X Men and Radical Face of Civil Rights Movement - Magneto and Malcolm X

There is always a grey area that moral figures delve in between. Malcolm X and Magneto were two such figures. The similarity between the two personalities becomes apparent at first glance. Both were fostered at a young age after losing their loved ones to bigotry. Both fought for the cause of their people (blacks and mutants), and both, depending on point of view that was held were either ostracized or seen as liberators. However, this only begins to scratch the surface of their characters.

Analysis of Automobile Industry FDI Policy of BRIC Nations

Building up on the previous post of how FDI policies are formulated, here I have analyzed the automobile industry policy of BRIC nations with regards to FDI.

A Look Into FDI Policy Models

The issue of policy making for FDI is seen as a very challenging task. This is especially true in context of BRIC nations, most of who were forced into paradigm shifts from import substitution to liberalization rather than natural adoption of it. Be it the fall of the Soviet Empire, the Indian and Brazilian economic crisis of 1980s and 90s or the reforms undertaken by Deng Xiaoping to correct the economic malfeasance that riddled China, the 4 emerging economies were coerced into changes.

A Letter from Wittgenstein to Economist Piero Sraffa

Dear Sraffa,

The following are some remarks I've put down on the topic of our last conversation. I hope they won't be too disconnected and that you'll read them to the end.

You said, "The Austrians can do most of things the Germans did." I say, How do you know? What circumstances are you taking into account if you say they can? "This man, Austria, can remove the wedding ring from his finger." True, it's not too heavy and doesn't stick to his finger. But he may be ashamed of doing it, hiw wife may not allow it, etc.

My Time at Transparency International India

During the course of the first week I became familiar with the Transparency International India work environment. After constant dialectic with my directors I was able to understand good governance and corruption in a clearer light. The reading materials such as the Anti-Corruption reports, the IP Pact reports and reports from Transparency International Nepal and Bulgaria acted as a prism into understanding the need for garnering political activism and ethics based governance as a basis for an ideal society.

My Delhi Travelogue

My first time living alone and what an incredible way to start: none other than the capital of India itself. New Delhi. But I must admit my initial thoughts on Delhi were iffy at fairest and not just because of its skin cracking heat, its high crime levels and sheer lack of empathy compared to my favorite Indian metro Bangalore, but also because unlike other Indian cities the initial hustle and bustle and the clear materialistic approach to life made Delhi feel soul-less. Just another place with more malls than the rest, just another place with more hormonal teenagers than the rest, just another place with more class divide than the rest,…..just another place.

How wrong I was.

A Milestone of Determination

“I  am a new day rising

I'm a brand new sky
To hang the stars upon tonight
I am a little divided
Do I stay or run away
And leave it all behind?

It's times like these you learn to live again
It's times like these you give and give again”

-Its times like these, Foo Fighters

I have always considered Canada to be like a second home having lived in Vancouver for a good part of my early childhood. I was thoroughly enamored by how beautiful it was, how responsible its citizens were, and how the only criticisms I heard were mostly backhanded compliments such as, “Canada is not interesting because it hasn’t messed up enough like the rest of us.” However, I did find one of its traditions quite irksome.