What Next?

<br /><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.316667556762695px; text-align: justify;">Once in a while, you come across incidents or circumstances which makes you say - What Next? Is there something which can get more "surprising" than this one?</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.316667556762695px; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.316667556762695px; text-align: justify;">Well, off late, my thoughts and eyes crossed a few such situations. Here's a low down on some of them.</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.316667556762695px; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.316667556762695px; text-align: justify;">Take the case of Barack Obama. It's election year in America. 5 years after showing the promise of a brighter America and a stronger world, Obama wishes to put back his ordinary work and win a second term.</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.316667556762695px; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="background-color: white; border: 1px solid rgb(58, 0, 204); color: black; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.316667556762695px; margin: 0px auto 5px; padding: 4px; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7_DMfwpBVl2bauYCRsVnU0y6LfWAAbyMphE13bRtJC0CaI6DXkVQ0orB69Rv7L6OzsAubyy_e1hjnH-b36UHLejrE9_ZbUZxln4Vuvh5PEdTtYE_4cvtJzwK63UPGDhypq-BWii_Hh8OM/s1600/Barack+Obama.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="color: #990000; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7_DMfwpBVl2bauYCRsVnU0y6LfWAAbyMphE13bRtJC0CaI6DXkVQ0orB69Rv7L6OzsAubyy_e1hjnH-b36UHLejrE9_ZbUZxln4Vuvh5PEdTtYE_4cvtJzwK63UPGDhypq-BWii_Hh8OM/s320/Barack+Obama.jpg" style="border: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Barack Obama</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.316667556762695px; text-align: justify;">As with all politicians, Obama too is trying to catch the pulse of his nation - by planning some laws which would dissuade organizations from outsourcing IT and Business Process work to India. This would supposedly secure more jobs for American people and would badly hurt India and the Indian organizations, who lean on this important revenue.</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.316667556762695px; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.316667556762695px; text-align: justify;">However, a few months later, the same Obama tells the Indian Government that they have too many restrictive policies for Foreign Direct Investment in India. How shameless can a person get? At one end, he wants to stop Indian people from taking work in his country. At the other end, he wants American organizations to enjoy a piece of the Indian Pie.</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.316667556762695px; text-align: justify;"><br />What Next? Is "Double Standard" your pet name, Mr. Obama?</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.316667556762695px; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.316667556762695px; text-align: justify;">Moving onto Sunny Leone. An year back, if you said Sunny Leone, people would have asked - Sunny Who? Today, her claim to fame is well known.</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.316667556762695px; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.316667556762695px; text-align: justify;">Since making her much watched debut in Big Boss last year, Sunny joined to the Bollywood bandwagon and made her Bollywood Debut in Jism2 this year. The movie was supposed to be a hot potato, but is supposedly a ice cube. (This is what the newspapers say.)</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.316667556762695px; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="background-color: white; border: 1px solid rgb(58, 0, 204); color: black; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.316667556762695px; margin: 0px auto 5px; padding: 4px; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbmQ4XI-GqXu-Z36GUDByC8wxVTPRPiPE0yw5ynzhfPA8_ZY_n0C_Vh4V-fzk6U0nmj47e9ebZYxvNjpkaxuWoNie8uA9LgITifjtQoGY6NBT6jS7hxXyEFWocUMj0BeskxDITE9IwyPiy/s1600/Sunny+Leone.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="color: #990000; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbmQ4XI-GqXu-Z36GUDByC8wxVTPRPiPE0yw5ynzhfPA8_ZY_n0C_Vh4V-fzk6U0nmj47e9ebZYxvNjpkaxuWoNie8uA9LgITifjtQoGY6NBT6jS7hxXyEFWocUMj0BeskxDITE9IwyPiy/s320/Sunny+Leone.jpg" style="border: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Sunny Leone</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.316667556762695px; text-align: justify;">A bold picture of Jism2 was splashed across several cities in India. In Mumbai, corporators of a leading political party raised a hue and cry to get the posters removed - citing them to be too promiscuous. </div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.316667556762695px; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.316667556762695px; text-align: justify;">Well, given the hold of moral police in Mumbai, these guys had their way and the posters were pulled down in a day.</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.316667556762695px; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.316667556762695px; text-align: justify;">In a stark contrast, another corporator of the same political party has invited <a href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/NCP-Legislator-invites-Sunny-Leone-at-dahi-handi-celebrations/articleshow/15348823.cms" style="color: #990000;" target="_blank">Sunny as the chief guest</a> of a Dahi Handi festival. Can you believe it? </div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.316667556762695px; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.316667556762695px; text-align: justify;">I doubt whether the people would be able to break the Handi when Sunny is around. What next?</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.316667556762695px; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.316667556762695px; text-align: justify;">And if this was of enough, another piece of news surprised me. </div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.316667556762695px; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.316667556762695px; text-align: justify;"><a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2183585/St-Kitts-100m-sprinter-Kim-Collins-axed-Olympic-Games--sleeping-WIFE.html" style="color: #990000;" target="_blank">Kim Collins</a>, a sprinter from St. Kitts, participating in the Olympics 2012 in London was dropped from his country's team. The reason - He spent an night with his wife in a London Hotel.</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.316667556762695px; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.316667556762695px; text-align: justify;">How ridiculous can it get? Can someone be more irrational?</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.316667556762695px; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.316667556762695px; text-align: justify;">All in all, there is no dearth of people who create situations which would make them look daft. And it would be almost impossible to get them improve. All that we can say is - What Next?</div><div><br /></div>

What Next?

