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Comments from folks who know more about Indian politics than I do? I'm not an expert in Indian politics but the politics of this situation seem like a huge issue. I can't understand why creating a new state is the right answer here. Increasing bureaucracy isn't going to help these people get better access. That requires increasing democracy. Plus, doesn't this just fuel other secessionist movements?
1 FaverShareQuoted: Twenty ministers in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh resign in protest at the decision to create a new state in its north.
Oh my god, parts of the article I co-wrote were plagiarized in this WSJ piece!
2 FaversShareViewed: 14 TimesQuoted: The Wall Street Journal has scrubbed an article from its website after learning that it was plagiarized from several sources. "A Nov. 10 "New Global Indian" online column by New York City freelance writer Mona Sarika has been found to contain information that was plagiarized from several publications, including the Washington Post, Little India, India Today and San Francisco magazine," a notice to readers now reads where the column once lived.
I'm glad to see this is getting some coverage.
1 FaverShareQuoted: Twenty five years after, thousands still grapple with the effects of exposure to the deadly gas from the Bhopal, India chemical plant disaster.
Not altogether surprising... it also explains why so many "repats" form their own communities when they return to India.
1 FaverShareQuoted: India wants its emigrants and their offspring back, but many say the business climate is frustrating, and the workplace culture makes them feel unexpectedly foreign.
Shrewd timing for the arrests. Meanwhile, I can't believe it's been a year...
1 FaverShareQuoted: Pakistani prosecutors charged seven men on Wednesday with planning and helping execute last year's Mumbai terror attacks.
1 FaverShareQuoted: And at the tables, the meatless menu included a mix of Indian and American favorites, including some African-American standards. Collard greens and curried prawns, chickpeas and okra, nan and cornbread were served to the 320 guests — including some well-known Republicans and prominent Indian-Americans — who started off with arugula from the White House garden and finished up with pumpkin pie tart.
Big news...
1 FaverShareQuoted: Hailing the relationship between the United States and India as one of the "defining partnerships" in the world, President Barack Obama announced Tuesday that he has accepted an invitation to visit India next year.
click to play1 FaverShareViewed: 9 TimesQuoted: On August 4th, 2009, dozens of Bollywood dancers suddenly began to dance in the middle of Times Square to support Bollywood Hero, a 3 part mini-series on IFC...
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