In solidarity with Dr. Udayakumar, anti-nuclear activist targeted by "journalists"
From the Blog beenasarwar[image: Udaykumar-Vidhi Doshi] Dr Udaykumar believes that India's nuclear programme is a costly prestige exercise that endangers the lives of millions. Plus, he points out, villagers are still living in the dark, since most of India's energy is used by the industrial sector. "Who really benefits from the nuclear plants in the end, except the foreign companies that are building these plants in India?" he says. Photo: Vidhi Doshi/The Guardian Just heard from peace activist friend Lalita Ramdas in India that the well known anti-nuclear, village-based activist in India Dr. S P Udayakumaran, has filed a complaint with the press council of India against the harassment meted out to him and his family by Republic TV and its reporters (see below). Shame on these people using journalism lpakistanblogs.blogspot.comRead Full Post
The "Sufi" Bureaucrat
From the Blog pakteahouse By Waseem Altaf We as a nation are emotional people. We can be easily swayed by passion rather than wit. One problem with being emotional is that we lose the ability to critically analyze anything placed before us. Secondly, we tend to be selective in our perceptions and look at individuals in an either or mode. Our emotionalism, thus, has effectively served the interests of those who presented themselves in that vein. Qudratullah Shahab was a super bureaucrat whose company provided lot of comfort to unelected rulers of this country .We have numerous such cases who lead a full life amongst the most powerful, advise them how to rule and control the masses, how to handle potential threats and what steps are required to be taken to perpetuate their rule. However later when all ispakistanblogs.blogspot.comRead Full Post
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