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Amol Hatwar’s perspectives on art, culture, business, science and technology

Archive for June, 2009

Sarkozy’s Burqa Ban

The French President, Nikolas Sarkozy, recently made comments against muslim women wearing the burqa. A ban may succeed in getting passed by the Parliament. But, is it right to do so?

Dodo Dollar

Had the US government respected the dollar, it wouldn’t have out-served its purpose as a global currency. China’s central banker Zhou Xiaochuan recently made strong case to dethrone the dollar. There’s only one problem: 70% of China’s $2 trillion in foreign reserves is in US Dollars.