12-09-2004, 08:36 AM
Ram, maybe in a few days..
In the meantime here is an old Rajiv Malhotra article..
Human Rights' Other Face
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->In the absence of open debate on these issues and in the absence of transparent controls, a nexus of foreign agencies with funding power is playing a role in determining <b>a.</b> the definition of human rights, <b>b.</b> the choice of whose rights are to be fought for according to political calculations, and <b>c.</b> the culprits who are to be blamed. Selective outrage about human rights violations seems to conveniently match an institution's geopolitical interests, lending a moral gloss to amoral pursuits.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
In the meantime here is an old Rajiv Malhotra article..
Human Rights' Other Face
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->In the absence of open debate on these issues and in the absence of transparent controls, a nexus of foreign agencies with funding power is playing a role in determining <b>a.</b> the definition of human rights, <b>b.</b> the choice of whose rights are to be fought for according to political calculations, and <b>c.</b> the culprits who are to be blamed. Selective outrage about human rights violations seems to conveniently match an institution's geopolitical interests, lending a moral gloss to amoral pursuits.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->