2011-WHAT WE CAN EXPECT?

2011 will be the year of International Year of Forest and International year of Chemistry.

Time has come to make New Year resolution and many promises has been made in year 2010 and year 2011 awaits events which once again are ready to paint international canvas.

Apart from that it will be interesting to see how India will shape up after getting a positive nod from United States and France for permanent seat at UNSC.

Also the census 2011 will be done and the tabulations will be out and people will be getting the unique identification card.It has been a massive project undertaken by Prime Minister of India Manmohan Singh and Head of Unique identification card called Aadhaar under Nandan Nilkhani.

February will be embarked by the most awaited Cricket World Cup 2011(19th February-2nd April) to be held in Indian sub continent by India,Bangladesh and Srilanka..Everybody will be eying on Pakistan for the controversial cricket year they had.The opening ceremony of the event is schedule on 18th february in Dhaka and the final match showdown will be at Mumbai  on 2nd April 2011.
Later IPL will be held and this time without Lalit Modi,that will be something one should watch it for.With two New teams From Pune and Kochi enrolling,the game will be of totally different delight.

As we are speaking of sports world cup hero Ronaldo will be retiring from football by end of 2011.He had been thrice FIFA World footballer of the year.

In Year 2011 Women FIFA world cup will be also held in Germany.

From glitz and glamour Oprah will be ending her talk show in 2011.Oprah has already made declaration in year 2010. 

Harry potter will closed its chapters in the movie saga with the last film coming in 2011.

At the business side it is expected that as the sensex grip to 20%.Indian-EU tie ups will also get strong as there is a trade agreement between India and European Union will be made by early 2011.
India will open markets for US and France too after each countries respective President visited the country and talked about business negotiations.

Events such as 20TH International World Wide Web Conference will be held from 28th March to Ist april at Hyderabad.It aims at futuer directions of world wide web and is technologists b,usinessmen,decision makers will participate.
And as i mentioned about technology the digital world will sprawl as  Apple will bring white I phones for spring 2011.

In Indian Politics arena-Mamta Banerjee will be playing cards yet again in West Bengal State Election .Also Tamil Nadu and Assam will be going for state elections in 2011
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2011 is really an action packed year lying ahead for many.

Till den pick your new year resolution and get started with 2011.

My new Year Resolution-I'll Be on time at work.

Regards,
Nikhil

2010-THE EVENTS WHICH PAINTED CANVAS......

The year 2010 was one of the most memorable year for international events.

Following are the TOP 10 events which strike a chord in year 2010.

The Polish President Lech Kaczynski Plane crash

ICELAND EYJAFJALLAJOKULL VOLCANO ERUPTION

NATO SUMMIT FOR AFGHANISTAN TRANSIT

PAKISTAN FLOODS

HAITI EARTHQUAKE

VUVUZELA-THE SPIRIT OF FIFA

KATHRYN BIGELOW-FIRST FEMALE TO WIN OSCAR FOR DIRECTION 

MEXICO GULF OIL SPILL

DELHI 2010-19TH COMMON WEALTH GAMES 

OBAMAZATION- A TRIP TO INDIA

LIU XIAOBO -CHINESE DISSIDENT NOBLE PEACE PRICE WINNER

CHILE MINERS RESCUES AFTER TWO MONTHS

AS WE BID FAREWELL TO YEAR 2010 LETS HOPE THAT YEAR 2011 WILL BRING THE INTERNATIONAL CANVAS WITH MORE VIBRANT COLORS.

HAPPY NEW YEAR
NIKHIL

DREAM REMAINS A DREAM.....

GIVE A CHANCE TO LIVE

Perhaps this is the most interesting piece of information I have come across in recent times.DREAM ACT that is Development relief and education for Alien Minors act..The Dream act was halted on its way to become reality when senate democrats pulled back from considering it.

A student coming out to support the bill.

