Moving beyond Kyoto Our home - earth - is in danger. What is at risk of being destroyed is not the planet itself, but the conditions that have made it hospitable for human beings.
VIEWPOINT
Why blame politicians If politicians are seen hovering like flies around the honey pot of cricket, to the extent that even their legislative duties get second preference, the blame should, to a large extent, be laid at the door of the media.
FIRST LADIES
Role reversal Maybe the qualities that many find off-putting in Hillary - her opportunism, her triangulation, her ethical corner-cutting, her shifting convictions from pro-war to anti-war, her secrecy, her ruthlessness - are the same ones that make people willing to vote for a woman.
Suharto: Ousted, yet powerful Doctors say Suharto's mind had been weakened by a series of strokes. But commentators note that he becomes well when there is a family wedding party to attend.
Royal gesture... Thai Crown Prince Vajiralongkorn offers saffron cloth to Buddhist monks during a Kathin Ceremony, part of the ceremony marking King Bhumibol Adulyadej's 80th birthday celebration on Monday at the temple of Dawn in Bangkok. King Bhumibol will turn 80 on December 5. AP
Should Governor Rameshwar Thakur invite the BJP-JD(S) coalition to form the government? Or would he be justified in recommending dissolution of the Assembly?
We invite our readers to send in their responses in about 200 words Responses may be sent to Deccan Herald, No 75, M G Road, Bangalore - 560001 or e-mail: editordh@deccanherald.co.in latest by 2 pm on Saturday.
A selection of responses will be published in Sunday’s edition.
