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Bhopal victims' legal victory The decision of the U.S. Court of Appeals has opened several avenues for the Government of India to take the legal battle seriously and support the Bhopal victims and their lawyers against the continuing injustices of Union Carbide, newly acquired by its parent corporation Dow Chemical Corporation. More Time for introspection The quality of life and productive capacity of the people will improve only when everyone born in the country gets equal opportunity to learn, work, and receive remuneration, according to a nationally accepted equitable policy on prices and incomes. More Listening to Subrahmanyam, reading Chomsky No other major power imperils itself by making its Chiefs of Staff responsible to a bureaucrat, whether in times of war, or in defence preparedness for one. The India-China border war proved how flaccid such a system could be. The Tehelka expose br iefly illuminated the shadowy world of arms procurement, where neither patriotism nor technology matters. Competency and transparency must be seen to exist at the top to back up the courage and devotion of our jawans. More |
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