are plans to introduce West Asian crops in India. Efforts are also underway to pick the best suited crops for Israel from India’s huge genetic pool. Partnership with and acquisitions by Indian firms not only means cash for Israel’s agro-tech sector, it gives it greater global market access.

One has reasons to believe that the agro-tech cooperation, in future, will overshadow the much-hyped Indo-Israeli defence deals. Induction of Israeli UAVs, advanced tracking and radar systems and plans to procure Barak and the under-development Arrow anti-missile systems are significant developments in the light of the fact that India needs force multipliers quickly and Israel needs a large market outside its domestic requirements to offset huge R&D and capital costs. There are as many 50 agents in New Delhi employed by defence firms in Israel. The push is yielding some results. Israel is today the second largest arms supplier to India. But Israel is unlikely to break the Russian stranglehold on the Indian arms market. The proposed entry of India’s private sector into defence manufacturing and growing indigenous research on missile propulsion system, guidance systems, advanced avionics and radar technology will further hinder the growth of Israeli arms business in India.

Indo-Israeli cooperation can also make its impact on the quest in both nations for uninterrupted flow of clean energy. At the vaunted Weizmann Institute of Science in Rehovot, Dr Boris Rybtchinski’s team is working on developing a dye that will tap solar power. On the rolls are two Indian post-doctoral research scholars from Chennai whom I meet. The Weizmann Institute specialises in research on fundamental science and there are more than 30 Indian scientists at work. I feel the Indo-Israeli technology cooperation is going to be a long story in which the people-to-people and business-to-business needs will far outweigh the government-to-government dealings.

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‘Past is past, I want to look forward’

From a cadre who used to put up posters for BJP to becoming its poster-boy, Nitin Gadkari has seen it all. The first BJP president from the second-generation leadership, Gadkari is seen as a progressive figure in the party. His claim to fame has been several developmental projects in Maharashtra that he carried out during his stint as minister for public works in the state. In this tell-all interview with Anil Pandey, Gadkari talks about keeping the house together and reaching out to minorities.

First thing first, what is your roadmap for the future of BJP?

My priority is to strengthen the organisation and increase its support base by at least 10 per cent. The plan is to reach out to all sections of the society and bring them into the party’s fold. Dalits, tribals, labourers from unorganised sectors and minorities, especially Muslims, who have been rendered paranoid by the Congress, are on our radar. For this, we’ll start a constructive programme of large scale and magnitude. Setting aside votebank politics, this programme will work for the downtrodden. It will lead to their social and economic development. This will not only lead to production of essential goods and services but also add to the country’s GDP. I have been doing this kind of thing in Nagpur and other parts of Maharashtra. In Nagpur, we have adopted as many as 500 poor orphans who are getting good education and upbringing. These children will shape the future of this country in due course. Similarly, in villages, we are working in tandem with farmers to produce bio-diesel. Apart from producing electricity from chaffs and other bio-wastes, we have also set up several small scale industries that deal with dairy and agro-processing. I have been doing such experiments in the past. I want to implement it here too. I am not concerned about victory. I just want to do my work.

You maintain that BJP wants to reach out to all sections of the society. However, minorities, mainly a large section of the Muslims, have concerns about your party.

This is propaganda by our opposition to malign our image. It should be pondered upon that even after 57 years of rule by the Congress, Muslim boys are mainly engaged in menial jobs. Not many IAS, IPS officers or doctors or engineers can be found. They need education that is good and can get them good jobs. In fact, in the states where BJP and its alliance-partners are in power, there has been tremendous improvement in the financial and educational conditions of Muslims. When Narendra Modi brought prosperity and unprecedented growth to Gujarat, hasn’t it helped Muslims too? Increase in job opportunity also means increased opportunity for the Muslims. Muslims in UP are the most backward. The state has been ruled by the Congress and so-called secular parties for years. The vote bank politics practised by Congress has led to exploitation of Muslims. It is a misconception that BJP is against Muslims.

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Education System - promote more ‘idiots’

Our pedagogy should look beyond exams and help students fulfil their dreams

Dr Parth J Shah

President, Centre for Civil Society

Since decades, the education policy India should follow has been a matter of debate. Aamir Khan’s “3 Idiots” has only intensified the discussion. In the movie, there is a flashback scene where the child protagonist attends classes of his choice. The child grows up to become a renowned scientist. The film questions the system of evaluation on the basis of examination in particular and the education system in general. In my view, this is a valid criticism. The so-called classroom model of education that we follow in our country is primitive. And we keep on following it blindly. The only thing that has changed over the last 1,000 years is the architecture of school and the quality of furniture. It just reflects that we have only focussed on resources all these years while nothing has changed in the way education is provided.

