The Govt. of India appears to be making a concerted effort to address the poor in India. Its a welcome move and certainly looks good on paper. For whatever its worth, its a good start to try and address the challenge of poverty!
Category: India
Summons to US Ambassador in India
Us Ambassador, Mr. Mulford warned that India should back the US motion against Iran to help the US-India nucler deal through Congress. India should be commended for summoning the Ambassador for his comments.
Interestingly enough, the State Dept. said Mr. Mulford was expressing his personal views! Mr. Mulford on the other hand is clearly on the defensive stating that his comments were taken out of context. Damage control from all sides I guess!
Bangalore turns Bengaluru
India’s IT capital is set to under a name change. I wonder why this is being done incrementally. The Indian Govt. must get one giant list of cities, streets etc together and change them all once and for all! It doesn’t make sense to do this incrementally!
India’s aid to Pak
Check out this news about India’s offer of $25M in aid to Pak. Hope moves like this help the peace process.
Thank god Advani is not in charge of the Govt. or there would have been another crisis in the BJP!
Earthquake in Pak, India
Boy, what a horrible disaster.…Everytime I read some news about this the death toll seems to be shooting up. The most recent news report I read estimates the death toll at 30, 000!
Starting with the Tsunami it has been one disaster after another hitting the globe. Can’t help wonder where this is all headed….
Ridiculous wait time for US Visa in Chennai
Wait time for a visa to the US from Chennai is now 162 days!! I don’t see how companies doing business with the US can send someone here on a visit with these kinds of delays. As for those visiting foe pleasure, you might as well forget it! Given the amount of business between India and the US, its about time the US established a couple of additional visa processing centers in Bangalore, and Hyderabad for instance.
India’s donation for Katrina Relief
India donated to Red Cross for Katrina Relief. Pretty impressive! India also played a major role in assisting other countries hit by the Tsunami earlier this year. Besides, almost every day there is talk in the US media and in political circles about being competitive with India and China.
Clear sign of a growing south asian power!
Speedy travel to India
Check this out — 16 hours to Bombay from SF! Can’t wait for these flights to become operational. Its looonnggg overdue!
Intel plant in India: fact or fiction?
The Indian Minister for Communication & Information Technology, Dayanidhi Maran might have just jumped the gun and prematurely rushed to the press on Intel’s $400M plans for a plant in India. Notice in today’s Mercury News how Intel has backtracked saying no decision has been made. The other competitors for the plant (Vietnam, China) are bound to intensify their campaign given this recent announcement by the minister.
India: Rising power in the East?
Undersecretary of State Nicholas Burns apparently said this last month….as mentioned in an article in the Washington Post (sent to me by a friend). This is great for India. It also explains all the recent diplomatic traffic to India.
The site needs registration so here is a clip.
Speaking to a U.S.-European group in Brussels on May 26, Burns observed:
“The greatest change you will see in the next three or four years is a new American focus on South Asia, particularly in establishing a closer strategic partnership with India . . . If you look at all the trends — population, economic growth, foreign policy trends — there’s no question that India is the rising power in the East. . . . I think you’ll see this as a major focus of our president and our secretary of state, and it will be the area of greatest dynamic positive change in American foreign policy.”
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