“Most of this month’s issue of Pragati deals with the nature of the Naxalite threat and the ways to address it. We argue that Naxalism is a manifestation of poor or absent governance but establishing good governance in Naxalite-affected areas, after successful security operations, requires the Indian government to invest in hybrid civil-military capacity that it does not yet have at the present time.” [Editorial]
To read the issue, click on the image of the cover.
Bill Easterly writes, “Entrepreneurs that do stick to fixed goals are very good at least at one thing – wasting investors’ money. An idea for an online grocery startup, Webvan, managed to go through $1 billion before finally pulling the plug.”
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Dawkins has been channeling the spirit of Wodehouse. For all of us who like Wodehouse, a great piece by another of my favorite authors, Richard Dawkins. The Great Bus Mystery. (H/t — Nihar.) The first bit below the fold. Continue reading “The Great Bus Mystery by Richard Dawkins”
During his recent visit to the US, Rajesh Jain had a chat with Kevin Werbach, Wharton legal studies and business ethics professor. The topic was “What’s New with Net Neutrality and India’s Mobile Markets?” In the first part, Rajesh asks Kevin five questions on net neutrality and in the second part, the roles are reversed and Kevin asks Rajesh about the Indian mobile market. Very informative and interesting. An excerpt follows:
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The questions about our universe — how it evolved, what governs it today, and where is it going — have been asked for a while. A small step in answering those questions has been the construction the Large Hadron Collider (LHC). Here’s a great explanation of the LHC is and how it works.
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One suspects that the government of India spends considerable amounts on its office bearers — bureaucrats and politicians. Although their nominal salaries perhaps don’t amount to much, the costs of the royal perks they enjoy must be pretty large. Many of these perks were meant for the British rulers of India, naturally, and the new rulers saw no reason to not enjoy them as well. What’s good for the white must be good for the browns. Indeed, I also suspect that the perks must have increased.
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I have many avenues for wasting time but most of them involve the internets. Here’s a trick for you: go to wikipedia and click on “Random Article” in the navigation panel. Here are the lessons.
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For decades I have been a fan or Garrison Keillor and his radio show “A Prairie Home Companion” on public radio.
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Don’t do sports on this blog but this is too good to not mention here.
Sept 11th is this blog’s birthday. The blog was born this day six years ago. What I wrote last year, Five years of Opinions and Perspectives, still holds true. Continue reading “Sept 11th: Turning Six today”
Atanu Dey : Life is a Random Draw 