There are other issues as well that have been raised in this movie. In the West, there is a system where not only the child opts for the subject of his choice but the teachers as well. In my view, this is the best way of education. If a child chooses a subject of his liking, then there are valid chances that not only will he focus on studies but will also fetch good marks. Their examination system is such that it provides a clear evaluation of the candidate taking the test. The grading and credit system is scientifically designed to evaluate the students several times in a year and, that too, on different parameters.

Now look at India. The entire evaluation of a student is done through a three-hour sitting examination. Suppose, a child falls ill on the day of the test, either he fails or fetches poor marks. His entire year’s effort, thus, goes to the dogs. In the West, however, if a candidate falls ill on the day of the examination, he is allowed to take it on another day. His entire year’s labour does not go to waste.

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The “3 Idiots” debate is raging in many corners

The “3 Idiots” debate is raging in many corners, some crucial, and some, well, idiotic. The one that’s generating the most brouhaha right now is, of course, the ‘credit crisis’. “In all honesty, the film is vastly different from Five Point Someone" says Madhavan, who plays Farhan Qureshi in the film. (read his interview on page 52) And lately, there have been dissenting voices raising concern over the portrayal of ragging in the film. These arguments, though, are fairly juvenile.

The real focus, of course, is on the education system, and whether educators, parents and students alike need a fundamental rethink of their perspective on what education and learning are about. Says actor Kunal Kapoor, “The film raises a lot of important questions and is one of those rare movies that also provide answers. I’m sure it will force us to re-look at a lot of things and make an impact at an individual level.”

Akhilesh Agarwal who is from the 1975 batch at IIT Kanpur and currently heads a manufacturing company could easily be the man Aamir's character of Rancho was modelled on. In the words of his batchmate Arvind Gupta, an internationally aclaimed educationist, Akhilesh is "perhaps the greatest mechanical tinkerer I've met. He bunked classes all the time and pursued his passions – gliding, power flying, aeromodelling, engines etc."

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The son sets on Arjun’s empire

Arjun Singh’s days of glory are finally over although the veteran Congressman still has supporters on his home turf, reports Raju Kumar

After scaling the heights of political glory and fighting battles outside his royal zone, former HRD Minister Arjun Singh finds himself on the political sidelines, an object of some mirth and scorn. Singh won his first election from Majholi Vidhan Sabha in 1957 as an Independent. With that he never looked back, even after forming the Tiwari Congress. He has held a string of positions—legislator in MP, minister, leader of Opposition, chief minister, Governor and central minister. In 1993, for a brief period he was also contender for the Prime Minister’s post. For the last few years though this once tallest leader of the Vindhya area finds himself pilloried for the area’s backwardness. Kallu Prasad Saket, 61, from his village Sada says: “No matter who the King is, we shall remain poor. We think of them as our own, they don’t.”

Times have definitely changed and Singh no longer enjoys his earlier status. The last Lok Sabha elections further corroded his authority as he could get tickets neither for his son Ajay Singh nor daughter Veena Singh. His plan was to introduce the second generation while he was still around and hence despite refusal from the Congress he had his daughter contest as an Independent and got his mother Saroj Singh to talk about his political achievements but got no successes.

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Obama’s election

Whenever America finds itself in moral dilemma, it tries to absolve itself in whatever ways. As it ceded ground and reputation in the last decade, it tried to amend by selecting a Black as its president. Obama’s election as America’s president is no less than a fairy tale. In fact, for many, the excitement of the 2008 presidential election was about witnessing a moment that people would one day read about in history books. And that is what happened. A campaign that was as bitter as conservatives could have made finally saw Obama, a political novice of sorts, outflanking an ex-First Lady, a war veteran and a gun-wielding female governor. However, on the other hand, despite Obama’s election, little has changed among the fundamentals of the racial order and neither has there been any substantial shift in US’s big-brother policies.

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Five decades of forced juxtaposition

Five decades of forced juxtaposition repeatedly proved Fazl Ali’s presumptions on the uneasy alliance between two unequal economic partners. This apprehension was also shared by B.R. Ambedkar, though in a general way. “Why do Tamils hate Andhras and Andhras hate Tamils? Why do Andhras in Hyderabad hate Maharashtrians and Maharashtrians hate Andhras? Why do Gujaratis hate Maharashtrians and Maharashtrians hate Gujaratis? ……….. The hatred is due to the fact that they are put in juxtaposition and forced to take part in a common cycle of participation, such as Government…….So long as this enforced juxtaposition remains, there will be no peace between the two…,” Ambedkar had written in Thoughts On Linguistic States. “Telangana has been backward for centuries. The most crucial infrastructure element — irrigation system — was never developed here though both the Krishna and the Godavari flows through it. In contrast, coastal Andhra aggressively lobbied for and got a network of canals that took river waters deep into some districts,” BJP MLA Kishan Reddy told TSI.

