Tag: indian parliament
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2G Spectrum Scam: Why is BJP demanding a JPC?
BJP’s strategists believe that if a JPC probe is ordered then they can use the issue for a longer period of time (Assembly Polls in certain states next year and General Elections…
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Is Ratan Tata's SC petition on 2G tapes a bad strategy?
Ratan Tata would be well advised to sack the lobbyist, withdraw the petition from the Supreme Court and let the tapes remain in the public domain. Otherwise he risks damaging his reputation…
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Is the Nuclear Liability Bill good for India?
Srikumar Banerjee, Chairman, Atomic Energy Commission and ex-officio Secretary, Department of Atomic Energy, one of the drafters of the Bill is guilty of ignoring the consequences of possible nuclear disaster because his…
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Nuclear Liability Bill, US Senate, and Indian Parliament
A similar civil liability bill in the US Senate could have been thrown out. The US government appears confident that it can buy this Bill as well as our parliamentarians who remain…
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UPA’s controversial Nuclear Liability Bill
In case of an accident due to the equipment supplied or any other external reason (design, construction), the damages would have to be paid only by the operator of the facility and…
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Ansari wants parliamentary oversight for intel agencies
Vice President Hamid Ansari has pushed for a parliamentary oversight committee to monitor the activities of the intelligence agencies, something which previous Canary Trap posts have strongly advocated for. While delivering the…