It is one of the most crucial bill which has been introduced in year 2001.It is for the children or if I should specify the minors below age 18  who have come from across the border illegally.and staying in US.The bill if enacted will make them permanent residence of United States .These minors are often poor and have been tangled in the dilemma of nation belonging.But at the same time US is facing hard time they are coping up with the recession and other border security issues.If this bill is not passed then those minors will be deported with their dreams which they had seen long years back.

Opponents says that these illegal minors have become a hurdle for their country but at the same time I think when they came under age of 18 ,later they bettered themselves.They should also get a chance to live in United states and serve the country.They came when they were minors and I guess this issue has to be understood from the humanitarian aspects also.Don't they have right to live,educate and prosper in this country?I understand the sentiments of the opponents that there is no space in their country for illegal immigrants but one has to borne in mind that they were children when they came.one has to see the circumstances in which they came.

You can make your security more concrete border and restrict the other illegal migrants but the people who have come there i think US should give them equal rights because now they have been part of US.They should be given higher college education also so that they have opportunity in life.
They have been in this vast country for so many years.They have made friends ,met new people ,they got a new country by just quashing this bill under the table it would bring nothing but sad and even hatred.But now as the bill has been in halted a rethinking is required over it.Its not about illegal migrants over here its about humanity.

keep away from Wikileaks

Keep away from Wikileaks or you will loose the job.

This is the agenda adopted by US agencies towards its employees. If they read some classified State department documents released by wikileaks it can jeopardize their job standing.

 I think this step is taken in the interest from one prospective only and that prospective is to protect the interest of United states.Wikileaks has publishes many secret documents and that has become the bone of contention for the state authority .To control the viral leak which is spreading like wild fire such steps are being taken.I believe people of US who wants to go for security jobs will adhere to this declaration that is not following wikileaks.

Students have also been warned of not writing any views on the page of social network such as Twitter and Facebook.They have been advised not to follow such pages else it may prove hurdle in their chances in getting job.This is a technological battle according to me.It has been said that online medium will change the world and I think we can see that now happening.Following is one of the letters circulated to the student from student career department.

Dear students,

We received a call today from a SIPA alumnus who is working at the State Department. He asked us to pass along the following information to anyone who will be applying for jobs in the federal government, since all would require a background investigation and in some instances a security clearance.

The documents released during the past few months through Wikileaks are still considered classified documents. He recommends that you DO NOT post links to these documents nor make comments on social media sites such as Facebook or through Twitter. Engaging in these activities would call into question your ability to deal with confidential information, which is part of most positions with the federal government.

Regards,

Office of Career Services

Julian Assanage-The Founder of Wikileaks

Regards,

Nikhil

Everything will be scrutinized in US which site u have been tracking and particularly whether you have seen documents on wikileaks or not.The government will be really cautious now in hiring employees.Wikileaks is also being seen through the eye of web hacking.

There is always different dimension to regulate a country's work and US is trying its best to protect its rights.If I can sum it up this is the war between US Government and powerful form Media.

AND THE OSCAR GOES TO

HERE COMES THE OSCARS.........................

As the year is drawing to end the film industry accross the world is gearing up for the award season.Oscars is certainly like other years is the buzz yet again.According to Oscar press release reports Anne Hathaway and James Franco will be hosting Academy Awards to be held 27th February 2011

I was taken by surprise when such names were declared .According to the Faded Youth Blog as they report both personify the next generation of Hollywood Icons.

Oscars always garner interest of millions across the world.Its one of the most watched television event.But during year 2008 there was an immense drop in the viewership which led producers to rethink about the strategy the way the Oscar has to be conducted.Oscar has always been a package of surprises and the organizers are doing their best to keep the spirit of the mega awards alive.Last year 10 nominations were included in the best picture category which became the highlight of the award.Not only that even there were two host Alec Baldwin and Steve Martin as co host instead of one host for the entire evening.The Oscars love experimenting with different aspects and this time its all about Hathaway and Franco.I think in order to expand their viewer ship to wider audience Oscars has taken such decision.It will capture young audience which doesn't roll themselves to see such event.Previously Young actors have been called for presenting award but no one has hosted it yet.But such decisions is making Oscars Youth centric.