Coastal Andhra settlers are often accused of exploiting Telangana’s resources. But, the seed of every demand did not merely lie in the perception of economic neglect. The cultural and lingual hegemony of neo-colonial Andhraites has widened the gulf, the diametrically conflicting economic interests adding fuel to the fire. Hence, it is more an emotional problem rather than an economic glitch. In spite of being neighbours, the two cultures were poles apart. This persistent disparity is not at all unknown to the agitators of ‘united Andhra’ but they have practical reasons.

“Assets worth millions of crores in Telangana region, particularly in Hyderabad, are owned by coastal settlers. Once the state is divided, the fate of these assets would be volatile,” a member of Telangana Settlers’ Forum expresses his apprehension.

So, as Chandrababu Naidu made a flip-flop on the electoral assurances in favour of a separate Telangana, the non-confirmative Chiranjeevi, confined to head the deserted legislative ramks of Prajarajyam, and MiM is opposing a separate Telangana state tooth and nail. It seems the Congress has a Herculean task cut out.

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Japan is distancing itself from the US

It has been like that for long and this base has been playing a crucial role in furthering the American foreign policy in Asia since the Vietnam War. And thus, an otherwise subservient Japan has all along been a major helping hand. Even now, while the American assault in Afghanistan and Iraq has been going on for years, the Japanese Maritime Self Defence Force plays a very critical role in refuelling the US warships over the Indian Ocean. In fact, for long, Japan didn’t have a foreign policy truly of its own – the US, since the end of World War II, playing a major role, with critics even blaming the Japanese government for literally outsourcing foreign policy to US. In all, Boston Celtics were #1 in Japan, as was Toyota in the US.

Then what exactly has gone wrong in the American behaviour towards Japan? The answer is, the Japanese behaviour towards America – vindicated, rather flamed further by the current lateral shifts in the Japanese political formations with the meteoric ascent of the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ), led by Yukio Hatoyama, into the helm of affairs. DPJ gave a body blow to the Liberal Democratic Party which had almost become synonymous with Japanese government in the last half a century. The victory of the DPJ should not be seen as a mere vote against incumbency but more as a sort of referendum against the US dominance in Japan’s foreign policy and military affairs. In fact, there is much pressure on the newly elected Hatoyama government to scrap several deals with US, the foremost among them being the Guam Treaty under which US expects Japan to spend nearly $6 billion for relocation of some of the US bases in Futenma in Okinawa to the American island of Guam. This, in itself, is part of a $26 billion defence package for the base realignment plan which also includes an estimated expenditure by Japan to the tune of $11 billion for the construction of a new US Marines base in Okinawa and an expenditure of $9 billion for the creation of a ballistic missile defence system.

Gavan McCormack writes in DMZ Hawai, “As the Japanese economy reeled under the shock of its greatest crisis in 60 years, these were staggering sums. It was once said, of George W. Bush, that he was inclined to think of Japan as ‘just some ATM machine’ for which a pin number was not needed. Under Obama, too, that relationship seemed not to change.”

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Satyanarayan Maheshwari - BJP leader Kiran Maheshwari's Husband

Dr Satyanarayan Maheshwari is a proud husband. His wife, Kiran Maheshwari, is the All India BJP Mahila Morcha chief. The former MP from Udaipur is currently an MLA in Rajasthan.

Dr Maheshwari, a practising CA, says: “I do not face any problem at all. In fact, Kiran is very considerate about her family. She is always with the family when she is free. We understand the responsibilities she has to shoulder as a public figure… Her achievements and the public goodwill she has earned are a matter of pride for all of us.”

He asserts that he does not feel awkward on being introduced as Kiran’s husband. A person is always identified with the more popular family members, he adds.

He himself is actively involved in social service being a member of several organisations. Dr Maheshwari says that over the years he has mastered the art of analytical presentation of fiscal laws.

“I have the satisfaction of initiating public awareness for transparency in tax administration and the unholy nexus between corrupt tax administrators and broker-type consultants,” he says.

He continues: “I was a lead member of the team that initiated necessary legal action for recovery of huge tax dues from Lions and Rotary clubs. “These clubs are violating our tax laws in the name of social service. It is unfortunate that the Central Government is not taking any step to recover the dues of more than Rs 5,000 crores from them.” Clearly he isn't somebody who likes to stay in the shadow.

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Bonding vs Rich bonding

Foreign Investment Treaties can be rich nations' hostile policy too

Foreign capital grabbed so much of attention that countries went to the extend of opening their borders for it in the form of Foreign Direct Investments (FDIs). This dramatically led to the emergence of the Foreign Investment Treaties (FITs), a tool to promote FDIs. But researches prove it to be otherwise. FITs unlikely seem to be too beneficial in increasing FDIs and remain debatable.

