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Photo from ABC News Australia Beijing and other major cities in China are under cover of thick pollution. I am not happy. Its one of those things that makes you think of the priorities that the humanity has accorded to growth, as much as possible, as fast as possible and no matter at what cost. Hopefully China will do some tough and sincere introspection to come up with adequate and effective solutions. Read my commmentary on this subject on the IDSA website

Recently, I was part of the panel on Rajya Sabha TV along with Prof Srikanth Kondapalli, Amb TCA Rangachari and Pramit Pal Chaudhary. Take a look and leave your feedback.

अध्यक्ष आणि पंतप्रधान बदलले, म्हणून मार्च २०१३ पासून चीनमध्ये नवी धोरणे येणार नाहीत. पण धोरणांमध्ये जे बदल होतील, ते कशा प्रकारचे असतील, याचा हा वेध.. चीनच्या नेत्यांपुढील आव्हानांचाही पाढा वाचणारा.. My article  on the power transition in China  was published in Loksatta on 14 November 2012 . let me know your comments and remarks

China's transformation enters another important stage with the unveiling of the fifth generation of the leaders of the communist party. My commentary on the new leaders and the expectations from them is here on the IDSA website

‘सायलेंट स्प्रिंग’ या रॅशेल कार्सन यांनी लिहिलेल्या पुस्तकाची पहिली आवृत्ती अमेरिकेत २७ सप्टेंबर १९६२ रोजी प्रकाशित झाली. म्हणजे आता या पुस्तकाला ५० वर्षे पूर्ण झाली आहेत. गेल्या अर्धशतकात या पुस्तकाचे अनेक भाषांमधील अनुवाद प्रसिद्ध झाले, इंग्रजीत तर अनेकानेक आवृत्त्याही निघाल्या. त्याहीपेक्षा महत्त्वाचे म्हणजे, ‘सायलेंट स्प्रिंग’मध्ये मांडलेल्या संकल्पनांवर आणि त्यामागल्या तत्त्वज्ञानावर आधारलेली अनेक पुस्तके पुढल्या काळात लिहिली गेली. आजच्या लोकसत्तेत प्रकाशित लेख . याची मूळ इंग्लिश आवृत्ति लवकरच ब्लॉग वर टाकेन! My article in today's Marathi paper Loksatta. It is on the 50th anniversary of Rachel Carson's seminal book Silent Spring. I will publish the English version of this article on this blog asap!

Xi Jinping is back! however, the manner in which he disappeared and the extent to which this gave rise to a series of rumors inside and outside China should be treated as a wake up call especially because the leadership remain tight lipped about the whole episode and its causes. Here is my recent commentary on the  IDSA webiste  on this subject.