Wednesday, May 28, 2008

In this tech-driven world, we can’t be asleep at the wheel

Arun Shourie, Tuesday, September 12, 2006The cost of squandering resources on populist schemes will be paid not just in missed advantages but also in the resulting social unrest. First in a three-part series Among the propellers that are driving the world, technology is one of the most forceful. Six features about its advance have far-reaching consequences for India: • To start with, what has