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London Olympics 2012 Review

<br /><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.316667556762695px; text-align: justify;">The showcase event in the world of sports - Olympics 2012 - is drawing to a close in the coming few days. Hosted in London, The London Olympics 2012 has proved to be a phenomenal attraction over the past few weeks - attracting eyeballs and attentions like nothing else.</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.316667556762695px; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.316667556762695px; text-align: justify;">Well, I caught on to the Olympics buzz quite late into the second week - watching it every day from 11 in the night. However, I followed it regularly over the news papers and the internet.</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.316667556762695px; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.316667556762695px; text-align: justify;">Here are some moments from the Olympics which caught my attention this year.</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.316667556762695px; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.316667556762695px; text-align: justify;">Let me start with Michael Phelps of the USA. Michael, the champion swimmer, won a total of 6 medals at London 2012, including 4 golds and 2 silvers. What puts him at the top of the pedestal is the fact that he has won a total of 22 medals at the Olympics, making him the most decorated Olympian of all time.</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.316667556762695px; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="background-color: white; border: 1px solid rgb(58, 0, 204); color: black; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.316667556762695px; margin: 0px auto 5px; padding: 4px; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh97uTrkPZ2dYFSe8GjBjhhTCmELGbCdJR28k6qu1HjW_M_p12YZ02QIG3wL-79riUEaOFt44iz7IUgReQFbVKfxOvfK21Hodt4V4YWqBPUcJDrPuUpfx_qzhkoWgIxkFMJ2JBu4gfwjA-T/s1600/Michael+Phelps+London+Olympics+2012.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="color: #990000; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Michael Phelps London Olympics 2012" border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh97uTrkPZ2dYFSe8GjBjhhTCmELGbCdJR28k6qu1HjW_M_p12YZ02QIG3wL-79riUEaOFt44iz7IUgReQFbVKfxOvfK21Hodt4V4YWqBPUcJDrPuUpfx_qzhkoWgIxkFMJ2JBu4gfwjA-T/s320/Michael+Phelps+London+Olympics+2012.jpg" style="border: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" title="Michael Phelps London Olympics 2012" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12px;">Michael Phelps London Olympics 2012</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.316667556762695px; text-align: justify;">He retired after London 2012, and he can take happiness from the fact that he gave his best shot at swimming, winning accolades all the way.</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.316667556762695px; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.316667556762695px; text-align: justify;">Next one is known as The Lightning. Yes, I am talking about Usain Bolt of Jamaica. The star sprinter was the defending champion from the 2008 Beijing Olympics, and several questions were raised on his ability to defend his titles in London.</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.316667556762695px; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="background-color: white; border: 1px solid rgb(58, 0, 204); color: black; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.316667556762695px; margin: 0px auto 5px; padding: 4px; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW2J2LQ7wWOnzD78AJ1uuLW5h6ig4Ec8cifOa5qFCfrVJg4A_65TolKjuKgFwQz5dunJFh-Hm08_uUE3nG4siFc5S-t81HJ3wKXrFgYN4SbcVfmpvlb4gvYCkmBH4w8-PoimHC4LINwLMD/s1600/100m+Dash+Olympics+2012.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="color: #990000; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="100m Dash Olympics 2012" border="0" height="242" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW2J2LQ7wWOnzD78AJ1uuLW5h6ig4Ec8cifOa5qFCfrVJg4A_65TolKjuKgFwQz5dunJFh-Hm08_uUE3nG4siFc5S-t81HJ3wKXrFgYN4SbcVfmpvlb4gvYCkmBH4w8-PoimHC4LINwLMD/s320/100m+Dash+Olympics+2012.jpg" style="border: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" title="100m Dash Olympics 2012" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12px;">100m Dash Olympics 2012</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.316667556762695px; text-align: justify;">However, cometh the day, cometh the man. Usain Bolt ran like a champion when it mattered and won the 100m dash and 200m sprint in style. He celebrated in his customary style on the track after the dash.</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.316667556762695px; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="background-color: white; border: 1px solid rgb(58, 0, 204); color: black; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.316667556762695px; margin: 0px auto 5px; padding: 4px; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHF6SiqDZqE-WeSZ5MUs3Kiz4kh71k9s89EoImXsJ1iv-4dT34I6F2kiB_PTc6NMmaWQQgqageor8lZmW3YoTbtb7jLlZXndT9-09rn-GpgzJdIPV80ELYixf-hzDdJXnRttI8JZ8rcsxl/s1600/Usain+Bolt+The+Crowned+King+of+Sprint.