G20 Thinktanks: 2012 Global Go To Think Tank Index

2012 Global Go To Think Tank Report– Click for Download

Member	GDP (PPP)	Population	Think Tanks
Argentina	$596 billion	41.769,726	137
Australia	$882.4 billion	21.766.711	30
Brazil	$2.172 trillion	203,766,711	82
Canada	$1.33 trillion	34,030,589	96
China	$10.09 trillion	1,336,718,015	429
European Union	$14.82 trillion	492,387,344	1457
France	$2.145 trillion	65,312,249	177
Germany	$2.94 trillion	81,471,834	194
India	$4.06 trillion	1,189,172,906	269
Indonesia	$1.03 trillion	245,613,043	21
Italy	$1.774 trillion	61,016,804	107
Japan	$4.31 trillion	126,475,664	108
Mexico	$1.567 trillion	113,724,226	60
Republic of Korea	$1.459 trillion	48,754,657	35
Russia	$2.223 trillion	138,739,892	122
Saudi Arabia	$622 billion	26,131,703	4
South Africa	$524 billion	40,004,031	86
Turkey	$960.5 billion	78,785,548	27
United Kingdom	$2.173 trillion	62,698,362	288
United States	$14.66 trillion	313,232,044	1823

India

51.   Centre for  Civil Society (CCS)  (India)

54.   Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (IDSA) (India)

81.   The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) (India)

105. Institute for Defence Studies and Analysis (IDSA) (India)

119. Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER) (India)
110. The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) (India)

115. Observer Research Foundation  (India)

141. Development Alternatives (India)

• Centre for Policy Research  (India)
• Delhi Policy Group  (India)
• Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies (IPCS) (India)
• Center for Study of Science Technology and Policy  (India)
• National Council of Applied Economic Research  (India)
• Centre for the Study of Developing Societies (India)
• Institute of Economic Growth (India)
• United Service Institution of India (India)
•  Liberty Institute (India)

 

FBI’s National Security Threat List: Who’s on the NSL?

The FBI’s National Security List (NSL) has two parts, the Issues Threat List (activities that get you on the list) and the classified Country Threat List (states whose activities are “so hostile, or of such concern” that investigations are warranted).

1. Russia
2. China
3. Syria
4. North Korea
5. Iran
6. Belarus
7. Cuba
8. Sudan
9. Democratic Republic of the Congo
10. Republic of the Congo
11. Somalia
12. Myanmar (Burma)
13. Bosnia
14. Vietnam
15. Libya
16. Côte d’Ivoire/Ivory Coast

Classified Country Threat List

1. Japan
2. Israel
3. France
4. South Korea
5. Taiwan
6. India
7. UK
8. Germany
9. Netherlands
10. Belgium
11. Canada
12. Iraq
13. South Yemen

Top Indian Political Parties by Income: Donations to Elections

1. Indian National Congress (INC) – Rs 1,660 crore

2. Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) – Rs 1,226 crore

3. Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) – Rs 852 crore

4. Communist Party of India (Marxist) – CPI(M) – Rs 335 crore

5. Samajwadi Party – Rs 200 crore

6. National Congress Party (NCP) – Rs 140 crore

7. Communist Party of India (CPI) – ?

8. Janata Dal (United) – JD(U) – ?

9. All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) – ?

10. Janata Dal (Secular) – JD(S) – Rs 4.63 crore

10 Richest Temples in India: Ten Wealthiest Gods

In no Specific order… (due to hidden treasures, lack of bank accounts, unavailable tracking of true deposits)

1. Golden Temple, Amritsar (Punjab)
2. Akshardham Temple, Bochasanvasi Aksharpurushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha (BAPS)
3. Puttabarthi Sai Baba (Andhra Pradesh)
4. Tirupati Thirumala Balaji temple (Andhra Pradesh)
5. Siddhivinayak temple, Mumbai  (Maharashtra)
6. Guruvayur temple (Kerala)
7. Shirdi Sai Baba Mandir (Maharashtra)
8. Sri Padmanabhaswamy Temple, Trivandrum (Kerala)
9. Mata Vaishno Devi Temple (Jammu & Kashmir)
10. Puri Jagannath Temple, Puri (Orissa)

Potential Religious Alternate Candidates, Town Runner-ups, Famous Tourist Spots:

1. Somnath Temple, Saurashtra, Gujarat
2. Meenakshi Temple, Madurai, Tamil Nadu
3. Kashi Vishwanath Temple, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh
4. Rameshwaram temple, Tamil Nadu
5. Haridwar, Rishikesh, Uttharkhand
6. Kolkata Kali Temple, West Bengal
7. Kolhapur Mahalakshmi Temple, Maharashtra
8. Srisailam Bramrambika Mallikarjuna swamy Temple, Andhra Pradesh
9. Dwarka Dwarkadhish Temple, Gujarat
10. Ahobilam Lakshmi Narasimha swamy temple & Mutt, Kurnool district, Andhra Pradesh

Nine Dynasties in new Parliament: Family Pairs

Source: Family pride in Lok Sabha – India – The Times of India

1. Congress: Sonia and Rahul Gandhi – Rae Bareli and Amethi
2. Samajwadi Party: Mulayam Singh Yadav and son Akhilesh – Mainpuri and Kannauj constituencies in UP
3. BJP: Maneka Gandhi & Varun Gandi: Uttar Pradesh – Aonla & Pilibhit
4. Ajit Singh (Baghpat) and Jayant Choudhury (Mathura)
5. Sharad Pawar & daughter Supriya Sule – Baramati (Maharashtra)
6. Trinamool Congress: Sisir and Subhendu Adhikary – West Bengal (Kanthi in East Midnapur, his son won the Tamluk seat where Nandigram is situated)
7. Karnataka – H D Devegowda and his son H D Kumaraswamy

Missed:

1. Prospective mother-son pair missed out with former Punjab CM Amarinder Singh‘s son Raninder losing from Bhatinda. Amarinder’s wife Preneet Kaur won from Patiala.
2. BJP: “Gorkha” face Jaswant Singh and son Manvendra could have been another but for the latter’s defeat in Barmer.