The global network of FITs consists of over 2,600 Bilateral Investment Treaties apart from hundred other treaties in the form of FTAs. All is to solely promote FDIs. And FDI in 2007 was around $1.8 trillion which came down to $1.4 trillion in 2008. And it is further estimated to drop by half by the end of 2009. If properly scrutinised, FITs have least contribution in it. The primary determinants of attracting more FDIs are economic and political stability, size of domestic market, skilled labour force or a export platform to other neighbouring hubs. Brazil and Haiti are two Latin American countries. Brazil is the leading FDI recipient but has no FITs. Haiti signed an FIT with the US on 1983 but that didn’t make it an FDI hub. The first FIT was signed between Germany and Pakistan. Well, neither Pakistan has substantial contributions on the German market nor many German companies are interested in Pakistan. The US has many FITs with countries, including Albania, Cameroon, Morocco or Sri Lanka but FITs have never been a reason for US investments in these economies. US signed an FIT with Bahrain. The stock of US FDI in Bahrain came down to $60 million in 2007 from $138 million in 2006 while the total FDI rose by 2 per cent to nearly $1.8 billion. China, India or Russia attracts huge FDIs for their favourable conditions not FITs. What is also a matter of concern is that foreign investors enjoy some special benefits through FITs for alleged treaty violations from the host nations at the international tribunal. Argentia was ordered to pay $133.2 million to a US investor for changing monetary policy that restricted repatriation of foreign exchange as compensation. Mexico was asked to pay $15 million to another investor for adopting an environment standard that affected his business. Ecuador too was asked to pay $75 million to a US oil company for changing country’s tax policy. Smaller countries often fall trapped into rich countries’ greedy and hostile policies through FITs. Thus, FDIs do not always result into sustainable development. Poor nations lack proper institutions and development-oriented policy framework, is also a reason for it. Few nations actually succeeded to bring sustainable development from FDIs. Chile is the one that has been able to through relevant policies. Mexico attracted huge FDIs in quantity but it thought that bringing FDI will automatically bring sustainable development. The same question is before India today. It has about 70 FITs. Recently, it also signed another FIT with the US. Signing FIT will not change the picture dramatically. US is already India’s second biggest investor. Thus it’s imperative to focus more on development-oriented policy initiatives before going crazy about FITs.

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Unification heroes or headless chickens?

As the world writes eulogies on western leaders' role in the fall of the Berlin Wall, facts suggest they were as apprehensive about it as the Soviets, says SAURABH KUMAR SHAHI

On the eve of the 20th year of the fall of the Berlin Wall, eulogies were penned for the western leaders of that time. As hundreds of thousands gathered to celebrate at where the Berlin Wall once stood, names of George Bush Senior, Margaret Thatcher and Francois Mitterrand were brought back into reckoning. As people profoundly thanked these leaders for demolishing the sign of “subjugation”, nobody cared and talked about what was going on in the minds of these very leaders in the days leading to the ‘Fall’.

Interesting documents, in possession of National Security Archive based in Washington D.C., reflect the profound apprehensions and uneasiness which engulfed the capitals on both sides of the Mediterranean and beyond, on the days leading to the fall. The discomfort, in many cases, was to the point of outright opposition to the possibility of German unification. The documents, mostly minutes of the meetings, drawn from the archives of Soviet, American and European secret files conclude that perhaps all those eulogies were too farfetched. After all, George Bush Senior, Margaret Thatcher and Francois Mitterrand did not help in bringing down the Wall. In fact, far from it, they had actually liked the status quo and did not want turbulence in Europe.

For example, what Polish Solidarity hero Lech Walesa told the then West German Chancellor Helmut Kohl on the morning of the fall was, “Events in the GDR are developing too quickly” and “at the wrong time.” He was sceptical and fearful that the Wall might fall in a few weeks. He was so apprehensive that he even advised Kohl that “one must try to slow them down”. It actually fell that night only. He was fearful that if it happened, Helmut Kohl will shift his priorities to GDR. He’ll also ask the West to divert all the aid to the GDR region and thus, an apprehensive Walesa thought Poland will be left “in the background.” As if fate was taking dictation from Walesa, Kohl indeed abruptly terminated his Poland visit and flew back to Germany the same night to deal with the evolving situation.

Another interesting discussion is the one between British Iron Lady and conservative ideologue, the then Prime Minister of UK, Margaret Thatcher, and the then Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev. It took place on September 3, the same year. As Thatcher was aware that her views on German unification were radical and opposite of what the West propagated, she engaged in an off-the-record conversation. However, Gorbachev’s aide Anatoly Chernyaev rushed out of the room immediately after the conversation and jotted them down. Thatcher had said that “Britain and western Europe are not interested in the unification of Germany. The words written in the NATO communiqué may sound different but disregard them.” She also tried to influence Gorbachev by saying that the US too was not very different in its thought. She wanted him to believe her at any cost. “We are not interested in the destabilisation of eastern Europe or the dissolution of the Warsaw treaty either ... I can tell you that this is also the position of the US president,” the Iron Lady had added. A perplexed Chernyaev drew the conclusion that Thatcher wanted to foil German unification “with our hands” and not hers.

