Wednesday, December 26, 2007

Pratibha Patil

Pratibha’s stint at the Centre began in mid-eighties. From 1985 to 1990, she was a Rajya Sabha member, where she acted as the Deputy Chairman for two years from 1986-88. During her Rajya Sabha days, she also headed Rajya Sabha Committee on Privileges and was a member of the Business Advisory Committee too. In 1991, she added another feather to her cap by getting elected to the 10th Lok Sabha on a Congress ticket. After her stint at the lower house, she quietly went into wilderness to lead a retired life. Destiny had so much more for her to achieve. In 2004, she was recalled by the Congress party to take over the Governorship of Rajasthan. She accepted the appointment with grace and performed the task with élan. A non-controversial, loyal-to the- core Congresswoman, Pratibha had another tryst with destiny, when she was chosen by the ruling party to be its nominee for the prestigious post of President. Neither Pratibha nor her family had ever expected this news to sink in so easily. She was planning her final retirement and was almost through with her political career, but things changed overnight.

Since the UPA has the numbers to ensconce Pratibha in Rashtrapati Bhavan, her victory seems well-nigh certain at this juncture. She has promised not to be a rubber stamp President. She may not be a star politician, but she is certainly a performing politician, a team-person and above all, she has displayed good leadership skills throughout her political career. Now she is most likely to be the first Indian woman Commander-in-Chief of the armed forces. Way to Go!
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Source: IIPM Editorial, 2006

An IIPM and Management Guru Prof. Arindam Chaudhuri's Initiative

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Wednesday, December 12, 2007

Iran-Malaysia cooperation to checkmate US moves

Kuala Lumpur intends to use the opportunity provided by anxiety over Iran’s eventual fate among global players to its advantage. The game is simple. Singapore, the staunch US ally in the region , is strategically placed close to the Malacca Strait (a shipping route through which oil reaches from Iran to the ports at South China Sea). In order to apply pressure on Iran, the US may use its existing strategic leverage in Singapore and choke the Iranian oil supplies. If this was to happen, China (which draws a lot of its burgeoning energy needs from Iranian oil fields) would feel the pinch. This politico military calculus is causing a lot of consternation, both in China as well as Iran. This anxiety is being used by Malaysia to strengthen its economic base. The solution they are now working upon is to help China and Iran by-pass the ‘Malacca dilemma’ by commissioning refineries and pipelines running from its west coast (Yan in Kedah state) up to Bachok, located on the eastern coast of Kelantan state. This would facilitate the Chinabound oil tankers from Gulf to off –load at Yan, thus obviating the need to cross narrow confines of the Malacca strait.
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Source: IIPM Editorial, 2006

An IIPM and Management Guru Prof. Arindam Chaudhuri's Initiative

Tuesday, December 04, 2007

...of the current state of India’s defence...and offence!

We are essentially talking about India and Pakistan. While the chances of a nuclear holocaust have subsided much, still, the subcontinent is far from becoming a peace haven. And as if the envy of Pakistan hasn’t been enough, it has rather got a major booster from similar antipathy within many sections of Bangladesh. While the chances of much of the subcontinent becoming a hub of radical fundamentalism essentially remains above average, it can only go up as the increasing prosperity of the Indian economy creates more heartburn in the failing states of Bangladesh and Pakistan. And while an inclusive growth strategy for the subcontinent is of prime essence, in the short run, India is left with not much option but to increase its vigil, the reminiscences of 1948, 1965,1971 and 1999 still fresh in mind.

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Source: IIPM Editorial, 2006

An IIPM and Management Guru Prof. Arindam Chaudhuri's Initiative