The great Indian elections of 2009 are over after five phases of voting spread over a month, over 400 million votes cast, several thousand candidates, and billions of dollars spent by all concerned. The massive logistical exercise ended in a massive victory for the Congress, which gained plenty of seats at the expense of...
Last week the CBI removed Italian businessman Ottavio Quattrochi from its wanted list, and removed the Interpol Red Corner notice against him. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh soon supported this decision saying that the case had become an embarrassment for the government. “It is not a good reflection on the Indian legal system that we...
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is a universally respected man well known for his prowess as an economist, and recognized as the man responsible for India’s economic resurgence in the nineties. He has a CV to die for. He has a clean record. He is cool and pleasant natured. He is respected by all. It...
Election time brings out such gems. Watch this video. The Madam Danceth. Also watch out for Renuka Chaudhary. Are those peacock feathers in her head?
Today is a historic day for America. The country just elected it’s first Black president after 43 White ones. The US has come of age. Leave alone the glass ceiling, the steel door has been blasted open. Makes me think of India. When will we Indians rise through petty barriers to appoint leaders based...
On occasion of Gandhi Jayanti, which is being marked as the International Day of Non Violence by the United Nations this year, Sonia Gandhi today addressed the UN General Assembly. Normally UN addresses are made by heads of state. So we’re guessing that she must be the prime minister of India. Or at least...
