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Tag Archives: outsourcing
Aussie Amar, American Advani!
(A satirical column published in DNA edition dated September 4, 2010.) Venkatesan Vembu One of our widely acknowledged failings as Indians is a general reluctance – or, worse, an incapacity – to leverage our exceptional skills and take them to … Continue reading
Posted in Columns, Satire
Tagged Australia, elections, Mosque at Ground Zero, outsourcing, politics
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Let’s outsource the Commonwealth Games!
(A satirical column published in DNA edition dated July 31 2010.) Venkatesan Vembu The news that the construction of stadiums and hotels for the Delhi Commonwealth Games is horribly behind schedule has justifiably given rise to much existential angst. It … Continue reading
‘Rent-a-womb trend is exploitative, neo-colonialist’
(This interview with Dr Catherine Waldby, Professorial Research Fellow at Sydney University’s School of Social Sciences, on the bio-ethics of commercial surrogacy, was published in DNA edition dated July 24, 2010.) Commercial surrogacy – the rent-a-womb industry in India, where … Continue reading
Posted in India, Interview
Tagged bio-ethics, gender issues, health, outsourcing, society
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Warning: Made in China!
The ‘Made in China’ label can today be found everywhere, including increasingly in your life. But what do we know of how these products are manufactured, how safe they are – and how Chinese factories are able to make them … Continue reading
