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Politicians’ Double Standards – Part II – Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in retail

December 16, 2012 · by · in corruption, Double Standard, Government, National, Politics, Public · Leave a comment

The Indian Political class is unable to offer any good reason for either introducing a policy or opposing the same. FDI in retail is a classic example. 1. The BJP says that the Congress party and Dr.Manmohan Singh opposed FDI in retail (in 2003?) for the same reason that the BJP is espousing – the small […]

No Malayalam movies releasing in Coimbatore

January 8, 2012 · by · in Coimbatore, Movies, Politics · Leave a comment

There are no Malayalam movies releasing in theatres in Coimbatore.  This is a direct consequence of the Mullaiperiyar dam controversy that’s troubling the two states – Kerala and TamilNadu. In my opinion, the controversy is unnecessary and is detrimental to both states – in particular to Kerala (more on this in a later post). It is also […]