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="color: #990000; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Usain Bolt The Crowned King of Sprint" border="0" height="192" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHF6SiqDZqE-WeSZ5MUs3Kiz4kh71k9s89EoImXsJ1iv-4dT34I6F2kiB_PTc6NMmaWQQgqageor8lZmW3YoTbtb7jLlZXndT9-09rn-GpgzJdIPV80ELYixf-hzDdJXnRttI8JZ8rcsxl/s320/Usain+Bolt+The+Crowned+King+of+Sprint.jpg" style="border: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" title="Usain Bolt The Crowned King of Sprint" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Usain Bolt The Crowned King of Sprint</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.316667556762695px; text-align: justify;">He is the first man to win both the 100m and 200m in back to back Olympics on the track. And if the after hours party with fellow Olympians was anything to go by, Usain would have to be on the moon. </div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.316667556762695px; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="background-color: white; border: 1px solid rgb(58, 0, 204); color: black; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.316667556762695px; margin: 0px auto 5px; padding: 4px; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieJuc4xSPcmlNNaF2QSQ7mAt8fFxJ_w_TYSEHKXP0BEJC8YNHoLdZjT7g2k5scO17ZXA0AfCzEx04rTGXZ78MCSAhRWcgegCRygNH53vTwfwUa1ZlmHYv03zUL1w26O9rj6av99YR1q7V2/s1600/Usain+Bolt+Celebrating+Olympic+100m+Win.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="color: #990000; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Usain Bolt Celebrating Olympic 100m Win" border="0" height="275" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieJuc4xSPcmlNNaF2QSQ7mAt8fFxJ_w_TYSEHKXP0BEJC8YNHoLdZjT7g2k5scO17ZXA0AfCzEx04rTGXZ78MCSAhRWcgegCRygNH53vTwfwUa1ZlmHYv03zUL1w26O9rj6av99YR1q7V2/s320/Usain+Bolt+Celebrating+Olympic+100m+Win.jpg" style="border: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" title="Usain Bolt Celebrating Olympic 100m Win" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12px;">Usain Bolt Celebrating Olympic 100m Win</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.316667556762695px; text-align: justify;">With this being just his second Olympics, will he make history 4 years later and be crowned as a triple crown winner?</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.316667556762695px; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.316667556762695px; text-align: justify;">Let us move onto the Indians. Indian athletes have struggled to win medals at every Olympics, with India ending up with only a medal or two at every Olympics. This time, it was different.</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.316667556762695px; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.316667556762695px; text-align: justify;">At the moment of writing, India has won a total of 5 medals - 1 silver and 4 bronze. It has been a proud moment for Indian sports. Making them proud include Vijay Kumar, who won the lone silver for India in shooting and Mary Kom, who won the bronze in boxing. </div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.316667556762695px; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="background-color: white; border: 1px solid rgb(58, 0, 204); color: black; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.316667556762695px; margin: 0px auto 5px; padding: 4px; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfLCLLWP-xHUcpdnG-9vmQo1MhhlB-zseB4Y50Y2Ctt8CJtUUPPoEfIsreR9DjBxDED5rxE9adsNp9f1VyismSnQzUGgq1EtohkPhKuKQOSEdkHP8GhBRnH2mMNcjq0-uvbq1S9X86JHEC/s1600/Vijay+Kumar+Olympics+2012.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="color: #990000; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Vijay Kumar Olympics 2012" border="0" height="209" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfLCLLWP-xHUcpdnG-9vmQo1MhhlB-zseB4Y50Y2Ctt8CJtUUPPoEfIsreR9DjBxDED5rxE9adsNp9f1VyismSnQzUGgq1EtohkPhKuKQOSEdkHP8GhBRnH2mMNcjq0-uvbq1S9X86JHEC/s320/Vijay+Kumar+Olympics+2012.jpg" style="border: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" title="Vijay Kumar Olympics 2012" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12px;">Vijay Kumar Olympics 2012</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.316667556762695px; text-align: justify;">Gagan Narang won a bronze in the air rifle event, and Yogeshwar Dutt won a bronze in wrestling. Indian shuttler, Saina Nehwal, did the country proud by winning the bronze medal in Badminton.</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.316667556762695px; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="background-color: white; border: 1px solid rgb(58, 0, 204); color: black; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.316667556762695px; margin: 0px auto 5px; padding: 4px; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQTM0FkeCrnZcpc7vl1sy86u2lQCe6KrnURtQ4bSGnGiGmBnz4hp4lLPWD_zqPnGnPLywQE6YYDt5cf94zpSuO2rlRkSi74zcIk2To4V5vJNFBgDtqvQ0414YOMythhNOCV7g-qrOuPzc4/s1600/Saina+Nehwal+Bronze+Medal+Olympics+2012.