I wrote this last year as part of a series: India needs massive investments in its infrastructure. We need billions of dollars for high-speed rail networks, for solar power research and development, for quality universal primary education, for dozens of new cities, for building our urban metros (without needing to wait for CWG-like events), high-speed … Continue reading Blog Past: The Deadly Arms Game
As Obama comes to India, we are waiting to give many US companies large defence contracts. The New York Times last Friday, in an article entitled “Wealthy and Worried, India Is Rich Arms Market,” wrote: India, flush with new wealth but worried about its national security, is rapidly turning into one of the world’s most … Continue reading The Deadly Arms Game – Part 1
Around the time of the Kargil war in July 1999, this is what Atanu Dey wrote in an article entitled “Dollar Auctions and Deadly Games“: One enlightening model of human behavior is the so-called “Dollar Auction” which illustrates the sort of trap that conflicts can lead to with costly consequences. This auction proceeds much as … Continue reading The Deadly Arms Game – Part 2
Naturally, weapons manufacturers thrive in a world of armed conflict. They are not alone, though. Arms dealers also have a similar interest. After real estate, spectrum licences and mining rights, arms deals are an excellent way to siphon away massive amounts of money. Remember Bofors? It caught the headlines for a while but was only … Continue reading The Deadly Arms Game – Part 3
India needs massive investments in its infrastructure. We need billions of dollars for high-speed rail networks, for solar power research and development, for quality universal primary education, for dozens of new cities, for building our urban metros (without needing to wait for CWG-like events), high-speed ubiquitous broadband networks, and more. We need this to happen … Continue reading The Deadly Arms Game – Part 4
Votebanks are exactly the reason why people in Urban India need to come together in an association like the United Voters of India. Unless we self-organise and force each of the political parties to realise that the swing vote (and hence their victory or defeat) lies in our hands, Urban Middle India is going to … Continue reading The Deadly Arms Game – Part 5
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