Stories about India from May, 2009
Indian Elections 2009: Post Poll Scenarios
Ahead of the results of the Indian Elections 2009 (to be declared on the 16th of May) Quick Take – As It Happens draws up four possible post poll scenarios.
Taiwan: Friendship with India
Taiwanrocks! discusses the friendly links between Taiwan and India.
India: Perils Of An Unstable Government
On the day before the election results Blogs from Brain comments on the perils of an unstable government: “Once the results are out, the next thing is the stability of the Government. Most of them are aware that due to proliferation of regional parties with which the Government will be...
India: Remembering The 1984 Anti-Sikh Riots
Sidhusaaheb at I, Me, Myself remembers the Operation Blue Star and the 1984 anti-Sikh riots in Delhi, India. The riots were triggered by the assassination of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi on October 31, 1984, by two of her Sikh bodyguards (in retaliation for Operation Bluestar). The article in three parts...
India: What The Election Symbols Mean
Let's Put Da deconstructs the election symbols of the Indian political parties to find out what to expect from them.
India: Exit Poll Figures
HarshadOak.com posts a summary of exit poll predictions for India Election Results 2009 which suggests that India could be heading for a weak coalition government. The blogger adds: “however, looking at the dismal record of opinion and exit polls in India, we need to look at these numbers more as...
India: Live Results of Indian Elections Via Crowd Sourcing
Offstumped has launched a crowd sourcing initiative to inform the world readers about the results of the Indian Elections 2009 live.
Russia: Translation of Baymurat Story
Jost A Mon translates Roman Gruzov's Bolshoi Gorod text (RUS) about Baymurat, “an unlikely star” of the Russian internet, mentioned on GV back in April – here: “… a poorly dressed Tajik gastarbeiter who brilliantly performed the song ‘Jimmy Jimmy Jimmy Aaja’ from the Hindi film ‘Disco Dancer’ with such...
Predictions and Opinion Polls for the Indian Elections 2009 – Update
Gaurav Mishra posts an updated summary of opinion polls and predictions for the 2009 Indian Lok Sabha elections. It seems that the gap between the Congress and the BJP may be less than 10 seats and “almost nobody can say for sure what the coalition will look like”.
India: Decision Time Approaches
As the results of the Indian elections become due by the end of this week, Sunday Posts reminds that: “the union of India will become a more untenable concept if the political class can not reinvent the idea of India yet again, and show the citizens value of their vote...
Global: Happy Mother's Day!
If one thing is true of all humankind, it is this: we all have mothers. And in many parts of the world, it is customary to celebrate our mothers with a special day: Mother's Day. Although the date varies, many countries are celebrating today, the second Sunday of May. From Denmark to Dominica, Peru to Pakistan, the United States to Uganda, bloggers of all ages are calling, visiting, or otherwise honoring their mothers today.
India: Low Cost Airlines Performing Well
Rajesh Jain at Emergic comments on the performance of the low cost airlines of India: “the air travel experience is now much more consumer-friendly.”
India: Analysis of Elections – Phase 3 & Phase 4
Offstumped published an analysis of the 3rd and 4th phases of Indian Elections 2009.
India: Interference in Nepali Affairs
Srinivasan Ramani at A New Praxis in a changed world comments: “the Indian ambassador's moves to pressurize the Nepali polity to retain Katuwal was a blatant expression of interference in Nepali affairs. Any self respecting Nepali, let alone a Maoist or any other leftist politician would have bristled at this...
India: Why we should vote for independent candidates
While discussing about the independent candidates in the Indian elections 2009, Muthu Kumar at The average everyday – Reality Fictionized answers the question: “Why should we vote for independent candidates if we think they are worth it?”
India: TwitterCamp
Kiruba Shankar reports that preparations are going on for TwitterCamp, a one day unconference of Micro-blogging which is scheduled to be held in Chennai, India on 21st of June, 2009.
India: Improving Quality Of Lives In Cities
Argumentation Crisis and other Short Stories lists some steps to improve the quality of life in typical Indian cities.
Industries Doing Well Despite Recession
Sunday Posts highlights a list of industries which have escaped the current recession and doing well either because of it or are simply recession proof.
Indian Elections 2009: Lower Voter Turnouts And Questions Regarding Campaigns
The Indian blogosphere and mainstream media is abuzz with debate on why the voter turnout in Mumbai has decreased to 44.21% in spite of voter registration initiatives like Jaago Re and transparency initiatives like Vote Report India.
India: Absentee Voters
The Acorn discusses about the absent Indian voter syndrome (AIVS): “It is clear that simple explanations of why eligible voters don’t vote are insufficient to explain AIVS phenomenon. Better analysis is required.”
India: Blog Of The Congress Party, Atlast
BlogBharti reports that “similar to the Friends of BJP, the (Indian National) Congress has also launched its own blog.”