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="color: #990000; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Saina Nehwal Bronze Medal Olympics 2012" border="0" height="303" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQTM0FkeCrnZcpc7vl1sy86u2lQCe6KrnURtQ4bSGnGiGmBnz4hp4lLPWD_zqPnGnPLywQE6YYDt5cf94zpSuO2rlRkSi74zcIk2To4V5vJNFBgDtqvQ0414YOMythhNOCV7g-qrOuPzc4/s320/Saina+Nehwal+Bronze+Medal+Olympics+2012.jpg" style="border: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" title="Saina Nehwal Bronze Medal Olympics 2012" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12px;">Saina Nehwal Bronze Medal Olympics 2012</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.316667556762695px; text-align: justify;">At a time, when the country is struggling with female foeticide, and growning crime against women, Mary and Saina have showcased what a girl can do on the international stage. The women have done the country proud and it's up to us to nurture this talent and make them winners, by giving them adequate opportunities.</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.316667556762695px; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.316667556762695px; text-align: justify;">Moving onto one of the most significant moments of London Olympics 2012. Saudi Arabia, a conservative nation from the Middle East, was not planning to let its women to participate at London 2012. Ultimately, it let two of its gals to participate. And didn't they do the country proud!!</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.316667556762695px; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="background-color: white; border: 1px solid rgb(58, 0, 204); color: black; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.316667556762695px; margin: 0px auto 5px; padding: 4px; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixoyCMr6Pa8MsT4zlKSJo9FOY3ae-Jv6mQemJ_vVABOF5FhdOpvw_TbqJihfst_e6cQNvcjJZ2Apfi2RUAJ7oSauvw1RkjyTlHT_UlsxRWYp0vOIV38_YeaxnHO_zvJ7C2xV8wF7tzk3NR/s1600/Sarah+Attar+Olympics+2012.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="color: #990000; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Sarah Attar Olympics 2012" border="0" height="221" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixoyCMr6Pa8MsT4zlKSJo9FOY3ae-Jv6mQemJ_vVABOF5FhdOpvw_TbqJihfst_e6cQNvcjJZ2Apfi2RUAJ7oSauvw1RkjyTlHT_UlsxRWYp0vOIV38_YeaxnHO_zvJ7C2xV8wF7tzk3NR/s320/Sarah+Attar+Olympics+2012.jpg" style="border: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" title="Sarah Attar Olympics 2012" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12px;">Sarah Attar Olympics 2012</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.316667556762695px; text-align: justify;">Sarah Attar, ran the 800m race, in full clothes - a significant contrast against other runners who ran in shorts and tees. She respected her country's conservative dressing style. She finished last, almost a lap behind the winner. </div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.316667556762695px; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.316667556762695px; text-align: justify;">However, her determination in running the race and the difficult conditions where she came from, drew a standing ovation from the Olympic goers. I trust this breaks a few mental barriers in the Saudi kingdom and we can see more women athletes from the country in the next Olympics.</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.316667556762695px; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.316667556762695px; text-align: justify;">Moving onto Tennis. Andy Murray, long held as the British hope on the tennis turf, left his Wimbledon disappointment behind to beat Roger Federer and win the Gold Medals in Tennis. Great Britain was ecstatic.</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.316667556762695px; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="background-color: white; border: 1px solid rgb(58, 0, 204); color: black; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.316667556762695px; margin: 0px auto 5px; padding: 4px; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDZDwBHZlmpfFWElfGhOjhc000RGzxQUyEP-TffQeClDNG6C7hGrlVym8h7seBw-hRE7VaSWSqKsjrowCbE60YjdiiL8LuU-Xn-tL_yBPXUByoLCFLsJBHB0axc8FpCI0qFqpmHU9Y5e80/s1600/Andy+Murray+Olympics+2012.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="color: #990000; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Andy Murray Olympics 2012" border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDZDwBHZlmpfFWElfGhOjhc000RGzxQUyEP-TffQeClDNG6C7hGrlVym8h7seBw-hRE7VaSWSqKsjrowCbE60YjdiiL8LuU-Xn-tL_yBPXUByoLCFLsJBHB0axc8FpCI0qFqpmHU9Y5e80/s320/Andy+Murray+Olympics+2012.jpg" style="border: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" title="Andy Murray Olympics 2012" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12px;">Andy Murray Olympics 2012</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.316667556762695px; text-align: justify;">Lastly, it was London, a city which is long considered as a oldest turf of aristocracy and royalty. And the Royal family made its presence. Princess Zara participated in the Equestrian event and won a silver medal. </div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.316667556762695px; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="background-color: white; border: 1px solid rgb(58, 0, 204); color: black; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.316667556762695px; margin: 0px auto 5px; padding: 4px; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizGe42wOl4gmG0er9jiJAGsSTLQpJi3g3hEEZkwhsotedGK4sDskxc8q0IONWCzAxHTofCzEQp77Lfv1bekbENfjpoIflUPjJYl5vwSjjmXXU_o5yBAb9V9T9LFaAVRlLCvefyCiaKLPhW/s1600/Zara+Phillips+Olympics+2012.