Born to Run the Marathon? - NYTimes.com:
"Ms. Radcliffe tried, but her hamstring wouldn’t release. Ms. Tulu finally set off on her own. Somehow, she caught back up with the lead back, and then the under-underdog blew past in the final quarter-mile to snap the tape. It’s among the most awe-inspiring performances I’ve ever seen, and to this day, I still don’t understand exactly what happened.
The best I can come up with is this: Maybe it wasn’t a coincidence that one of the most compassionate people on the streets that day was also the most competitive. The greatness of spirit which urged her to watch for every faltering orphan, to keep the pack together, also gave her the strength to lead it. At its finest and most time-tested, after all, running was never a solitary pursuit. The Tarahumara don’t compete individually, preferring instead to kick-flip a small wooden ball from teammate to teammate, maintaining a constellation of flowing bodies. The Hopi believed running was a form of prayer; before setting off on a long run from Arizona to the Pacific, they’d offer their effort on behalf of loved ones in need of help. “I’m offering my strength to them,” the runner would murmur to their god, the Great Mystery, “and in return I ask for some of yours.”
Thursday, November 04, 2010
Wednesday, November 03, 2010
Do Believe the Hype - NYTimes.com
Do Believe the Hype - NYTimes.com:
"India today is this unusual combination of a country with millions of people making $2 and $3 a day, but with a growing economy, an increasing amount of cheap connectivity and a rising number of skilled technologists looking to make their fortune by inventing low-cost solutions to every problem you can imagine. In the next decade, I predict, we will see some really disruptive business models coming out of here — to a neighborhood near you. If you thought the rate of change was fast thanks to the garage innovators of Silicon Valley, wait until the garages of Delhi, Mumbai and Bangalore get fully up to speed. I sure hope we’re ready.
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"India today is this unusual combination of a country with millions of people making $2 and $3 a day, but with a growing economy, an increasing amount of cheap connectivity and a rising number of skilled technologists looking to make their fortune by inventing low-cost solutions to every problem you can imagine. In the next decade, I predict, we will see some really disruptive business models coming out of here — to a neighborhood near you. If you thought the rate of change was fast thanks to the garage innovators of Silicon Valley, wait until the garages of Delhi, Mumbai and Bangalore get fully up to speed. I sure hope we’re ready.
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Monday, November 01, 2010
Reagan's Rebound Offers Lesson for Democrats - WSJ.com
Reagan's Rebound Offers Lesson for Democrats - WSJ.com
"Mr. Kessler argues that 'the 80-year mission to fashion a strong safety net is basically over with the passage of health care, and a new mission must take its place. And that mission has to be growth.'
"Mr. Kessler argues that 'the 80-year mission to fashion a strong safety net is basically over with the passage of health care, and a new mission must take its place. And that mission has to be growth.'
Saturday, October 30, 2010
It’s Morning in India - NYTimes.com
It’s Morning in India - NYTimes.com:
"It looks, said Srivastava, as if “what is happening in America is a loss of self-confidence. We don’t want America to lose self-confidence. Who else is there to take over America’s moral leadership? American’s leadership was never because you had more arms. It was because of ideas, imagination, and meritocracy.” If America turns away from its core values, he added, “there is nobody else to take that leadership. Do we want China as the world’s moral leader? No. We desperately want America to succeed.”
This isn’t just so American values triumph. With a rising China on one side and a crumbling Pakistan on the other, India’s newfound friendship with America has taken on strategic importance. “It is very worrying to live in a world that no longer has the balance of power we’ve had for 60 years,” said Shekhar Gupta, editor of The Indian Express newspaper. “That is why everyone is concerned about America.”
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"It looks, said Srivastava, as if “what is happening in America is a loss of self-confidence. We don’t want America to lose self-confidence. Who else is there to take over America’s moral leadership? American’s leadership was never because you had more arms. It was because of ideas, imagination, and meritocracy.” If America turns away from its core values, he added, “there is nobody else to take that leadership. Do we want China as the world’s moral leader? No. We desperately want America to succeed.”
