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To: IQBAL LATIF who wrote (44359)	8/14/2003 5:31:53 PM
From: IQBAL LATIF	Respond to of 50167

<<"Oh Almighty... Light the mind of the religious leaders to evolve a bridge among religions with compassion and love". >> President Kalam said future generations would not remember us for "how many churches, mosques, temples or gurudwaras our generation has added". "We will be remembered only if we give our younger generation a prosperous and safe India, resulting out of economic prosperity coupled with our civilisational heritage". In down-to-earth and direct language replete with his trademark references to technology and children, Kalam spoke of his interactions with citizens across the country in the past year and said the country should "prioritise our thoughts on national development and make all other issues non-issues." The President recited a poem he said he had written after a function in Srinagar where three students — one a Hindu, one a Muslim and one a Sikh — came up to him and said they wanted to "go on a mission to penetrate the minds of the extremists and bring about unity of minds". The students' questions engulfed me, said Kalam, "resulting in a poetic verse". One of the stanzas was: "Oh Almighty... Light the mind of the religious leaders to evolve a bridge among religions with compassion and love". Referring to the country's relations with neighbours, he said, "India has definitely taken a significant peace initiative with all its neighbours."

To: IQBAL LATIF who wrote (44359)	8/14/2003 5:38:33 PM
From: IQBAL LATIF	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 50167

1.Today in NYT: Speaking at a press conference arranged by the Economic Policy Institute...Robert Solow...assailed the Bush tax cuts as "redistributive in intent and redistributive in effect." This is just lazy and disappointing. The remainder of the editorial is blatantly redistributionist, as is the entire EPI website. To favor redistribution is a perfectly valid policy stance, one with which reasonable people could agree or disagree. But to favor a highly radical version of it yourself while claiming neutrality and accusing your opponents of redistributionism is a tactic designed to win by confusing the natives. It stinks. 2. For three years I've been teaching economics (and a bit of Western Civ) to MBA students from the Peoples' Republic of China. It feels excellent to read stuff like this: BEIJING - Communist leaders plan to amend China's constitution to formally enshrine the ideology of Jiang Zemin, the recently retired leader who invited capitalists to join the Communist Party, official media said Tuesday...The change would give Jiang a shot at his longtime goal â€” sealing his place in history alongside his legendary predecessors. Jiang's policies might find a place in the constitution along with those of Mao Zedong, the founder of communist China, and Deng Xiaoping, who launched the country's economic reforms...The news reports gave no details of the possible changes. But foreign analysts say they include the communist era's first guarantee of property rights for entrepreneurs who have driven China's two-decade-old economic boom. Find more commentary at Samizdata.net. Link posted by Steve Antler : 8:00 AM Link posted by Steve Antler : 7:50 AM www.econopundit.com