Wired has a piece on how the poor in India are used in medical trials. The article also points out some of the advantages we get when we take part in these drug trials. The article is titled A Nation of Guinea Pigs. What do other /Indians feel about this?

Desicritics is running an interesting post by Morquendi who spent a few days in Kashmir and has a few interesting tidbits to share about the conduct of the India Army.

He cites two instances which makes him to conclude that the Indian Army is an invading army rather than an enforcer of peace:

• Manhandling of a STD booth owner by some army jawans.
• Soldiers doing their thing on the rice fields.

Read the entire post here, and most importantly tell SlashIndia what you think about it.

In the ongoing plenary session of the Congress in Hyderabad, Congress workers went berserk demanding Rahul Gandhi's presence on the stage.

The delegates leaved no stone unturned to announce their loyalty to Rahul and 'Madam', referring to Sonia Gandhi:

"Madam, you have the vision of Pandit Nehru, political understanding of Indira Gandhi and dynamism of Rajiv Gandhi. The role of the younger generation cannot be underemphasised" said Vayalar Ravi, trying to be inclusive towards Rahul Gandhi in his heady praise for Sonia.

What it is that makes the Congress incapable of producing a leader from outside the Gandhi family and What is it that they see in Sonia and Rahul that no experienced Congress leader can match?

Business week is running a story citing a Duke university study which rubbishes the claim that the U.S. will soon loose its high-tech edge due to a higher number of engineering graduates coming out of India and China.

researchers at Duke University have determined that some of the most cited statistics on engineering graduates are inaccurate. Statistics that say the U.S. is producing 70,000 engineers a year vs. 350,000 from India and 600,000 from China aren't valid

However, a recent study by NASSCOM clearly mentions 350,000 engineering graduates.