I am sure almost all would have found the advertisement of Vattenfall, mostly aired on the BBC, to be hilarious, just because it states something so obvious. It shows a conference of intellectuals and scientists, where one person is forcefully delivering the words about how one should control the negative climate change, etc. Then a … More Very likely by Satya Prakash
It is often seen that after some incident the outcome is interpreted too quickly based on popular opinions, emotions or propaganda. Reality surfaces much later, and may be quite different to what was perceived. We have two perfect example of this in context of international politics or better, Middle East politics. In the latest democratically … More Reality – Not so obvious by Satya Prakash
The results of Sweden’s general election, though revolutionary wasn’t much of surprise. In the days leading to election, it was increasingly getting clear that incumbent Social Democrats party will be ousted from government. The party, led by Prime Minister Goran Persson has been in power continuously for past 12 years. It was overthrown yesterday, by … More Sweden’s election result – chink in the Scandinavian model? by Satya Prakash
Global corporate world, in the past few weeks, has seen two major developments. Though both of them are from different industries they have very interesting similarity. In the steel industry, it was culmination of half year long bitter fight between the top two players resulting in Mittal steel’s successful takeover of European giant, Arcelor. Guy … More Shareholder activism by Satya Prakash Issue 16
People in most of the countries, around the world, would be heaving a frustrated sigh when they would see the meter at the fuel stations. The only exception would be those living in oil rich countries, getting a gallon of petrol for less than a dollar. That’s the magic of the ‘black gold’. But is … More Black Gold – a curse by Satya Prakash Issue 16
The past few years has seen revolutionary penetration of broadband. Today most of us have high speed internet access. This has brought about radical changes in the way we communicate and is often called the ‘new age’ communication methods. No one would disagree with the above assessment. But there is more to it. Has this … More Messaging courtesies by Satya Prakash Issue 16
National boundaries are supposed to be one of the most sacrosanct things in today’s world. But the only time, I am aware of the national boundaries is when I see a map or the globe. The boundaries are hardly evident in our daily life. This is one of the realities of today’s global world which … More What do they divide? by Satya Prakash – Issue 15
After Adam and Eve, it is the turn of French government to eat the forbidden fruit, and that too is a huge bite. In the series of never ending controversial news emanating from France, this time it is the French government versus the online music sellers. The lower house of French legislature Assemblé National has … More France eats the ‘Apple’ by Satya Prakash – Issue 14
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