YOUTH, SKILL, JOBS, INDIA

The war in Iraq has raised several issues; the most important is the legitimacy of the war itself and the implications for international law. International Law remains relevant and would continue to be so. Laws seem to be unequally applied; the weak tend to follow while the strong get away with it. However the very fact that the U.S tried hard to legitimize its unilateral action, rather unsuccessfully proves the importance of international law as a vehicle of powerful states to carry out their objectives.  Laws are routinely manipulated, the P-5 use for their benefit but gross violations do not go down well both at home and abroad. People know that their countries themselves were founded on the basis of law, it is rules that make them what they are, and a violation of rules does not befit them, it questions the core of their own identity. The irreparable damage to reputation is a very effective deterrent to the violation of International law. Iraq became a victim of “Fear” and ...

Can any youth in India have a shot at Indian politics just like he can succeed in any business? While there are laws and guidelines that encourage people to take up different professions what do we have things to promote political-social entrepreneurship? What hard and soft infrastructure does India have to produce politicians? Indian politics is caught in a vicious cycle. It is almost impossible for a common Indian to join politics. The cycle starts with money and ends with money. Here lies the plethora of corruption that we are currently witnessing. In order to fight elections you need at least few crores. Where do you get that money from? A common man does not have the capacity to raise this money hence this becomes the first hurdle. So who fights for elections, people who have lots of money have the best chance, this typically means someone who has earned it from other professions and has white hair does it and the youth gets his chance when he no longer young. He has a chance w...