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Democracy versus Despotism: India & China Reality check Recent remarks by TV talk show hosts repeated a message that has wide acceptance in mainstream US and EU academic circles since the 1980s: China’s strong development is unsustainable because the lack … Continue reading →

Two Outstanding Experiments in Social Development “You would like to know about China’s experience. ………………. Thus the primary thing we’ve learned from our experience and that we would like to propose to our third-world friends is self-reliance. Of course, that … Continue reading →

Sierra Leone: An African Tragedy Diamonds have brought out sometimes the best and more often the worst in Man. This illustrates the history of Sierra Leone in recent decades. Sierra Leone (literally, the Lion Mountain, area 71,740 sq. km, population … Continue reading →

The Reality of the Global Village   The origins When an Indian, with British citizenship and permanent residence in the USA, Pico Iyer, published an article titled “The Global Village Finally Arrives” in the Time magazine of 02 December, 1993, … Continue reading →

The Chinese Threat to the USA   “I am not an advocate for frequent changes in laws and constitutions, but laws and institutions must go hand in hand with the progress of the human mind. As that becomes more developed, … Continue reading →

“Me Too” products, unfortunately, fail: A Marketing Man’s Perspective on the US Elections As a marketing professional and an international business consultant, I have often impressed on businessmen in developing countries that copying a current market leader does not create … Continue reading →

Albania, the Maverick of Europe   “It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent that survives. It is the one that is most adaptable to change.” Charles Darwin (1809-1882), author of On the Origin … Continue reading →

 Yemen  in the seventies:   a fascinating medieval society  Of the 42 countries where I travelled in as a businessman or tourist, Yemen in the nineteen seventies was by far the most fascinating. Even flying into Yemen was an adventure. I was … Continue reading →