Monthly Archives: September 2010

China’s ‘war minus shooting’ rebuts Dell theory

Posted on September 29, 2010 by Venky

(This column was published in DNA edition dated September 29, 2010.) Venky Vembu Conventional wisdom has it that economic interdependence between any two countries lowers the probability of conflict between them. The Golden Arches Theory of Conflict Prevention, propounded by … Continue reading →

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‘Fear of creeping Islamisation of the world is the biggest myth’

Posted on September 27, 2010 by Venky

This is the longer version of an interview that I conducted with demographer and economist Dr Richard Hokenson, founder of Hokenson & Company. A smaller version of the interview appeared in the September 25 edition of DNA and can be … Continue reading →

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New beginnings

Posted on September 25, 2010 by Venky

I used to blog on another platform, but I’ve been won over – a trifle too late – by the ease of use that WordPress affords. I’ll migrate all my old posts gradually. Look forward to having you more often…

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‘Politically immature’ Asia needs US to stay engaged

Posted on September 18, 2010 by Venky

(This interview, with Simon S.C. Tay, chairman of the Singapore Institute of International Affairs, was published in DNA edition dated September 18, 2010.) The economic rise of Asia, particularly after the 2008 global financial crisis, is widely acknowledged as a force … Continue reading →

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There’s a case for burning all the holy books

Posted on September 15, 2010 by Venky

(This column was published in DNA edition dated September 15, 2010.) Venky Vembu There’s an unintended irony about the (eventually aborted) campaign last week by Terry Jones, the pastor of a fringe church in Florida, to make a bonfire of … Continue reading →

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‘Much of China’s GDP vanishes into thin air’

Posted on September 11, 2010 by Venky

(This interview with Dr Derek Scissors, economics research fellow at the conservative thinktank Heritage Foundation’s Asian Studies Centre, was published in DNA edition dated September 11, 2010.) Recently, the Chinese economy edged past Japan to become the world’s second largest … Continue reading →

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What language will you curse in when China rules the world?

Posted on September 10, 2010 by Venky

(This column was published in DNA edition dated September 10, 2010.) Venky Vembu A new dictionary, out from Oxford University Press, incorporates some very earthy Chinese slang expressions and new words, including some that you can’t invoke without having to … Continue reading →

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Are ‘war-mongers’ narrating the China-India story?

Posted on September 10, 2010 by Venky

(This article, on how ‘war-mongers’ in India and China are hijacking the bilateral narrative, was published in DNA edition dated September 10, 2010.) Venky Vembu Recently on the Chinese Internet, there surfaced a thrilling account of a naval war scenario … Continue reading →

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Aussie Amar, American Advani!

Posted on September 4, 2010 by Venky

(A satirical column published in DNA edition dated September 4, 2010.) Venky 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 →

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