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GLOBAL WARMING IS THE WORLD STARING AT AN UNCERTAIN FUTURE?

On the other hand, believing that global warming exists, and we are the ones causing it, just because that happens to be the popular notion, does not make it a reality. (Didn’t man for centuries believe that the earth was flat till someone came along and turned the theory on its head?) And yet, having said that, I’m sure nobody in his right mind would want to find out otherwise, not even the sceptics! We can be sure they’ll happily embrace the ‘non-believers’ tag rather than ‘murderers’.

Although Dr. R K Pachauri, Chairman of the UN-led Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), has dismissed ‘ClimateGate’ (popular reference to the controversy around leaked mails from the Climate Research Unit server at the University of East Anglia alluding to scientific misconduct) claiming “IPCC procedures are very robust, very reliable, and completely transparent”, the likes of you and I can be forgiven for being clueless about an issue which has even the scientific community divided. In the words of Dr. Pachauri, “We will see a serious shortage of fossil fuels in India. Going by current demand, India will be importing 1400 million tonnes of coal by 2031-32.” Whether it’s really happening or not, a few lifestyle choices can go a long way in bringing down our energy bills, and if that makes the air around us a tad more breathable, it’s a win-win situation then, isn’t it? One could start by de-carbonising the workplace and avoiding ‘white collar crimes’; things like switching off that TV (or computer), turning out the lights (when not in use), and using energy-saving modes on computers (at all times) can help, apart from resorting to measures like harnessing wind and solar power and making rain water harvesting feasible, at a macro level. Flying less often (taking the train produces about half as much carbon dioxide), and printing on both sides of the paper for that internal office meeting are other greener options that can be adopted. Says Dr Michael MacCracken, Chief Scientist for Climate Change Programs at the Climate Institute, Washington, “Virtually all of these steps would have important co-benefits – reducing air pollution, improving public health, reducing waste, and reducing energy costs. Such efforts have already started in most developing nations – they just need to be accelerated. Such actions would set the stage for later actually reducing CO2 emissions along with the developed nations, heading to equal per capita levels.”

There’s no doubt that human activities have heated things up a bit for our planet, but there is a need to better understand the “intricate interplay of the climate’s many pieces” according to Dr John Christy, Alabama's state climatologist and former Lead Author of the International Panel on Climate Change, who thinks of the ongoing Conference as “another cosmetic moment for the bureaucrats who find meaning in such exercises.” Until we find out for sure, let it not keep us from doing our bit for Mother Earth, for there’s far less to lose in preparing for the worst rather than assuming all is well.

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A watery grave for land?

While the climate scientists continue to battle over whether Greenland is sinking or not, Kuttanad in Kerala is already looking out for itself…

Missing the last bus loosely describes what Kerala as a state faces on the development front.

Until some years back, Kerala used to be a front runner, an exemplary performer, in various development models of the country. Today, however, the state has slipped down the rankings in most sectors including health, literacy, law and order etc.

The civil service sector is a case in point. The number of people who passed the civil service examinations in the last five years shows poor Kerala presence, reflecting the state’s diminishing educational legacy. On the health front, a number of diseases like malaria, once under control, are on a resurgent spree. What hurts the most is that Kerala’s tradition of agriculture is losing sheen too. Its plight has forced world-renowned agriculture scientist and Father of the Green Revolution in India, Dr MS Swaminathan, to give a clarion call to the Centre and the state to take note. Recollecting the submitting of a package for the Kuttanad farmers, he said, “We submitted a development package for Kuttanad. Central government is ready to fund the project.

Kuttanad is the rice bowl of Kerala. But the paddy fields in this region have a different tale to tell. The production of paddy has come down and the area of cultivation has considerably dwindled, due to which the farmers find themselves in dire straits. The condition of the poor farmers and their farmlands cry out for help. After repeated pleas from the state, the Union government deputed Dr Swaminathan to submit a report for the resurrection of the region.

Dr Swaminathan while preparing the Kuttanad package had more on his mind than agriculture. “Kuttanad is going to give the country the learning experience necessary to tackle rising sea levels,” he said.

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Special Bureau of Investigations

According to sources in Special Bureau of Investigations, Imtiaz had a very simple modus operandi. He used to get close to unemployed youths on the pretext of offering them money to fulfill their desires and wants. They were then introduced to drugs and later, arms. He used to be assisted by five more people in providing arms training. In fact, he had already raised an impressive cadre of 50 youths for his job. Among these, Pankaj, Khurram, Amit, Sahzade and Naushad have been arrested and sent to police remand. As many as 50 mobile numbers have also been kept on surveillance. In fact, the bureau has set up an independent team to investigate the matter thoroughly.

