Posts Tagged ‘World’

I am not shedding tears at the death of Saddam. Nor is this a rant on the inappropriateness of the death sentance. Instead it is a lament for justice.
‘Justice’ that is delivered without due process being followed is vigilantism – and there is no worse example for Democracy (let’s not forget that Iraq was invaded [...]

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I lived in Great Britain between 1986 and 1994, where I studied Economics and then Communication Policy. I was there during the height and then the decline of the Thatcher era. I would think that it would be impossible to be studying Economics, understanding sociology and living in Thatcher’s Britain and not be [...]

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I have been following Pope Benedict utterances on Islam in various media. His seeming endorsement of the view that Islam spread through the sword, had some of us across the world choking with anger, many of us choking with the sheer embarassment of a Head of State being an utter idiot, and some others [...]

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George W Bush is hoping that the spirit of 9-11will help him get out of the mess that his administration’s ineptitude has landed him in. Imagine a government so incompetent, that it makes Vilasrao Deshmukh look good!
I wonder whether invoking the spirit of 9-11 means a) blaming Iraq for Katrina or b) going to war [...]

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The Day has arrived. And after an extensive search through Indian blogdom – this week’s Bharateeya Blog Mela is finally in place. Thank you for all those who nominated. And as usual, this task would have been chaotic without Bloglines.
Announcements
JK at Varnam announces the setting up of the new History Blog – The [...]

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How can a nation that cannot provide security for its own people, hope to restore democracy in Iraq and Afganistan? This is New Orleans blogger Maitri on the devastation:
A few states kindly offer shelter, guards and other help, but this is not enough. America needs to understand the sheer gravity of this horrible situation. We [...]

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I have been watching images on various news channels showing the devastation left behind by Katrina.
I have been following Maitri’s blog on the more personalised aspect of surviving Katrina.
And one thing struck me – however developed you may be, how ever well trained your response teams may be, when it comes to dealing with Nature’s [...]

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… what ever that is supposed to mean, is gaining popularity world wide. In amchi Mumbai, the standard response to any calamity is ‘we need to deport all those Bihari’s and Bhaiyas from here. When crime goes up – the response is the same … get rid of the Northerners‘.
When terrorism strikes – the response [...]

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When Osama asks for Bush and Blair’s head – he is a nasty terrorist.
But, when Pat Robertson, the founder of Christian Coalition and a former Presidential candidate and someone who makes our rabid right wingers seem like flower power children – calls for the assasination of democratically elected Venezualan president Hugo Chavez – I [...]

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via Zest Alternative, a story from the New Scientist on the atomic bombing of Hiroshima & Nagasaki . Based on new research by two historians – Peter Kuznick & Mark Selden – the article is a chilling read.
New studies of the US, Japanese and Soviet diplomatic archives suggest that Truman’s main motive was to limit [...]

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