Daily Archive: June 22, 2007

The “calm” amidst the storm

Following the publication of the latest Index of Failed States by Foreign Policy,  India probably has the unique distinction of being the only “stable” country in the world that is “ringed” by failed states...

You can keep out the infidels; not the State

Chanced upon this nugget from Saeed Naqvi’s piece “Beijing Diary” in Outlook’s latest issue 25th Jun ’07. Describing an altercation between a policeman and “a young man with a wispy beard” in inside Xian’s great...