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="color: #990000; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Zara Phillips Olympics 2012" border="0" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizGe42wOl4gmG0er9jiJAGsSTLQpJi3g3hEEZkwhsotedGK4sDskxc8q0IONWCzAxHTofCzEQp77Lfv1bekbENfjpoIflUPjJYl5vwSjjmXXU_o5yBAb9V9T9LFaAVRlLCvefyCiaKLPhW/s320/Zara+Phillips+Olympics+2012.jpeg" style="border: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" title="Zara Phillips Olympics 2012" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12px;">Zara Phillips Olympics 2012</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.316667556762695px; text-align: justify;">The Royal Family - William, Kate, and Harry - were in full force to cheer for GB across various events.</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.316667556762695px; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="background-color: white; border: 1px solid rgb(58, 0, 204); color: black; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.316667556762695px; margin: 0px auto 5px; padding: 4px; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOiJXaYsATujUUplhMjfHBLMopiOR1F_ezwYF4pSC6isKleQFUseOABOcS45Kv-8Z3rAY9LFsd-qsDdlqYKEc2ExbLsyVXsa5Z1WlC5SJfA2WHLsWHdDk73MytL591VXGQRLTo51FJX8r4/s1600/The+Royal+Family+Olympics+2012.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="color: #990000; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="The Royal Family Olympics 2012" border="0" height="215" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOiJXaYsATujUUplhMjfHBLMopiOR1F_ezwYF4pSC6isKleQFUseOABOcS45Kv-8Z3rAY9LFsd-qsDdlqYKEc2ExbLsyVXsa5Z1WlC5SJfA2WHLsWHdDk73MytL591VXGQRLTo51FJX8r4/s320/The+Royal+Family+Olympics+2012.jpg" style="border: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" title="The Royal Family Olympics 2012" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12px;">The Royal Family Olympics 2012</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.316667556762695px; text-align: justify;">All in all, it has been a special Olympics. Its great to see that the Olympic spirit living on, a hundred and more years after the start in Greece.</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.316667556762695px; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.316667556762695px; text-align: justify;">In 4 years time, Olympics will travel to Rio, Brazil, in South America. And I am assured that once again, the Games will take the spirit of global inclusivity to greater heights.</div><div><br /></div>

London Olympics 2012 Review

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FDI In Retail

<br /><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.316667556762695px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Evolution is my favorite word these days. I find myself justifying changes, right from technological progress to social changes and behavioral improvements under the garb of evolution. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">If there is anything constant, it is Change. And as with all evolution, it is all for the better. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Then why not FDI in Retail? (If you have missed the bus, it's the hottest potato in India at the moment).</span><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="border: 1px solid rgb(58, 0, 204); margin: 0px auto 5px; padding: 4px; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB9a5dtZaKxX-WBDRU178QFCeJoQN8VLsT50MBaOFo4_xyLayTlHlZ1x5R72gw2cQanBtakNoReECO0ri4_NPhItkjDEk02OIDqHZWv3ObBuMFhQy5aLqMq_NySzp7NueOlh80hnHNY_5g/s1600/FDI+in+Retail.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="color: #990000; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="208" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB9a5dtZaKxX-WBDRU178QFCeJoQN8VLsT50MBaOFo4_xyLayTlHlZ1x5R72gw2cQanBtakNoReECO0ri4_NPhItkjDEk02OIDqHZWv3ObBuMFhQy5aLqMq_NySzp7NueOlh80hnHNY_5g/s320/FDI+in+Retail.jpeg" style="border: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">FDI in Retail</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The Government of India has announced FDI in Retail Business. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">What exactly is FDI? FDI stands for Foreign Direct Investment. FDI allows organizations located in one country to make a direct productive investment in another country.