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Dr. RAMINDER SINGH MAKING HIS MARK UNDER THE BRITISH SUN

For India born UK businessman Rami Ranger, it indeed was a dream come true, when British PM the Right Honorable David Cameron, MP, visited the facilities of his company Sun Mark Limited in Greenford, West London on a fine friday morning during July this year, to present the company with the Queen’s Award for Enterprise […]

THE LIFE AND TIMES OF TIHARIAS BEFORE PARTITION

Considering we were attempting to portray life within Tihar jail, we felt that it would be incomplete if we did not dig out some information on what the place used to be before it became a jail, and who, what sort of people lived in these 200 odd acres that the jail sprawls across today. […]

TIHAR ASHRAM, DOVECOTE, OR PRISON?

Away from the hustle bustle of Delhi roads, bazaars and the crowded chaos of its nodal centres, the ordered calm of prison comes as a palpable relief. Pigeons hop in and out through the bars of the main gate on their way to the dovecote. A couple of stray dogs snooze in the shade. And […]

THE INSIDE STORY TIHAR

Most of us, including me, have grown up on not-so-pleasant fodder regarding prisons and jails. In fact, till recently, I was not even aware of the difference between a prison and a jail. Th ese impressions were mostly a function of a multitude of unfortunate, but high profi led media coverage we have consumed over […]

Emerging Contours India's Domestic Concerns & Forelign Policy Goals

The very recent uncharacteristically tough stand taken by India on the trade facilitation agreement at the WTO has surprised Europe, Australia, the US and the West, especially more so when it comes immediately after the announcement of a BRICS bank headquartered in Shangai and the 100 Billion US$ Contingent Reserve Arrangement (CRA) as alternatives to […]

New American Overture Toward An Iindo-US Start Egic Compact

At a time when the United States and Russia are engaged in a potentially dangerous eyeball-to-eyeball confrontation over the Ukraine crisis, Washington seems to have launched a virtual “charm offensive” to tempt the new government in India to enter into a long-term strategic partnership. Top policymakers of the Obama administration have been visiting New Delhi […]

BRICS BY BRICS? IT TAK ES FIVE TO TAN GO

All across the world in July 2014, billions of football lovers had their attention glued to Brazil, and the FIFA World Cup. And as the victorious Germans took their hard-earned cup of joy home, the fever subsided and viewer attention receded from Brazil. But in the week after sans fans and fanfare, Brazil saw history […]

BACK TO TH E FUTU RE COLD WA R II ON TH E HORIZON ?

Being forged on the Anvil of Eastern Europe is a new version and flavour of the Cold War of yore, which rears its head once again out of the turbulent waters of political currents and cross currents there, stoked further by the myopic self-interests of a Western Europe and USA seeking to establish their control […]

ELIMINATING BUREAUCRATIC CORRUPTION

Kanika Dewan, founder and chairperson of Ka Design Atelier and group president of the Bahrain-based Bramco Group, stresses the importance of eliminating the deeply ingrained corruption in Indian bureaucracy. Dewan’s fi rm was responsible for the design and construction of the new Terminal Th ree of Delhi International Airport, the world’s thirdlargest. She recalls a […]

BEHIND CLOSED DOORS

SAARC AFFAIRS INDIA STYLE Starting this issue, we bring you a guest column that chooses to be irreverent and satirical at best, and takes a dig at powers that be, just for the sake of some healthy humour. Lampooning personalities and leaders is a genre that is part and parcel of evocative journalism, and we […]

DubaiMirage or modern day oasis?

Dubai is an emirate in the federation called the UAE (United Arab Emirates). The main city of the emirate is also called Dubai. The emirate is located on the southeast coast of the Persian Gulf and is one of the seven emirates that make up the country. It has the largest population within the UAE […]

Dhawal G Nandedkar an Incidental Entrepreneur

It is believed by some that achievements begin before one is born – one’s genetic makeup and the society in which one will be raised are the building blocks – and continues beyond one’s demise – with thinkers continuing to analyse works that one leaves behind in the form of poetry, painting or a simple […]

And Miles To Go Before I Sleep …

We featured Pankaj Saxena, NRI entrepreneur who has proved to himself that steadfast determination can be a key to achieving one’s dreams in another feature in this issue. As mentioned in that piece, our editorial team had two sittings with him, one in Dubai, and once again in Gurgaon, India. In this short feature meant […]

Indian Diaspora A Force for Good

India’s Diaspora today are present in almost every nook and cranny of the globe, from those who were part of the first wave of migration from Indian shores in the later nineteenth and early twentieth centuries to the present day new diaspora … the ubiquitous NRIs combing the globe seeking newer opportunities. The first wave […]

Hari V. Krishnan

Hari V Krishnan likes life on the edge. He learned to ski while studying engineering in the United States, and is a trained scuba diver as well as a semi-pro tennis player. He gets the same adrenalin rush looking for opportunities and chasing deals. In a relatively short time, Krishnan has gone from working in […]

Vishal Sikka

Vishal Sikka is a member of the Executive Board of SAP AG, and the Global Managing Board heading all SAP products and innovation. Sikka has global responsibility for development and delivery of all products across SAP’s product portfolio including Applications, Analytics, Cloud, Database Technology and Mobile. Sikka is also responsible for leading the design and […]

Sundar Pichai

Pichai Sundararajan, better known as Sundar Pichai, is a senior vice president at Google, where he oversees Android, Chrome and Google Apps. He received his Bachelors in Technology from the Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur and was awarded an Institute Silver Medal. He also holds an MS from Stanford University and an MBA from the […]

Gurmit Ottawan Singh

Gurmit Ottawan Singh, born the 24th of March, 1965, is a popular Singaporean actor, host and comedy performer. He is best known for his role in Phua Chu Kang Pte Ltd, and is one of the leading artistes in MediaCorp. Born to a Malaysian Punjabi father, Chainchal Singh, and a Chinese-Japanese mother, Gurmit was brought […]