According to reports, there are several reasons why Kanpur has been selected over other cities by the ISI. Among these, the socio-economic factor is primary. The city, once considered the ‘industrial capital’ of the state, is now a dying city for all practical purposes. The only two industries left are leather apparels and Pan Masala. Tanneries have shut down and the few that are left bring in material from Kolkata. And it is very easy to transport drugs with leather consignment. They are often transported in big containers with leather raw materials. Also, Kanpur is just off the national highway and is strategically located. Connectivity to anywhere in India is very good and access is easy.

Imtiaz also insists that it is the geographical location of the city that has made it a favourite of the ISI operatives. He also revealed that the fake currency network in cities of eastern UP and those bordering Nepal has been flourishing unhindered in last few years. So much fake currency has been deposited in the bank accounts of several banks in Basti, Dumariyaganj and Bahraich that the fake notes has become the part of the cash flow in these districts. This has been going on for at least five years. A bank manager has been arrested in this regard as well.

Sources also reveal that the system of transferring fake currency in Kanpur is very old. The youth operative is given Rs 2 for every fake Rs 100 he transfers. Therefore it was easy for Imtiaz to lay trap. Money, drugs and arms training — the process had a logical progression. Unemployed youths were readymade war materials to be moulded into foot soldiers.

Another important revelation has been that these 50 youths were selected to be trained . It has been further learnt that a special training team of Pak nationals was taking shape in India itself.

It was in this context that the Union home ministry had asked state governments to locate and hunt down missing Pakistani citizens who had jumped their visas. Many of these operatives come on the pretext of meeting their relatives in India and then jump their visa and join their ISI comrades to train local youths. They are the most potent operatives for the ISI. In Uttar Pradesh alone, as many as 260 Pak nationals have jumped visas in the last five years. They are mostly concentrated in five districts of western Uttar Pradesh and Kanpur and adjoining regions. Incidentally, the ex-MOS Home, Shri Prakash Jaiswal, is himself from Kanpur and has been returned from the seat in the last elections too. He had expressed his concern to the state government. Talking to TSI, Jaiswal said that not only did he caution the state government about the matter but he also provided the government with relevant information. According to Jaiswal, the information has helped the government to bust the ring.

There is little doubt that the state governments have to act really fast and take issues related to internal security with utmost seriousness. The Centre should not only coordinate on this front but also assure, with cooperation from the states, job opportunities for unemployed youths. This will make ISI’s task of hiring foot soldiers very difficult.

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First hand - Of horror and shame

22 years back, PAC cops shot dead Muslims in cold blood and the cases are still pending

Vibhuti Narain Rai

Retired IPS officer and author of “Combating Communal Conflict”

Some experiences stick with you throughout your life. The experience at Hashimpura on the night of 22-23 May, 1987, is engraved in my memory like a horror movie. That night I returned to Ghaziabad from Hapur. As headlights lit up the gates of the officers’ residence, I saw a shocked sub-inspector BB Singh who was in charge of the Link Road Police Station.

Singh was so horrified that he could not narrate things coherently. But, I understood that somewhere in his station area, the PAC had killed some Muslims. Singh was in his office when around 9 pm he heard gunshots from the direction of Makanpur. Singh raced towards the village on his motorcycle. Behind him sat the station officer and a constable. They had barely covered 100 yards on the kachcha road when they saw a truck racing towards them from the opposite direction. If they had not taken the motorcycle off the road, the truck would have run them over. The yellow truck had 41 written on the back. They even saw people in khaki clothes sitting inside.

Why would a PAC 41st battalion truck be coming from Makanpur at this hour? Singh got the motorcycle back on track and proceeded towards the village. The scene awaiting him was mind-numbing. There were bodies and blood stains all over the bushes under a bridge over the village stream. Some bodies were floating in the water. All Singh and his men understood was that there must be a relation between the bodies and the PAC truck. Singh headed for the headquarters of the 41st battalion, situated on the Delhi-Ghaziabad Marg near the police station. The main gate was closed. After refused entry, he came to me.

I was horrified. Ghaziabad could be in flames the next day. Since the past many weeks, Meerut was facing communal riots. I first called DM Nasim Zaidi. After that I called the ASP, a few DSPs and told them to get ready. In about 45 minutes, we were heading towards Makanpur village. I told the drivers to turn the cars towards the stream and turn their headlights on. An area, about 100 yards wide, was lit up. The stains of blood had still not dried up and blood was still dripping from the bodies. Bodies were strewn all across, some lay half submerged.

We started looking in different directions to check if anybody was still alive. We even shouted that we were not foes but friends and the injured would be taken to a hospital.


