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French Parliament Extends State Of Emergency Amid Rising Protests 
By Alex Lantier 

http://www.countercurrents.org/lantier200516.htm

Yesterday, for a second time after a similar decision in February, the National Assembly extended the state of emergency decreed by France's Socialist Party (PS) government in the aftermath of the November 13 terror attacks in Paris. “The terror threat remains at an elevated level, and France as well as the European Union remains a target,” said Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve, who opened the parliamentary debate


Counter Thinking The Medical Industry: Risk Factors Vs. Asset Factors 
By Prof. BM Hegde

http://www.countercurrents.org/hegde200516.htm

If medicine were to be a philanthropic enterprise without the lure for big money returns mankind would have been happy because doctors were goaded to “cure rarely, comfort mostly but to console always.” But alas! Today almost all patients have to recover twice if they are lucky-once from the disease and once from the medicines and interventions


A 100% Renewable World Is Possible? A Poll Among Experts 
By Ugo Bardi

http://www.countercurrents.org/bardi200516.htm

I am reporting here the results of a small survey that I carried out last week among the members of a discussion forum; mainly experts in renewable energy . It was a very informal poll; not meant to have statistical value. But some 70 people responded out of a total of 167 members; so I think these results have a certain value in telling us how the experts feel in this field. And I was surprised by the remarkable optimism that resulted from the poll


Seeing Red: Nixon And The 1970 Presidential Election In Chile
By Mateo Pimentel

http://www.countercurrents.org/pimentel200516.htm

If Vietnam were a referent for Nixon’s anti-communist agenda, and if Chile had had a peaceful, democratic election, how could Nixon possibly– in the history of his participation in the Cold War – have sought international order and stability, let alone peace? Surely, what Nixon meant by “peace with honor” in Vietnam was he believed he would succeed where his predecessors failed, and just as likely, he felt the same about preventing Chile from become his ‘Cuba’.As for Nixon’s meddling with Chilean democracy, historians may argue that Nixon would have benefited greatly from an earnest evaluation of the civil unrest in his own country


Growth And Its Discontents : Why India's Excellent Growth Story Is Gloomy 
By Ajaz Ahmad Rather

http://www.countercurrents.org/rather200516.htm

Now that even ten states have ultimately though rather reluctantly declared drought, celebrations at excellent growth for Indian economy seems quite sadist. The IMFs projections of around seven and half percent growth instead of being a strength represents weak aspects in the growth dynamics of India. From a public perspective it is based on relative exclusion of the majority. And if it continues without any dependence on such a vast labour resource, it's prospects of benefiting masses would definitely be curtailed. In such a situation this crony capitalism will not only be a policy failure, but a deep blow to the democratic spirit and people centric claim of the Indian republic


‘Compartmentalized Thinking Syndrome’ Is A Threat To The Future 
By Linda Chhakchhuak

http://www.countercurrents.org/chhakchhuak200516.htm

The world trade is not growing anymore and is facing a subdued and uncertain outlook. So who do they look to for saving them? According to the head of the United Nations Economic & Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP)-SSWA, Dr Nagesh Kumar, they are looking at the borderland regions of the world where ‘high poverty’ reigns to give them a fresh lease on the high rails. One of these regions is identified as the Eastern South Asia (ESA) and it includes the north east region of India. “ESA where poverty is high is attractive for its latent potential for development”, he said at the ‘Economic Cooperation Dialogue in Eastern South Asia’ held in Shillong, Meghalaya last month


India And Kashmir: The Litmus Test For India’s Democracy Is Kashmir 
By Rameez Bhat

http://www.countercurrents.org/bhat200516.htm

India is considered as the world’s largest democratic country.In a democratic country, you have every right to express your own feelings, but when it comes to, Kashmir it is usually brushed off. In a democratic country it is a given to have protection of the human rights, but what about Kashmir?