NATO

Even though the country had its first elections in 1950 and joined NATO two years later, the martial law of the land remained in many provinces right up to 1987. Today the Turkish government has multivariate challenges before it, with special regard to the treatment of the country’s Kurdish minority; and the status of the ‘Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus’. Turkey also faces internal pressure, primarily from the Kurdish Workers Party (PKK). Over the years, the party has been a thorn in the flesh of the Turkish government because of their armed quest for Kurdish autonomy. The Turkish government (formed by Adalet ve Kalkinma Partisi under Recep Erdogan in 2002) has its backs to the wall as it recuperates from the recession of 2000-2001. The Turkish government is now pushing hard to become a member of the EU.

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Steamrolled!

Corporate India has started sending positive signals about “affirmative action” for the upliftment of the Scheduled Castes & Tribes and other underprivileged social segments. The CII and ASSOCHAM have started charting out the course of action to meet Prime Minister’s vision of ‘inclusive globalisation’. This comes just around the same time that the Prime Minister has constituted a task force to chart out a blueprint for supporting the efforts of the corporate sector.

Though CII and ASSOCHAM’s ‘affirmative action’ moves are commendable, one should note that industry leaders like Azim Premji have staunchly defended the need to preserve meritocracy. The fact is that the government’s intent at steamrolling the private sector is nothing short of despicable. It is akin to the Indian administration wanting to abdicate its responsibility by palming off its problems to the private sector.

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Gasification of coal

Gasification of coal allows for removal of dangerous pollutants, and coal can be converted to gasoline at low costs. Nuclear power – both fission and fusion based – is yet another possible source of vast, reliable, secure and environmentally safe primary energy. Of course, there exist major political, regulatory and security considerations, but all them can be addressed but with some serious and deliberate efforts.

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It always comes back to oil

And today, undoubtedly there’s huge potential for low-cost solar power, zero-emission coal-based technologies and safe nuclear power. Solar radiation equals roughly 10,000 times our current energy use and we tap solar power in many fundamental ways – through food production, solar heating, solar-thermal electricity and solar panels, but there still lies greater possibilities for increased usage of inexpensive and environmentally friendly solar power. Coal too is widely available. It is inexpensive, but in the solid state, is a major pollutant and a source of greenhouse gas emissions. Yet, all of these problems can be solved if we invest in R&D.

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