No response. Disappointed, some of us sat down on the bridge. But we had to make strategies for the next day and decided to proceed to the Link Road station. It was then that a coughing sound emanated from the stream. I ran towards it. We started yelling out again and started throwing light on each body. And there he was, hanging by both hands from a bush with half his body in the stream. He was trembling from fear and it took a lot of time to reassure him that we were saviours. His name was Babbudin who would later tell us all about the incident. A bullet had scratched him and he had fallen unconscious into the shrubs.

I started walking with him towards the bridge, took a bidi from a constable and handed it over to him. Puffing on it, Babbudin started narrating the incident. Around 50 people were made to sit in the PAC truck following a regular check. They thought they were being taken to a station or a jail. The truck was taken off the main road about 45 minutes from Makanpur and stopped at a distance down the road. The PAC men leapt out and ordered them to get down. Only half the people had got off when they opened fire.

Babbudin had not got off. The sounds of firing reached the neighbouring villages and noises started coming from them. The PAC people again boarded the truck. It reversed and sped towards Ghaziabad. It came to the Makanpur stream and the PAC men again ordered everyone to get down. This time, the horrified lot refused to get off. They were pulled and dragged down. They were shot and the bodies thrown into the stream. Those who still did not come down were shot in the truck and their bodies thrown out. We tried to guess the location of the first crime scene. Someone suggested that it could be the stream which flows near the Muradnagar Station, situated on Meerut-Ghaziabad Road. I called the station and found that we were right. Dead bodies and survivors were recovered from there.

I met Babbudin 21 years later when I was collecting material for a book I was writing on Hashimpura. He still remembered the smoke I offered him. The story after this is a narrative of a long and torturous wait in which the issues relating to the relation between the Indian State and minorities, the unprofessional attitude of the police and the sluggish judicial process may be raised. The cases which I had filed in Ghaziabad’s Link Road and Muradnagar stations are still pending in courts.

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More loyal than the king

Reinstated Andhra DGP courts trouble

If independence and impartiality are indeed prime requirements from a civil servant, the Director General of Police (DGP) of Andhra Pradesh, SSP Yadav, would not quite measure up. He recently asserted “Every civil servant should be loyal to the government.”

After assuming office, the DGP launched a blistering attack against the Election Commission (EC), media, opposition parties and some senior ‘disloyal’ IPS officers. His letter war against the EC has created constitutional ripples in the state. He could face action for questioning the EC’s order to remove him from the top post for violating the model code of conduct during the 2009 LS elections.

Before the elections, the DGP had praised the Congress government and the Chief Minister for various schemes and for issuing GOs for the recruitment of 37,500 cops. Yadav described this as a feat that no other government had achieved.

Moreover, the DGP visited Singapore during the election process without informing the EC. Video clippings of the meeting where Mr. Yadav also referred to the efforts made by the CM for welfare of cops were sent to the EC. The EC had ordered Mr. Yadav to be replaced by A. K. Mohanty, as DGP for conducting ‘free and fair polls’ in the state.

However, less than 24 hours after YS Rajasekhara Reddy took oath as CM for the second time, he brought back Yadav as DGP. Immediately, he dashed off three letters to Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) IV Subbarao, seeking the reasons for his replacement as DGP.

“Though I largely report only to EC, I am part of the state general administration department (GAD). Therefore, I met the Chief Secretary of Andhra to apprise him of DGP’s letters,” CEO Subbarao told TSI.

“EC is not bound to give any explanation to anyone. It’s answerable only to the President. Hence it was not proper for DGP to write letters to CEO,” ex-Chief Election Commissioner, J. M. Lyngdoh told TSI. Another former CEC, TS Krishna Murthy, who is ‘unaware’ of the episode properly, generalised that EC was entitled to transfer anyone when s/he in its view was not fit to conduct elections fairly. Meanwhile, it is known that the EC is likely to convene a meeting of the disciplinary action committee and issue a strict warning to DGP Yadav for his unprecedented and unwarranted gesture.

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He’s come a long way

When Lucknow-based Anurag Tiwari scored 48 per cent in class 12, snide remarks and unsolicited advice came pouring in. Tiwari himself flitted between tears and tension, wondering why he couldn't match his 55 per cent from high school. His father, a cashier in UP’s state transport corporation, had no money to pay for an engineering seat. Tiwari was forced to do an arts course. “I was told I would get nowhere in life,” he recalls. Yet he signed up for a one-year computer programming diploma. Initially, the course proved a nightmare. His Hindi language background preventing him from understanding the lessons. “I read English newspapers, pored through grammar texts and practiced speaking in front of the mirror,” he says. Tiwari then shifted to Delhi and moved through several ill-paid jobs.

“The lack of marks did not hold me back. If you have experience and skill, all barriers fall through”, says the 30-year-old who, as Infrastructure Leader at the Indian arm of Steria Limited, one of the world’s technology and business outsourcing leaders, steers a team of 20 across the company’s locations in India.

