[Assam] FASS prepares white paper on rhino poaching (The Sentinel, 19.05.2008)

2008-05-19 Thread Buljit Buragohain
FASS prepares white paper on rhino poaching GUWAHATI, May 18: The NRIs (Assamese) in USA who have expressed deep concern on the increasing incidents of rhino poaching in Assam, have been preparing a white paper on the sensitive issue, disclosed Rajen Barua, the chief office-bearer of

[Assam] Harvard MBA Newsletter: Future of State Capitalism; Accounting Information as Political Currency

2008-05-19 Thread umesh sharma
What Do You Think? What is the Future of State Capitalism? http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/5928.html Online forum OPEN until Thursday, May 29. Whatever happened to the fears not long ago that global corporations with allegiance to no government would challenge the world economic order? These days,

[Assam] WSJ India edition Mint - Kalita on Googling India's pulse; my roommate's article

2008-05-19 Thread umesh sharma
http://www.livemint.com/2007/12/28001559/Googling-a-nation8217s-puls.html Mitra Kalita is from DC now in India. http://www.livemint.com/2008/05/17001256/German-and-Dubai-bourses-keen.html now back in India - my ex- roommate from DC any NE India edition possible? Umesh Umesh Sharma

[Assam] Bihari muslims finally Bangladeshis in Bangladesh

2008-05-19 Thread umesh sharma
http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/Young-Bihari-Muslims-are-Bangladesh-citizens-Court/311626/ Bihari muslims who decided to migrate to Bangladesh/Pakistan - at the time of Indian partition in 1947 - finally get some respite in Bangladesh - Dhaka, May 19: Bangladesh's High

[Assam] The 1st Technical University of North-East at Nagaon

2008-05-19 Thread Buljit Buragohain
The first Technical University of North-East will be establish in Nagaon. You can read the News (Asomiya Pratidin ,19.05.2008)) from the below link. http://goodnews.bihu.in/2171/ - BMR - a key player in weight issues. Know more.

Re: [Assam] Harvard MBA Newsletter: Future of State Capitalism; Accounting Information as Political Currency

2008-05-19 Thread uttam borthakur
Dear Umesh Those who believe in a deterministic view of the world and its affairs would venture to answer such a question. Others may, well, speculate to find means to take cover from any probable onslaught against their interests. The factors are so many and socio-economic forces at play

Re: [Assam] Harvard MBA Newsletter: Future of State Capitalism; Accounting Information as Political Currency

2008-05-19 Thread umesh sharma
Uttam-da, You raise good points. However, Lenin, Stalin, Mao, Marx and Engels -- ALL died natural deaths at the height of their success. They were not pulled down by anyone. The systems they created or helped create did die to a large extent after a very long period of time -- 80 years in

Re: [Assam] Harvard MBA Newsletter: Future of State Capitalism; Accounting Information as Political Currency

2008-05-19 Thread uttam borthakur
Dear Umesh I do not know if the link leading to the article has any more contents, but the article I have read from the link provided by you is surely not about hedge-funds. There was only a passing reference. The inderlying anxiety expressed there is whether the presence of

Re: [Assam] Appeasement

2008-05-19 Thread Chan Mahanta
Swimming with the current is always easy Chandan Da; swimming against is understandably not. *** That is why those who know better, the able, must not remain mute witnesses. Some of our prejudices are due to propaganda dinned into our ears all the time. *** True. That is why critical

Re: [Assam] Appeasement: Do we disagree?

2008-05-19 Thread uttam borthakur
You wrote: Here I disagree. Bush is not a fool to try to BLAME India or China. It was an attempt to deflect attention AWAY from American over-consumption and waste or the funneling of corn to produce patrol. Before that I wrote: He was trying to attribute food price hike to

Re: [Assam] Harvard MBA Newsletter: Future of State Capitalism; Accounting Information as Political Currency

2008-05-19 Thread umesh sharma
Uttam-da, You hit the nail on my head :-) Why not send your views to the HBS Working Knowledge website? link below - on the article page. Umesh uttam borthakur [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Dear Umesh I do not know if the link leading to the article has any more contents, but the article I

[Assam] Akhil Kr Medhi appointed new Gauhati University VC

2008-05-19 Thread bg
Akhil Kr Medhi appointed new Gauhati University VChttp://www.assamtimes.org/hot-news/1493.html Senior Professor and former science dean of Gauhati University Akhil Kumar Medhi is set to be the new Vice Chancellor of the same varsity. The decision top this effect was taken on Monday by Chancellor