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Ship
breaking is good business because of
its inherent nature. Steel is the most
apparent material that is scavenged
and every ton of recycled steel has
hidden benefits. Roads, Bridges,
railway lines, airports, shipping
ports, industrial houses, office
complexes, housing, and other large
scale development is projected for
India. Le Clemenceau, the condemned
aircraft carrier, brings in the right
context for a debate that encompasses
many critical issues like business and
economy, environment, health, and
labor safety.
The
ideal route would be for India
to get rid of asbestos from its
society and not lose the ship-breaking
business through the aforementioned
measures.
In
a run-up to local elections schedule
Feb 8,
Nepal
is reeling under continued
demonstrations by a 7-political party
alliance and attacks by Maoist
terrorists.
India
should stand for democracy in
Nepal
and world over.
India
needs to convince the 7-party alliance
of this urgent need in return for
democracy.
India
should insist on a timeline from King
Gnanendra by which democracy will be
restored.
India
needs to provide material military aid
to
Nepal
to fight the terrorists against
guarantees that the Government will
return to democracy.
Nepal
desperately needs non-military aid
such as medicine, food supplies, and
equipment to fight the cold wave.
India
needs to supply materials to primarily
help rural populations.
The
United States (US) and the European
Union (EU) have called for a special
meeting at the International Atomic
Energy Agency (IAEA) to discuss
Iran
’s nuclear program. Western nations
accuse
Iran
of trying to develop a nuclear bomb,
violating international obligations,
and hankering a bellicose attitude to
its neighbors.
Iran
denies these charges. Political
extremists in commanding positions in
the US Congress have said that
India
needs to vote against
Iran
if the nuclear deal is to get their
support. Hence, if
India
does not vote against
Iran, it will lose all these benefits.
In
the recently concluded elections, the
terrorist group Hamas won 76 of the
132 seats in the Palestinian
territories. The Hamas also tactically
removed their call for the destruction
of
Israel
from their election manifesto. Fattah,
the party of Yaseer Arafat, is the
main political party running the
Government. The Palestinian President
Mahmoud Abbas will be inviting the
Hamas to form the Government.
Israel
has refused to accept Hamas as a
partner to the peace process saying
that the Hamas Government will be
relegated to “irrelevance” if it
does not disarm. With recalcitrant
positions adopted by the Hamas and the
Western nations along with
Israel
does not augur well for the West Asian
peace process.
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