Today he zips across foreign locations for projects. “People have a right to comment on your lack of success. Though the remarks hurt, take them as spurs," says the cricket buff.

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IIPM News - Breaking barriers

Keen to bring in change, Obama is the first US Prez to visit China within the first year of presidency

US President Barack Obama's wish list during his China visit this week included seeking assistance on everything, from Global Warming to North Korea’s nuclear menace. No wonder that at conventions of the G-20 countries, China’s views are invariably sought on matters such as banking restructuring and executive disbursements. Having said that, it is also true that convincing China to take a lead will be a test. Assisting Obama will be an all-star Capitol Hill cast – secretary of state Hillary Clinton, US trade representative Ron Kirk, commerce secretary Gary Locke and treasury secretary Timothy Geithner.

So, why this visit in the first place? Well, as of today, the world is looking to China to take over a hitherto alien position of international headship. At a time when American standing is waning, China’s rank is mounting increasingly.

But there is a catch. In stark contrast to the US, China doesn’t seek to restructure the globe so to say. Its age-old principles are that of “non-intervention” in the domestic dealings of other nations. Even under Chairman Mao’s period in office, China by no means sought international dominance like the erstwhile Soviet Union – though it stimulated revolution in parts of Indo-China and beyond. Now that China has for the most part discarded or redesigned socialism to suit its goals, it’s tough to come across an explanation for whatever remains of its philosophy, principles and world view.




Reacting on the visit, Kerry Brown, a China expert at London’s Chatham House told TSI, “China wants the world to respect its position first. It knows that leadership mantle will follow. Chastise it for lack of internal democracy and freedom of speech, no body can accuse it of throwing its weight around.”

There are expectations, as well, that China will use its new-fangled strategic heft – and its adroit stroke – to help determine the most serious security concerns of the times. It is not for nothing that some of US’ erstwhile “superhero” diplomats have wished for a radically slimmer G20 – a G2, the US and China – to deal with the so-called nuclear risk caused by Iran and North Korea; the Israeli-Palestinian conflict; Indo-Pak tensions and current favourite, climate change.

In the initial bonhomie, the US has affirmed that Tibet belongs to China and there can be no compromise on its "One-China" stand. US used to have diplomatic relationship with Taiwan but it switched to Mainland China in 1979. However, US remains Taiwan's largest arms supplier.

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IIPM News - After dhaka, will it be beijing?

Ulfa chief Paresh Barua is reportedly in Yunan, China

rom the viewpoint of a confrontation, this could only be China’s opening of a new front in its ongoing standoff with India. After having issued stapled visas and getting involved in projects in Pak-occupied Kashmir, came its protest against the Dalai Lama’s visit to Arunachal Pradesh, which China claims as its territory. Now, there are reports of a growing number of militants getting active in the restive northeast.

While security officials in Guwahati continue to remain tightlipped regarding the matter—“I have no comments to make regarding this,” Khagen Sharma, inspector general of police and Assam Police spokesperson told TSI—others here are worried that a safe haven for northeastern militants could add an entirely new dimension to separatism in the region. Such fears have only grown worse with the handing over of top Ulfa leaders Sasha Choudhury and Chitraban Hazarika by the Bangladesh Rifles to India last week, an indication that outfits such as the Ulfa, NDFB and NLFT, that have been operating out of Bangladesh, are beginning to feel the heat in that country. “The Ulfa, along with organisations such as the National Socialist Council of Nagaland’s Isak-Muivah group have always had a relationship with China,” says Mrinal Hazarika, leader of the Ulfa’s 28th battalion, which is now holding a ceasefire with the government. “The Chinese authorities did not show much interest at the beginning but that has changed over the past four or five years. I know Ulfa commander in-chief Paresh Barua visits China,” says Hazarika. And what about the Chinese arms that are found on militants? “We do not know where Barua acquires the arms from but they are delivered to us by smugglers.”

A member of the now defunct People’s Consultative Group, set up by Ulfa to negotiate with the government, meanwhile says that Paresh Barua is now lodged in Yunan in China. He, however, has his own take on the handing over of Choudhury and Chitraban Hazarika by Bangladesh. “It was essential to have a majority of the 16 central committee members of Ulfa for talks to have any value. While four leaders are in jail in Guwahati and one ailing leader at home here in Assam, Chitraban and Sasha would make seven. Three leaders were reported missing after the operations in Bhutan in 2003.” If his calculations are correct, a large chunk of Ulfa leaders could be headed for talks with the government in the months to come. Ulfa is only one of a number of major separatist groups in the region. And therein lies the catch: that with Dhaka turning on the heat on separatists, the militants would now require another base. If China is willing, India’s northeast could only see a rise in militant activity with a powerful neighbour on its side.

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