The Chinese Olympics has been rather successful so far. A couple embarrassing incidents cloud the event, but overall it seems to bring forth a sense of competition amongst the nations and its representatives which is exceedingly important in a time when the world is going from one perilous crisis to another. The question of whether […]
the bourgeois pig
oink oink.
13
Aug
no comment
22
Jul
India is not going to follow the pattern that it has in the past and hold an early election. The Congress Government and its coalition partners have survived the scare of another daunting electoral process. I think India displays the crudest form of a Democratic setup. Politicians who have been to prison for crimes such […]
21
Jul
There is a pattern to politics in India - all action must be derailed by talks, negotiations and appeasement of certain groups of people. The recent Nuclear deal with the United States is one more example of that. The deal began for transfer of Civilian Nuclear Technology to India marked a new step in the […]
14
Jul
The past week was congested with several confrontational aspects all around the world. To me it started with the ridiculous bombing at the Indian Embassy in Kabul. I won’t be surprised if the ISI (Inter Services Intelligence) Agency had a hand in this doing. It rather makes sense because of the Indian influence in Afghanistan […]
30
Jun
Developing and Under Developed Nations will remain the same. They will remain the same until their former colonial masters stop meddling in their internal affairs. Zimbabwe as it stands today is a sovereign nation - but foreign embassies within it have been beating the drum up for a socio-political change. Mr. Mugabe presents an interesting […]
12
May
I wanted to post this in memory of IZ - what a pure song!
9
May
Letting go of the reins has got to be tough. Whether it be the Burmese Junta not allowing foreign aid workers, in fear of losing out control of the situation or Vladimir Putin not letting go of his control in Russia. The two aspects struck me most in the news this week. Putin is the […]
15
Apr
Same story, different perspectives. This seems to shape our political landscape in the modern era. Recently, I had the privilege to watch the documentary, “Why we fight”. It was extremely riveting and staggering in terms of the injustices that have been propounded upon the “common man.” Of course, nothing absolutely new was presented to me, […]
26
Mar
I used to be a huge fan of President Bill Clinton in the past - but now that I have grown to be a self thinking man for the most part, I find his persona/ character deceitful, conniving, sly, tricky and very cunning most of the times. The recent one is of Hillary Clinton of […]
18
Mar
I faintly remember the 1992 Cricket World Cup - called the Benson & Hedges World Cup in Australia. This was the defining moment in my television appreciation. The whole series was digitized, colorful and quite exciting. The part I remember the most, apart from sections of the crowd with posters signaling the arrival of Sachin […]
