Posts Tagged ‘Politics’

By • Apr 24th, 2009 • Category: Bangalore, Bombay/Mumbai, Ideas, India, Life

Now that the 15th general elections are underway in India, the big question in everybody’s mind is who is going to win? Will one party take it all or will there be no clear winner, which means a coalition government or a political patchwork quilt at the center? To form the next government, either one [...]


By • Apr 14th, 2009 • Category: India, Technology, Video, YouTube Videos

Millions of people are gearing up in India to participate in the world’s largest democratic election in the world. A clear trend in this year’s election campaign is the spurt in online grassroot political movement, esp from  urban areas. The goal of these grassroot movements is to educate and make voters aware of their political [...]


By • Apr 14th, 2009 • Category: Books, Movies, Music, Televison, Bollywood, Bombay/Mumbai, India, New York, People, Video, YouTube Videos

In India movie stars and filmmakers wield enormous influence and that point was drawn dramatically by Danny Boyle in the movie Slumdog Millionaire. Hint: it is the toilet scene. Interestingly, the entertainment industry, (especially Bollywood or the Hindi film industry based in Mumbai)  involvement in Indian politics was pretty marginal with a few a actors [...]


By • Aug 19th, 2008 • Category: Books, Movies, Music, Televison

Pakistan’s President Pervez Musharraf resigns or as The Economist put it “he jumps before he is pushed.” Ending days of speculation whether he will resign or face an impeachment Pakistan’s President Pervez Musharraf officially announced his resignation on Monday, August 18th 2008. In an hour long TV address President Musharraf announced his resignation from the [...]


By • Jul 7th, 2008 • Category: Global Voices, India

For the past few months there has been a heated debate in India about its nuclear deal with the USA. This is an issue for which Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has lobbied hard and tried to get political consensus. In fact, some analysts and observers point out Mr. Singh was ready to go for a [...]