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Tell this to a pessimist and he would say - "OK. Here they come, to exploit my country. All they want is to take advantage of the my resources and market for their own benefit." </span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">But business was never a one way street. No one does business for the benefit of someone else. Business is done with the aim of making a profit in respectable conditions. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">FDI in retail too would allow the sellers to make some kind of profit, but would also ensure significant benefit for the nation and its people.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This major policy change has some interesting and subtle highlights.</span><br /><ul><li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The country would welcome retail businesses from across the world to set shop in India. However, an approval will be needed from the State, based on the city where the shop needs to be setup.</span></li></ul><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"></span><ul><li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">100% FDI is allowed in Single Brand Retail. These include retail outlets which sell stuff belonging to a single brand (e.g. Nike)</span></li></ul><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"></span><ul><li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">51% FDI is allowed in Multi Brand Retail. These include retail outlets which sell stuff belonging to multiple brand (e.g. WalMart)</span></li></ul></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.316667556762695px; text-align: justify;"><div><ul><li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Such retail outlets can be setup only in those cities which have a population of 1 Million (10 Lakhs).</span></li></ul><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"></span><ul><li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">If a particular state or union territory does not have any city with a populace of more than a million, then the retail outlets can be setup in the cities preferable to the state. The largest city is recommended in such cases.</span></li></ul></div><div><ul><li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">100% FDI in single brand retail would need 30% local sourcing. It means that 30% of the resources needed for the business need to come from India itself.</span></li></ul><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"></span><ul><li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">50% of the FDI has to be invested in "back-end infrastructure". This includes investment made towards manufacturing, processing, storage, packaging, quality control, distribution, logistics and its like.</span></li></ul><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">What has the GOI done with these changes?</span><br /><ul><li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It has welcomed international businesses to set shop in India. Such investment would mean that India would have some new capital inflow.</span></li></ul><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"></span><ul><li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The rules would ensure that there are some infrastructure improvements in the hinterland of India. The ultimate producers are expected to benefit.</span></li></ul><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"></span><ul><li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The ultimate consumers are expected to benefit due to these changes, with world class products being made available to them.</span></li></ul><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">However, every change has opponents. The band of opponents for FDI in Retail is led by a certain Mamata Banerjee. </span><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="border: 1px solid rgb(58, 0, 204); margin: 0px auto 5px; padding: 4px; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjplZvNGhXYtSV_t2xEKVw6o3Swb8rcr3joDakx975ST7gPe4VsX8LmJd5h17Jqz8-DqX9gi1SS2YpsauWadM4maIWNvIfrltP172Tmyk3-PEFJWg1Ici6folQ9Vk5hnXQIVBzaDRs1Tm5M/s1600/FDI+in+India.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="color: #990000; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjplZvNGhXYtSV_t2xEKVw6o3Swb8rcr3joDakx975ST7gPe4VsX8LmJd5h17Jqz8-DqX9gi1SS2YpsauWadM4maIWNvIfrltP172Tmyk3-PEFJWg1Ici6folQ9Vk5hnXQIVBzaDRs1Tm5M/s320/FDI+in+India.jpg" style="border: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" width="320" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">FDI in India</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The Chief Minister of West Bengal, with her myopic vision, and only 19 Members of Parliament (which is less than 4% of total India's MPs in the Lok Sabha) intends to derail this big ticket reform. I truly hope that she does not succeed.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We have a few examples of how Foreign Investment in Indian industries have improved the quality of the Indian life.