In Episode 1544 of CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks at some top economists pointing to the pitfalls of ‘currency nationalism’ with data from 1991 to 2004.
Troops patrolled up to Patrolling Point (PP) 10 on Monday. Though there are PP 10, 11, 12, 12A & 13 in Depsang Plains, it was decided that only one or two PPs would be patrolled.
While we talk much about our military, we don’t put our national wallet where our mouth is. Nobody is saying we should double our defence spending, but current declining trend must be reversed.
Are we to believe that only five very junior officials were the only responsible functionaries who failed to recognise and then act upon what were egregious instances of violation of basic fire safety precautions and procedures ? There are so many people far above them on the food chain, including elected corporators who wield enormous power, including the posting of officials of their choice, who must have been partying in this zone all through the year. Comparisons with 1666 and 1871 are clearly overdone, but Bombay deserves better.
Are we to believe that only five very junior officials were the only responsible functionaries who failed to recognise and then act upon what were egregious instances of violation of basic fire safety precautions and procedures ? There are so many people far above them on the food chain, including elected corporators who wield enormous power, including the posting of officials of their choice, who must have been partying in this zone all through the year. Comparisons with 1666 and 1871 are clearly overdone, but Bombay deserves better.