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Some food for thought "Two thousand years ago, we abandoned imperialism and militarism. We have been peace-lovers ever since." —Sun Yat-sen (Chinese leader, 1866-1925) Word for the day Valorous (adj) Having valor; courageous; valiant; brave   First random thought this morning In post independence India, there have been many instances when the government of the day has criticized the Supreme Court of India for "overreach" in the matters that technically fall in government's domain. There have also been instances when the government did decide to overturn the Supreme Court decision through legislation. However, seldom the masses got involved in the tussle between the judiciary and executive. However, what is happening now is unprecedented. In past couple of months the Supreme Court of India has been subjected to severe criticism by common people of the country. The Supreme Court has been virtually re...

Some food for thought "Votes should be weighed not counted." —Friedrich Schiller 9German Dramatist, 1759-1805) Word for the day Furlong (n) A unit of distance equal to 220 yards (about 201 meters)   First random thought this morning Would like to share the following observations made during a trip to Uttar Pradesh last week. The good (a)    The highway network in the state is improving materially with each passing day. Some of the highways in economically backward eastern part of the states are truly world class. In particular, Lucknow-Faizabad highway is noteworthy for its quality. Varanasi-Kanpur and Lucknow-Agra-Noida expressways can compete with any global highway. (b)    The larger towns like Lucknow, Prayagraj, Kanpur, Bareilly, Agra etc. had moved up the consumption value chain long back. Most tier II and III towns are catching up fast. The traces of large telecom, white goods, ready t...