Hindustan Times
Armed conflicts flaring in settings that are rich in natural resources – Maoist insurgents in Orissa for example – are a well-known trend and a challenge to both democracy and the free market. One instrument for governments to contain such violence (apart from its law and order machinery) is to try and dig into the cake by taxing corporations and then plough some of the money back into the local community. Read more
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Loading ...Posted by Dipankar De Sarkar on Tuesday, January 31, 2012 at 12:27 am
Filed under world · Tagged Anglo American, Codelco, dipankar de sarkar, Glencore, hindustan times, John Swinney, Maplecroft, news, resource nationalism, Riot Tinto, World Economic Forum
Rickie Sehgal, the Indian businessman with Conservative Party links, was in all probability merely boasting when he allegedly told an undercover British reporter he could get him David Cameron’s mobile (cell) phone number if he joined his elite club of South Asian Tory supporters. The price? A mere £10,000 a year, apparently. Read more
(3 votes, average: 5 out of 5) Loading ...Posted by Dipankar De Sarkar on Monday, January 16, 2012 at 9:49 pm
Filed under England, London · Tagged British Asian Conservative Link, British journalists, Conservative Party, David Cameron, dipankar de sarkar, Duchess of York, Fake Sheikh, Indian businessmen, London, Mazhar Mahmood, Pakistani cricket, Rickie Sehgal, Sarah Ferguson, Tehelka, Theresa May, tory, Westminster
The first signs of political reforms in resource-rich Myanmar have been followed by visits in quick succession from US Secretary of State Hilary Clinton and British Foreign Secretary William Hague. Read more
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Posted by Dipankar De Sarkar on Monday, January 9, 2012 at 8:11 pm
Filed under Uncategorized · Tagged Aung San Suu Kyi, dipankar de sarkar, Hilary Clinton, hindustantimes, ht blogs, Myanmar, news, Terminal 3, William Hague
The murder of Indian student Anuj Bidve by a suspect who calls himself Psycho Stapleton raises many questions about the way its aftermath was handled by UK authorities. Thankfully such crimes are extremely unusual in Britain. Read more
(9 votes, average: 3.44 out of 5) Loading ...Posted by Dipankar De Sarkar on Monday, January 2, 2012 at 8:28 pm
Filed under UK · Tagged Anuj Bidve, crime, dipankar de sarkar, Greater Manchester Police, hindustan times, Indian student murder case, murder, news, Nottingham University, Psycho Stapleton, Sheetal Patel