This isn’t just so American values triumph. With a rising China on one side and a crumbling Pakistan on the other, India’s newfound friendship with America has taken on strategic importance. “It is very worrying to live in a world that no longer has the balance of power we’ve had for 60 years,” said Shekhar Gupta, editor of The Indian Express newspaper. “That is why everyone is concerned about America.”
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Friday, October 29, 2010
India To Fly Tejas LSP-5 Soon | AVIATION WEEK
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Thursday, October 28, 2010
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
The Horror, The Horror... and the Pity | Foreign Policy
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Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Ford Posts 6th Straight Profitable Quarter - NYTimes.com
Ford Posts 6th Straight Profitable Quarter - NYTimes.com:
I guess one can thank Ford Jr, Allan Mulally and Boeing for making this happen :)!
I guess one can thank Ford Jr, Allan Mulally and Boeing for making this happen :)!
Monday, October 25, 2010
Sunday, October 24, 2010
Saturday, October 23, 2010
British Fashion Victims - NYTimes.com
British Fashion Victims - NYTimes.com:
"That is, premature fiscal austerity will lead to a renewed economic slump. As always, those who refuse to learn from the past are doomed to repeat it.
"That is, premature fiscal austerity will lead to a renewed economic slump. As always, those who refuse to learn from the past are doomed to repeat it.
Thursday, October 14, 2010
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Op-Ed Columnist - Build ’Em and They’ll Come - NYTimes.com
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American Carmakers Are Getting Another Look - NYTimes.com
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Tuesday, October 12, 2010
Op-Ed Columnist - Hey, Small Spender - NYTimes.com
Op-Ed Columnist - Hey, Small Spender - NYTimes.com:
"But if they won’t say it, I will: if job-creating government spending has failed to bring down unemployment in the Obama era, it’s not because it doesn’t work; it’s because it wasn’t tried.
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"But if they won’t say it, I will: if job-creating government spending has failed to bring down unemployment in the Obama era, it’s not because it doesn’t work; it’s because it wasn’t tried.
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Friday, October 08, 2010
Op-Ed Columnist - The End of the Tunnel - NYTimes.com
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Nobel Peace Prize Given to Jailed Chinese Dissident - NYTimes.com
Nobel Peace Prize Given to Jailed Chinese Dissident - NYTimes.com:
I firmly believe that China’s political progress will never stop, and I’m full of optimistic expectations of freedom coming to China in the future, because no force can block the human desire for freedom,” he said. China will eventually become a country of rule of law in which human rights are supreme.
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I firmly believe that China’s political progress will never stop, and I’m full of optimistic expectations of freedom coming to China in the future, because no force can block the human desire for freedom,” he said. China will eventually become a country of rule of law in which human rights are supreme.
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Thursday, October 07, 2010
Tuesday, October 05, 2010
Op-Ed Columnist - Third Party Rising - NYTimes.com
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Friday, October 01, 2010
TARP Cost Will Be Less Than Once Thought - NYTimes.com
TARP Cost Will Be Less Than Once Thought - NYTimes.com:
"For those who were screaming at me — and screaming was the operative word — ‘You’ve just saddled our children and grandchildren with $700 billion,’ I said, ‘No, I haven’t,” Mr. Bennett said in an interview.
“My career is over,” he added. “But I do hope that we can get the word out that TARP, number one, did save the world from a financial meltdown and, number two, did so in a manner that, I believe, won’t cost the taxpayer anything. And even if it did not all get paid back, it was still the thing to do.”
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"For those who were screaming at me — and screaming was the operative word — ‘You’ve just saddled our children and grandchildren with $700 billion,’ I said, ‘No, I haven’t,” Mr. Bennett said in an interview.
“My career is over,” he added. “But I do hope that we can get the word out that TARP, number one, did save the world from a financial meltdown and, number two, did so in a manner that, I believe, won’t cost the taxpayer anything. And even if it did not all get paid back, it was still the thing to do.”
