Category: Politics and Governance

Thank God for Democracy!

From an article in  TIME, “China Limits Teenage Internet Gaming“: “…Under new rules that took effect Monday, Chinese Internet gaming companies must install a program that requires users to enter their ID card numbers....

Sign of times to come…?

Came across this news story yesterday: Nepal Muslims demand seats in national election Excerpts: “…A leading Muslim group in Nepal said on Saturday it would organise street protests if the government does not meet...

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...

Scandal in the US Justice Deptt.

…looks like we are not alone. Here’s “Inside the Scandal at Justice” – a TIME magazine investigation that reveals the depth of political influence on the Justice department in the United States. Related posts:  “Har shaakh pe ullu baitha...

Wish our PM had said that…

Excerpts from a column by British PM Tony Blair in the Sunday Times recently (May 27, 2007) (emphasis mine): “The absconding of three people on control orders because of suspicion of their involvement in...