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The Importance of India
The Importance of India Bush deserves credit for boosting relations with New Delhi. by Duncan Currie 01/15/2009 12:00:00 AM BILL EMMOTT, a former editor of the Economist magazine, has written that George W. Bush's "bold initiative" to strengthen U.S.Why the U.S. should listen to India’s voters
Why the U.S. should listen to India’s voters By: Michael Barone Voters queue up at a polling station to vote in Moradabad, India, Wednesday, May 13. Millions of Indian voters headed to the polls to pick a new parliament in the final phase of the country's month long national election.Barack Obama’s India-Pakistan Mess
by Christopher Badeaux (The New Ledger) Barack Obama’s India-Pakistan Mess As an eight year-old boy, I had a handful of treasured possessions: A stuffed dog; a tiny Gizmo who would grow and distort in water (I religiously kept him dry, small, and cute); the first G.I. Joe Snake-Eyes action figure; and a 1983 World Almanac, marked up and annotated with news, trivia, and facts culled from every periodical, TV news program, and library book I could reach. Pretty standard, really.India warns Obama over Kashmir
India warns Obama over Kashmir By James Lamont and Amy Kazmin in New Delhi Published: February 3 2009 13:56 | Last updated: February 3 2009 13:56 India has warned US President Barack Obama that he risks “barking up the wrong tree” if he seeks to broker a settlement between Pakistan and India over the disputed territory of Kashmir. MK Narayanan, India’s national security advisor, said that the new US administration was in danger of dredging up out of date Clinton administration-era strategies in a bid to bring about improved ties between the two nuclear armed neighbours. “I do think that we could make President Obama understand, if he does nurse any such view, that he is barking up the wrong tree.Importance of Gifts in Diwali
No words can adequately do justice to your thoughts and feelings unless you wrap them in some unexceptionable gifts. Exchanging gifts on auspicious occasion is the grand gesture of wishing good luck and well being. Sending gifts become token of gratitude, an authentic symbol that coveys true feelings of the heart.Children's Parliament Sets an Example for India's Politicians
When the Little Ones Run the Show VARANASI, India, May 13 -- As one of the most popular political figures in this impoverished northeastern Indian city, Tazim Ali fields round-the-clock cellphone calls about such everyday problems as child hunger, domestic violence and caste discrimination. The only thing that's unusual is that Tazim is 9. He's the 4-foot-tall president of the Varanasi children's parliament, the first body of its kind in India, which -- with 75 percent of its population younger than 35 -- is one of the world's most youthful nations.Saturday Night Market in Kuala Lumpur's Little India, Malaysia
On a recent trip to Malaysia, my husband and I made it a priority to visit Kuala Lumpur's Little India's Saturday night street market.This weekly event is a must-visit attraction for any food lover who travels to Kuala Lumpur. The market, located on what seemed like a dark back alley, started to get busy as the sun went down. It took us nearly two hours to walk from one end of the market to the other.
Live Earth India Gets Canceled
The Live Earth India concert has officially been called off due to the attacks in Mumbai last week. The gunmen opened fire in hotels, a train station, and around the city, killing over 170 people. Organizers of Live Earth said they felt it was necessary to cancel the show for fear of a breach in security.Cyclone Aila kills nearly 120 in Bangladesh and India
By Anis Ahmed DHAKA (Reuters) - Nearly 120 people have been killed by a cyclone that ripped through Bangladesh and eastern India, officials and local media said on Tuesday, while millions remained marooned by floodwaters or living in shelters.The death toll in Bangladesh rose to at least 89 following recovery of more bodies on Tuesday, the Daily Star newspaper said in its online edition, while Indian officials said at least 29 people had died in West Bengal state. Cyclone Aila slammed into parts of coastal Bangladesh and eastern India on Monday, triggering tidal surges and flooding that forced half a million people from their homes. Officials in Bangladesh moved about 500,000 people to temporary shelters after they left their homes to escape huge tidal waves churned by winds up to 100 kph (60 mph).Baby throwing ritual in India
This kind of blows my mind. The Huffington Post has more information about it. They say Muslims in Western India’s Maharastra have been throwing babies off tall buildings for over 500 years with the belief that it improves their health, and that no babies have ever been hurt.
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