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Let us take the example of automobile industry. Till the 1990s, the only cars you would have heard of were Premier Padmini and Ambassador, from Premier and Hindustan Motors respectively. </span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Then came Suzuki. Tying up with Maruti, it has produced one iconic brand after another. Do you think you will ever forget the pocket size Maruti 800? Then came the biggies - Ford, BMW, Honda, Hyundai, Toyota et al. </span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Have you heard anyone complain why these big guys are in India? The very politicians who complain that FDI is bad are seen traveling  in these flashy cars. Jayalalitha, another politician who is an opponent of FDI, is seen traveling in a Mercedes. So much for opposition for FDI!!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">If these guys were not welcome to India, we would have been travelling in the Ambassador. And we would have to wait for 2-3 years to get the cars delivered after an order. </span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And if you think that cars are for the slightly better off people, let me take the example of mobile phones. (FDI in communication).</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">For long, India had only one vendor for phones - the state run BSNL (Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited). With its inherent public company nature, the organization found it difficult to serve the communication needs of modern India. </span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">When the Indian market was opened, the likes of Hutchison Essar, Bharti Airtel, Vodafone, Reliance etc setup shop in India. They improved the quality of land line and wireless communication in India. </span><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="border: 1px solid rgb(58, 0, 204); margin: 0px auto 5px; padding: 4px; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLXMtbSSrzjOic5tIiU7fbYmCNCi4NxO4lKAkFSSPZbDdm9Ox_t8BeZUTSGZHfXgzE4ufYYBYAAQbftUwO6qYmUDSrP0fqJrBeWGvnqTQBQFKAq_9E-w5ldG_xXm_xsvKenmsT4CP90XXA/s1600/FDI+in+Communication.png" imageanchor="1" style="color: #990000; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLXMtbSSrzjOic5tIiU7fbYmCNCi4NxO4lKAkFSSPZbDdm9Ox_t8BeZUTSGZHfXgzE4ufYYBYAAQbftUwO6qYmUDSrP0fqJrBeWGvnqTQBQFKAq_9E-w5ldG_xXm_xsvKenmsT4CP90XXA/s320/FDI+in+Communication.png" style="border: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">FDI in Communication</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The price of communication have dropped significantly and has made the usage of mobile phone affordable. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Just a few days back, the news papers said that the country had a Billion cell phone connections.  What do these numbers mean? India has a population of 1.2 Billion. And you have 1 Billion mobile phone connections. Isn't it awesome? </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The technology has made usage of cell phones economical and put them in the reach of the common man. If these guys were not welcome to setup shop in India, you and me would be struggling to get a land line connection. And yes, Apple would not have done business - who would have a cell phone after all?</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Net in net, what do all these examples signify? </span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">FDI in retail would not be completely bad. Yes, the retail kirana vendors would face challenges from the big guns. However, they would also be driven to innovate and serve the consumers in a different and better manner.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And as history has proven, such changes would ultimately rev up the economy and make the lives of people simpler and better.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Economics, after all, is not a simple science. The relation between cause and effect cannot be easily identified and cannot be completely estimated. However, I can only hope that FDI in retail would translate into effective results in the coming decade. Fingers Crossed!!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">After all, it is an <u>Evolution</u>. </span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="border: 1px solid rgb(58, 0, 204); margin: 0px auto 5px; padding: 4px; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibIQ0ROJfhP6xO8ZfYfqEdRMh6o-W0KYGZUNIUldepRdePWRxxc_txRNCK2Hgj3Kq7UHaVN9TyWB-bbR5sH5fPGtjGFuunndi6B0EcdpRvAi6sLZ3BpwgarobOveTqKSGej3Ovaug0SWdR/s1600/FDI+is+Welcome.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="color: #990000; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="220" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibIQ0ROJfhP6xO8ZfYfqEdRMh6o-W0KYGZUNIUldepRdePWRxxc_txRNCK2Hgj3Kq7UHaVN9TyWB-bbR5sH5fPGtjGFuunndi6B0EcdpRvAi6sLZ3BpwgarobOveTqKSGej3Ovaug0SWdR/s320/FDI+is+Welcome.jpg" style="border: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">FDI is Welcome</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">P.S. I await the day when Mamata Banerjee and her ilk realize that opposition to FDI in Retail was a big mistake.</span></div></div>

FDI In Retail

Evolution is my favorite word these days. I find myself justifying changes, right from technological progress to social changes and behavior...

