Congress Party member Mani Shankar Aiyar said recently in a meeting that “India is prospering, Indians are not”. He added “GDP growth rate is no index of what is happening in our country”. He criticized the Indian government (which is lead by his own party) and questioned the governments economic policy. There is no debate [...]
I was talking to a colleague of mine and within a few minutes the subject turned to corruption in general and the corrupt Indian politicians. Corruption is one of the most popular topics of conversation in India today and rightly so. Corruption is rampant in India compared to Western Europe and North America. Indians love [...]
The government of Delhi has informed the Supreme Court that it is considering setting up a control room specifically for tacking the “menace of begging” in India’s capital city. Certain areas of the city of have been declared as “zero tolerance zones” by the city. Toll free numbers will be made available to the public [...]
Former American Presidential candidate John Edwards was known for his “Two America” speech during his campaign trail. He says “today, under George W. Bush, there are two Americas, not one: One America that does the work, another that reaps the reward. One America that pays the taxes, another America that gets the tax breaks. One [...]
