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"Protectionism in the era of Globalization" -S. Jaishankar  From the age of Kings and Kingdoms, India is known for its global trade and its richness in globalization. But recently our External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar rebelled against globalization and global trade. Advocating trade protection and government assistance to domestic businesses and traders. According to him, the government should plug barriers in global trade. He quotes that in the name of openness we have allowed subsidies to/on products and other advantages to foreign enterprises and traders in justification for globalization.  On remarking FTA, the minister said that the effect of past trade agreements has been to deindustrialize some sectors. ( Basically, the idea was to justify the government moving out of Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership.)  On Nov. 15th, 15 nations signed the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership(RECP), the largest regional trading arrangement of the pacific-Asian co

Freedom of Press:  A pillar to democracy or mear Mirage?  It's been more than 45 years since 1975 when our Prime Minister Indira Gandhi imposed ' the emergency.' Well, that's when my father was still a teenager. Yet from his point of view, the stories about the emergency are so fascinating.  One of the trending tweets on Twitter during June are the statements, flashes, and stories that political leaders, ex-editors, and editors of several media houses, business owners, and even the common man are about the emergency.  Mostly the tweets are about how bars were held over the freedom of the press.  I hope all agree if I quote Press as the fourth pillar of a strong democratic and civilized society. Even the true identity of the press is to express unbiased and factual information in the interest of public welfare.  But is the freedom of the press strongly implemented or it's merely a mirage! Is it free to act or a puppet of varied influences?  During the emergency, the