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The Ascendency Of Charm

<br /><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.316667556762695px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Politicians are dumb heads. Time and again, however hard their breed tries to prove that they are sane and logical, one among them rises up and pulls them down again.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.316667556762695px; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.316667556762695px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It was Sriprakash Jaiswal's turn yesterday. I am sure that his name springs a surprise. He is supposedly an Union Minister (which ministry we know not) and made himself famous across India by saying the below.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.316667556762695px; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.316667556762695px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">"Nayi jeet aur nayi shaadi ka apna mahatva hota hai. Jaise jaise samay beetega, jeet ki yaadein purani hoti jayengi; jaise samay beet-ta hai, patni purani hoti jati hai, voh maza nahi rehta hai." (A new victory and new marriage have their own importance. With time, memories of victory dim. With time, wives lose their charm, there's no enjoyment.) </span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.316667556762695px; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.316667556762695px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Needless to say, this poor remark has drawn the wrath of women across India. First and foremost, a certain Maya Rani is bound to be fuming. Maya is Jaiswal's wife, and she wouldn't be impressed with his lack of respect for her and her peers.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.316667556762695px; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.316667556762695px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Don't find it surprising if you see Jaiswal eating hotel food for the next few months.  And if his neighbors peek into his house, they may find him sleeping on the sofa or the balcony, instead of the customary bed.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.316667556762695px; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.316667556762695px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Secondly, he would have lost a lot respect from his kids. The first questions his kids would have asked him when he would have been back home is - "What were you thinking when you said that? Were you out of your mind?"</span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.316667556762695px; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.316667556762695px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">There are bound to be other questions too. Some of them may revolve around Mr. Jaiswal's manliness. I wonder if he would be forthcoming with some responses.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.316667556762695px; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.316667556762695px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And you can look forward to Shobha De's column in the next Sunday Times of India. She will be ripping apart Jaiswal. And he would be so ashamed that he wouldn't dare to make such a clumsy remark. </span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.316667556762695px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.316667556762695px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It is because of the mental attitude of people like Jaiswal that women are being held back from progressing. But the women folks should know better that men, like Jaiswal, who shoot off from their mouth do not deserve any respect. They should not be inhibited by his comments.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.316667556762695px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22.316667556762695px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Lastly, charm is not a flower which wilts. It's a phoenix, which can only ascend.</span><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="border: 1px solid rgb(58, 0, 204); margin: 0px auto 5px; padding: 4px; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMnP9IsdTok6OT61HApHaltXYUwsC-5pPr_bMZqzcOh8F09R6fBV5EY45XEH9gDFVzcXHe9hDMV4hp47c8KTIB6AkIbngDoVsEozDqKdMzKDfKmVaSq2m3AqNAAqt4B2vk5djlpsxF3So_/s1600/Helena+Christensen+Her+Charm.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="color: #990000; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Helena Christensen" border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMnP9IsdTok6OT61HApHaltXYUwsC-5pPr_bMZqzcOh8F09R6fBV5EY45XEH9gDFVzcXHe9hDMV4hp47c8KTIB6AkIbngDoVsEozDqKdMzKDfKmVaSq2m3AqNAAqt4B2vk5djlpsxF3So_/s320/Helena+Christensen+Her+Charm.jpg" style="border: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" title="helena christensen" width="231" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Her Charm</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">P.S. For any questions on charm and age, Mr. Jaiswal can contact her. She is 43 and someone's wife. She is Helena Christensen. And yes, she is <u>Charming</u>.</span></div>

The Ascendency Of Charm

Politicians are dumb heads. Time and again, however hard their breed tries to prove that they are sane and logical, one among them rises up ...

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