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Op-Ed Columnist - Taking On China - NYTimes.com
Op-Ed Columnist - Taking On China - NYTimes.com:
So what will the bill accomplish? It empowers U.S. officials to impose tariffs against Chinese exports subsidized by the artificially low renminbi, but it doesn’t require these officials to take action. And judging from past experience, U.S. officials will not, in fact, take action — they’ll continue to make excuses, to tout imaginary diplomatic progress, and, in general, to confirm China’s belief that they are paper tigers.
The Levin bill is, then, a signal at best — and it’s at least as much a shot across the bow of U.S. officials as it is a signal to the Chinese. But it’s a step in the right direction.
For the truth is that U.S. policy makers have been incredibly, infuriatingly passive in the face of China’s bad behavior — especially because taking on China is one of the few policy options for tackling unemployment available to the Obama administration, given Republican obstructionism on everything else. The Levin bill probably won’t change that passivity. But it will, at least, start to build a fire under policy makers, bringing us closer to the day when, at long last, they are ready to act.
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Op-Ed Columnist - The Tea Kettle Movement - NYTimes.com
Op-Ed Columnist - The Tea Kettle Movement - NYTimes.com:
Democratic Pollster Stan Greenberg told me that when he does focus groups today this is what he hears: “People think the country is in trouble and that countries like China have a strategy for success and we don’t. They will follow someone who convinces them that they have a plan to make America great again. That is what they want to hear. It cuts across Republicans and Democrats.”
To me, that is a plan that starts by asking: what is America’s core competency and strategic advantage, and how do we nurture it? Answer: It is our ability to attract, develop and unleash creative talent. That means men and women who invent, build and sell more goods and services that make people’s lives more productive, healthy, comfortable, secure and entertained than any other country.
Democratic Pollster Stan Greenberg told me that when he does focus groups today this is what he hears: “People think the country is in trouble and that countries like China have a strategy for success and we don’t. They will follow someone who convinces them that they have a plan to make America great again. That is what they want to hear. It cuts across Republicans and Democrats.”
To me, that is a plan that starts by asking: what is America’s core competency and strategic advantage, and how do we nurture it? Answer: It is our ability to attract, develop and unleash creative talent. That means men and women who invent, build and sell more goods and services that make people’s lives more productive, healthy, comfortable, secure and entertained than any other country.
Monday, September 27, 2010
Old India has failed New India, again - Hindustan Times
Old India has failed New India, again - Hindustan Times: "-
The people who are most angered and horrified by the CWG mess are those who believe that we are creating a new India: one that can do things to global standards, whose competence and intelligence are highly regarded all over the world, an India where people work hard, where there are high levels of accountability and where commitments are treated as sacred.
When Indians talk about ourselves these days, it is this new India we allude to. It is the new India that is an emerging superpower. It is the new India that is the rival of a resurgent China. It is the new India that the world is rushing to befriend and to invest in.
But just as we begin to believe the hype about the new India, the old India comes back and bites us in the arse.
Is it any wonder that we are all so angry? As hard as we try to build a new India, this fiasco reminds us that old India still has the power to humiliate and embarrass us.
Friday, September 24, 2010
Thursday, September 23, 2010
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
U.S., Asean Set to Push Back Against China - WSJ.com
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Op-Ed Columnist - Too Many Hamburgers? - NYTimes.com
Op-Ed Columnist - Too Many Hamburgers? - NYTimes.com:
"I don’t idealize China’s system of government. I don’t want to live in an authoritarian system. But I do feel compelled to look at China in an objective way and acknowledge the successes of this system.
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"I don’t idealize China’s system of government. I don’t want to live in an authoritarian system. But I do feel compelled to look at China in an objective way and acknowledge the successes of this system.
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Tuesday, September 21, 2010
ARM Chips May Spread Into Everyday Items - NYTimes.com
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Friday, September 17, 2010
Editorial - Mr. Geithner and China - NYTimes.com
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Wednesday, September 15, 2010
Greenspan: Fiscal Stimulus Worked Far Less Than Expected - Real Time Economics - WSJ
Greenspan: Fiscal Stimulus Worked Far Less Than Expected - Real Time Economics - WSJ:
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Greenspan, while worried about the outlook and what is happening with the housing market, said when it comes to a double-dip recession, “the probability of that is going down.” Given all the ground the economy has lost, “the tinder for a double-dip is not readily available,” although he added if housing goes down “all bets are off.”
