Posted by: Aadisht on: February 7, 2009
Shiv Viswanathan and Sadanand Menon annoy me. They both have columns/ op-eds up about the Mangalore pub incident which hint at some interesting ideas. But these guys can’t seem to realise that writing for newspapers is not the same as academic writing. There’s so academic or generally postmodern jargon in their pieces, that only the [...]
Posted by: Aadisht on: September 20, 2008
Along with mobile banking, another sector got a little freer this week. Foreign news magazines can now publish Indian editions: In a significant further opening up of the print media, the Union Cabinet on Thursday approved a revised policy that would allow Indian editions of foreign magazines in the news and current affairs category. … [...]
Posted by: Aadisht on: April 4, 2008
CNN-IBN is carrying a PTI report which is quoting a Xinhua report: For the second time in less than a week, China has briefed India on the Tibet issue and said New Delhi has assured it that it would not tolerate any political anti-Beijing activities by Tibetans on the Indian territory. Chinese Foreign Minister Yang [...]
Posted by: Aadisht on: December 7, 2007
Quote of the (last) Month: Libertarians are not beyond hope (and some are even cute), but they need to be Re-Educated. I’d start with some Dickens novels, personally. (seen on Facebook) We Pompous Libertarians (TM) often believe that (welfare) statists are out of touch with reality. When they go on to attack libertarianism as twenty-first [...]