a ‘soft state’

Indian foreign policy seems to suffer from a crisis of confidence. Suddenly, there are genuine apprehensions that India’s long-term strategic interests could be bargained away at the altar of timidity and a naive compulsion to ‘appear nice and reasonable’. So does India do a somersault and ape what Israel does with friends, rivals and enemies? Will it keep losing diplomatic games without such bellicose behaviour?

Not at all! It just needs to do what the Chinese have mastered. And that is preying upon the insecurities of potential rivals. If the US starts making a noise about human rights violations, aircraft orders to Boeing are scrapped and European Airbus ends up with a bonanza. So if China is bent upon diplomatically humiliating India, the latter has the option of giving a red carpet welcome to a delegation that comes to India from Taiwan. Let the dragon protest; India can always say it is a business-like visit.

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Source: IIPM Editorial, 2007

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

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Whose waste is it?

Did you like your new DVD? What about the old ones that had got scratched? What about the old computer mouse that stopped working, and look at that 17 inch monitor you got… and then threw away the earlier one which you didn’t need? If this junk hardware went into the garbage bin or was given away to the local scrap dealer, then dear reader, you have made your contribution in destroying the world.

Yes, this is electronic waste a.k.a eWaste. Most electronic items are irresponsibly thrown away by consumers and companies. These items, when not recycled or disposed off properly become toxic, due to the metals present in them, and ultimately cause irreparable harm to the planet and all life on it.

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Source: IIPM Editorial, 2007
An IIPM and Management Guru Prof. Arindam Chaudhuri's Initiative