With speculations of the movie which has started already world will be yet again eying on this prestigious award ceremony.

BONJOUR INDIA

After Obama's visit to India and his backing for India's permanent seat in United Nation Security Council,the Indian had French delight when President Nicolas Sarkozy backed India for the same at UNSC.Perhaps this was a stronger support because France is one of the most strong member of United Nation.

Nicolas Sarkozy

Before Backing was done by Washington to New Delhi, United kingdom Prime Minister ,David Cameroon also visited India prior this year showing his keen interest in India.

I think time has come when the world has begun to understand the importance of India in shaping the world order.Sarkozy also mentioned that it is really impossible to think about the world without India..

Sarkozy also showed immense support to India by sending message across border to Pakistan that it will not tolerate the terrorist activities.He slammed Pakistan by his unbiased opinion and said 

“It is unacceptable for the world that terrorist acts should be masterminded and carried out by terrorist groups in Pakistan." 

I believe this is the first time Staunch and undiplomatic support has been shown by any foreign country to India and this fact won heart of many in India.  Further he didn't visit Pakistan after India's four day visit. This shows his support to the country and also gives a signal to the world that India is the player in the Indian oceanic belt,not Pakistan.He unlinked India from Pakistan by not visiting there.

Apart from the political tub boiling business aspects were also explored where the investment of $1O billion was talked with.France has even signed a contract to build nuclear reactor at Jaitapur which is being seen as one the most crucial bilateral investment. India has a shining economy and I believe all the countries in the world wants to associate them with her.France is nuclear potential country and it will help India to outshine in this industry as well.

Getting a permanent seat at United Nation now can be seen with much hope.after French support and has garnered tons of positivity from all corners and the trade between these two country will definitely raise the bar of their relation.

Truly no one will forget this BONJOUR connection.

Merci
Nikhil

NATO DRAWDOWN IN AFGHANISTAN

"There’s a lot to do but we are going in the right direction.What NATO was talking about around the table is doable."

David Cameroon said that the exit transit of troops from Afghanistan is achievable by year 2014.He made a surprise visit to Afghanistan and said that the British troops will start pulling out from early next year.

This news came after NATO members hold one of the most crucial meetings of the past six decades since its inception in Lisbon, Portugal last month. 28 NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) members discussed new strategic plan on various issues including vital Afghanistan exit strategy.

The NATO forces have faced the most brutal attacks for the past nine years in this never ending war in Afghanistan that has ultimately raised concern and has called for change in the strategic policy. It is expected that NATO forces will leave Afghanistan after the security transfer to Afghan Army in year 2014.The members will comprehensively work out on this three years goal which will go on the floor from early next year, towards the implementation of the strategic plan. As reported in CNN The plan would pave the way for the NATO members to reduce their collation forces of 140000.The gradual transition is expected to start as early by 2011 but it is expected that the complete safe transition will extend beyond 2014.

According to CNN, Pentagon press secretary Geoff Morrell said that the deadline had existed for some time as "an aspirational goal" but that this did not mean all coalition forces would have to leave by that date.

In the interview with the Washington post Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai has criticized the NATO policy for the past ten decades in Afghanistan.

“It's not desirable for the Afghan people either to have 100,000 or more foreign troops going around the country endlessly, there has to be a plan inside whereby the Afghan capacity increases, whereby the NATO presence decreases to the extent that we can provide our own security”, said Karzai in an interview with the Washington Post.

Now everyone is eyeing on Karzai who is expected to address this issue particularly 2014 deadline in Lisbon on Saturday.

Apart from the Afghan Transition Strategy the NATO summit will also confabulate over the development of its relation with Russia and will also discuss more comprehensive role of its member with Japan and South Korea.

Lets hope there a safe exit for the troops and Afghanistan is back on their track with a balanced regulated army.

Regards,
Nikhil