Where Is Bush?

World media is gripped with US presidential elections these days. Jumpy Indian news channels too are sprinting with their over-the-top obsession “Breaking News” on the poll, without realising that George W Bush still has 11 months left in power.
But what really strikes me is the absence of President Bush from the scene, from the media, from [...]

27.12.07 - 6:16 PM Pakistan Time, Benazir Declared Dead

In this picture taken in October 2007, Benazir Bhutto is seen in a flight from Dubai to Pakistan, a journey that ended her decade-long self-exile to London and Arab countries. But was that her last flight? Yes. She is dead. 
Muslim world’s first female leader was not immortal to survive yet another Thursday blast – the first [...]

Shock Verdict on Iranian Threat

In the above picture, dated September 19, 2006, seats for the US delegation appear empty as Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad addresses the 61st session of the UN General Assembly in New York. 
Well, the Iranian boss had then launched a timely attack on America and Britain in the General Assembly, accusing them of manipulating the United Nations [...]

Taslima Nasreen

Controversial Bangladeshi writer Taslima Nasreen has bowed to the orchestrated pressure from the fundamentalists in the Indian sub-continent.
She has agreed to delete some ‘objectionable’ phrase/pages from one of her books. This is serious.  
The Big Question: Should the Indian soil be allowed to launch raucous and insolent behaviour against freedom of speech and expression!!!
How can we forget the aggression Taslima [...]

Bhutanese Media

Meeting a delegation from Bhutanese media on November 28, 2007  was a pleasant surprise. The delegation was in India to study election reporting.  
I was told their media is catching up with the time. But for this, the Himalayan Kingdom will have to first open up. 
The Land of the Thunder Dragon, as it is called, Bhutan lies [...]

Pre(dis)sident Kasparov

Is it a welcome sign for Russia that chess legend Garry Kasparov is doing full time politics these days! According to political observers, Kasparov is now taking aim at the power of Russian President Vladimir Putin. They say American and European media prominently covered the chess legend’s recent sentencing for five days for leading a march against Putin. 
Then, [...]