Greenspan said that the U.S. needs to do something now to deal with budget deficits and it must do something very soon. He explained his anxiety is so high that “I’m coming out in the first time in my memory” in support of higher taxes in addition to reduced spending, including allowing the so-called Bush tax cuts to expire.
“Our choice is not between good and bad; it’s between terrible and worse,” Greenspan said. The nation has “a level of commitment … which I don’t think we can psychically meet,” absent huge changes in how the government finances itself.
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Monday, September 13, 2010
Op-Ed Columnist - China, Japan, America and the Renminbi - NYTimes.com
Op-Ed Columnist - China, Japan, America and the Renminbi - NYTimes.com
I have been talking about this for so long. American Lawmakers need to have some courage to take on China's Economic Policies. In the long run it will be good for both U.S.A and China.
I have been talking about this for so long. American Lawmakers need to have some courage to take on China's Economic Policies. In the long run it will be good for both U.S.A and China.
Indian growth model wins praise over Chinese rival
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Advance, not retreat - Hindustan Times
Advance, not retreat - Hindustan Times:
"Modern India needs to take forward our traditions of syncretic evolution of the Indian civilisation. Seeking to settle scores of history, real or perceived, must not be allowed to fritter away the country’s energies in fratricidal conflicts. These energies must be galvanised to realise our true potential based on the foundations of a secular democratic republic. The strength of ‘We, the people’ lies in the secular unity that marshals all our energies in realising our full potential for building a better India.
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"Modern India needs to take forward our traditions of syncretic evolution of the Indian civilisation. Seeking to settle scores of history, real or perceived, must not be allowed to fritter away the country’s energies in fratricidal conflicts. These energies must be galvanised to realise our true potential based on the foundations of a secular democratic republic. The strength of ‘We, the people’ lies in the secular unity that marshals all our energies in realising our full potential for building a better India.
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Geithner Urges Action on Economy - WSJ.com
Geithner Urges Action on Economy - WSJ.com:
"He said the U.S. can no longer rely on consumer spending, which has long powered the economy, to be the growth engine that leads the recovery this time around and said Washington needed to plant the seeds for business investment and exports.
'We can't go back to a situation where we're depending on a near short-term boost in consumption to carry us forward,' he said.
Last week, Mr. Obama rolled out a package of proposals aimed at spurring business investment and job creation, including making a research tax credit permanent, allowing companies to temporarily expense 100% of capital investments and funding $50 billion in new infrastructure projects. The administration says the proposals would be paid for by ending other corporate tax breaks and closing loopholes.
"He said the U.S. can no longer rely on consumer spending, which has long powered the economy, to be the growth engine that leads the recovery this time around and said Washington needed to plant the seeds for business investment and exports.
'We can't go back to a situation where we're depending on a near short-term boost in consumption to carry us forward,' he said.
Last week, Mr. Obama rolled out a package of proposals aimed at spurring business investment and job creation, including making a research tax credit permanent, allowing companies to temporarily expense 100% of capital investments and funding $50 billion in new infrastructure projects. The administration says the proposals would be paid for by ending other corporate tax breaks and closing loopholes.
Sunday, September 12, 2010
Wednesday, September 08, 2010
Op-Ed Columnist - Saudi Time - NYTimes.com
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Tuesday, September 07, 2010
Pico Iyer - Why We Travel - Features - World Hum
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Thursday, September 02, 2010
Give grain to poor... that's an order: SC to Pawar - India - The Times of India
Give grain to poor... that's an order: SC to Pawar - India - The Times of India:
This is so good the NGO and Supreme Court asking pointed questions to the government. That is what I call true democracy in Action :) !
This is so good the NGO and Supreme Court asking pointed questions to the government. That is what I call true democracy in Action :) !
