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Challenging US rhetoric on energy-independence.
Prince Turki Al-Fasal, former Saudi Ambassador to the US, and member of the Royal Family, on why the rallying call for American energy independence is all but a fable; makes for a highly compelling read. Article sourced from Foreign Policy: Don’t be Crude. ….But this “energy independence” motto is political posturing at its worst — [...]
A Tale of Two Speeches.
Two historic speeches were delivered yesterday; one by Barack Obama on America’s new and renewed MidEast policy, in a keynote address at Cairo University – and the other by Pratibha Patil, in her inaugural address to the Indian Parliament. Both are of immense significance; while the former indicates a tectonic, and inevitable, shift in US [...]
Posted in Featured, Foreign Affairs, Politics, Terrorism, india Also tagged Add new tag, Obama, Politics Leave a comment
Attacks on Indians: Reflections from Australia.
The recent spate of attacks against members of the Indian community in Australia has spawned numerous allegations of racial abuse and discriminatory practice; the Australian Government is currently under immense pressure to bring such perpetrators to justice. The Indian media has whipped up a storm, devoting several hours of airtime to the matter; quite understandably, [...]
Posted in Civil liberties, Democracy, Featured, Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Politics, Racism, india Also tagged india, Politics, Racism, Rights 3 Comments
British Council Commemorative Lecture – Desmond Tutu.
The British Council is co-ordinating a series of lectures to commemorate its 75th anniversary (entitled 75 years of Cultural Relations) and Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu will deliver the inaugural address on February 19,2009. The lecture series, named Talking without Borders, is aimed at providing a bird’s eye-view of the most pressing needs in today’s global [...]
Posted in Civil liberties, Democracy, Human Rights, International law, Law Also tagged Africa, Human Rights, Law, Morality, Obama 1 Comment
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