Category Archives: politics

Google Vs China – a symbolic move

By Nistha | Published: March 23, 2010

I discussed the story sometime back and while I did not think Google would actually step out, it just did. It is not about business anymore, it is not about politics anymore. I think Google took it to heart more than we actually imagined and I like it. This story from WashingtonPost covers it nicely. [...]

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Cyber spying

By Nistha | Published: January 20, 2010

If you picked a newspaper – oh I forgot they are obsolete now!. I mean if you read news or blogs within last week, you would know about the bitter Google Vs China cyberwar. Google took a fancy stance (that of course only a company with such huge stature can afford) by declaring that it [...]

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Ghalib’s heritage endangered

By Nistha | Published: December 30, 2009

Unfortunate is the land that can’t uphold it’s own legacy. To have been blessed with the affections of the peerless Mirza Ghalib is sufficient alone to make Delhi special but Delhi has decided to hand the honor over to the oblivion. In recent news article from TOI, the Delhi govt. or the archaeological department had [...]

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Going Galt

By Nistha | Published: July 7, 2009

The Russian thinker Ayn Rand continues to amuse and intrigue me. Her mind boggling influence fascinates me. If you scan daily journals, you would have undoubtedly come across critics and reporters connecting Rand’s theories with recent financial downturn. Some interesting excerpts- 0   Liked this article? Follow me on Twitter and Subscribe by Email.

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CJR – World of Paine

By Nistha | Published: June 13, 2009

Today’s feature- If Thomas Paine were alive today, there’s little doubt you would find him blogging from www.commonsense.org, challenging concentrated power, conspicuous wealth, and a culture amusing itself to death. Paine would likely have cherished the chance to engage his readers in debate, and spur them to direct action for better government and a more [...]

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