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
Monday, August 30, 2010
AFRL reveals Astrox designs for future hypersonic vehicles
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Saturday, August 28, 2010
Unclogging India: Giant leap or inch forward? - India - The Times of India
Unclogging India: Giant leap or inch forward? - India - The Times of India:
"'tragedy of the commons.' The term, first reported in Science magazine in 1968, refers to a situation in which multiple individuals, acting independently and solely and rationally consulting their own self-interest, will ultimately deplete a shared limited resource even when it is clear that it is not in anyone's long-term interest.
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"'tragedy of the commons.' The term, first reported in Science magazine in 1968, refers to a situation in which multiple individuals, acting independently and solely and rationally consulting their own self-interest, will ultimately deplete a shared limited resource even when it is clear that it is not in anyone's long-term interest.
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Thursday, August 26, 2010
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
10 Best Cities for the Next Decade - Kiplinger
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Saturday, August 21, 2010
If Historical Events had Facebook Statuses | Cool Material
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Thursday, August 19, 2010
On Politics - On Midterm Stump, Clinton Is Democrats’ Defender-In-Chief - NYTimes.com
On Politics - On Midterm Stump, Clinton Is Democrats’ Defender-In-Chief - NYTimes.com:
Mr. Clinton is more cerebral, delivering a thorough recitation of the economic condition and discussing how the challenges of today are more severe than those of his time in office.
“He says just what we need to hear, and because he’s articulate, you can follow him and see the logic,” she said. “He’s more at liberty now, and President Obama is really under the gun.”
Mr. Clinton is more cerebral, delivering a thorough recitation of the economic condition and discussing how the challenges of today are more severe than those of his time in office.
“He says just what we need to hear, and because he’s articulate, you can follow him and see the logic,” she said. “He’s more at liberty now, and President Obama is really under the gun.”
Wednesday, August 18, 2010
Op-Ed Columnist - Really Unusually Uncertain - NYTimes.com
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Tuesday, August 17, 2010
PM Manmohan Singh is the best example of integrity: Khushwant Singh - India - The Times of India
PM Manmohan Singh is the best example of integrity: Khushwant Singh - India - The Times of India: ~ if I could be like that, I would give anything just one day - 3 doors down :)!
Sunday, August 15, 2010
Op-Ed Contributor - Universities Are Heading Toward Academic Bankruptcy - NYTimes.com
Op-Ed Contributor - Universities Are Heading Toward Academic Bankruptcy - NYTimes.com: "- Just what I have been talking about. American needs to find a way to level the playing field if Americans are to compete on a global level where workforce can move around. It puts Americans at disadvantage at having to get into huge debt to get good education, when its free around the world.
Monday, August 09, 2010
Thursday, July 15, 2010
San Francisco: The Race Even Marathoners Fear - WSJ.com
San Francisco: The Race Even Marathoners Fear - WSJ.com: "Added to my to-do list :). Did not know Big Sur was harder"
Friday, July 09, 2010
Tuesday, July 06, 2010
More Indian Americans seeking office this year
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Wednesday, June 09, 2010
Thursday, June 03, 2010
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Tuesday, April 13, 2010
The buck starts here
The buck starts here:
"Insurgencies in India, therefore, follow a pattern pretty much like a bell-curve. That is the wisdom from our institutional memory. The graph of violence rises in the initial period, producing more and more casualties on both sides. But at some stage the rebels come to the realisation that this state and its people are too strong and resolute to be ever defeated, no matter what the score, in a particular day’s battle in a long war. That is the point of inflexion when rebels see reason. There is no reason why the Maoist insurgency will not follow that same pattern eventually. But remember two things: they will only do it once you convince them of the futility of war for them, and you will only get a durable peace when you offer it from a position of strength."
"Insurgencies in India, therefore, follow a pattern pretty much like a bell-curve. That is the wisdom from our institutional memory. The graph of violence rises in the initial period, producing more and more casualties on both sides. But at some stage the rebels come to the realisation that this state and its people are too strong and resolute to be ever defeated, no matter what the score, in a particular day’s battle in a long war. That is the point of inflexion when rebels see reason. There is no reason why the Maoist insurgency will not follow that same pattern eventually. But remember two things: they will only do it once you convince them of the futility of war for them, and you will only get a durable peace when you offer it from a position of strength."
Friday, April 09, 2010
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