Stories about India from August, 2010
Nepal: Indian Policy On Nepal
Dr. Hari Bansha Dulal comments on the recent Indian efforts to broker Nepal's stalemate in choosing a new Prime Minister: “India's policy toward Nepal is seriously flawed. It wants to turn Nepal into a subservient client state like Bhutan”.
India: Mumbai Bloggers Meet
Mumbai Metblogs reports about a recent bloggers meet in Mumbai hosted by Indiblogger.in and compiles some Twitter reactions on the event tagged by #indimum.
India: The Blackberry Debate
The Acorn discusses in details about the current dispute with RIM, provider of Blackberry’s messaging system, and the Indian government over encrypted messages and intercepting the communications for state security.
India: Oil Spill Near Mumbai Threatens Beaches And Mangrove Forests
On 7th of August 2010, the container carrier MSC Chitra collided with MV Khalijia-III near Mumbai shore causing a massive oil spill. Bloggers fear that this will severely damage nearby mangrove forests and pollute the clean beaches of South Mumbai.
India: Perils Of Quota System For Minority Groups
Ram Bansal at India In Peril blog opines that the long practiced system of reservations of government posts in India to select minority groups is actually affecting “quality of persons in positions of authority and hence the governance of the country.”
India: The Khairlanji verdict
V. Venkatesan at Law and Other Things comments on a recent verdict of the Mumbai High Court on a brutal murder case: “the Khairlanji case has shaken the conscience of all right-thinking people, as the Judges refused to see any caste prejudice to the killing of Dalits by upper caste...
India: The State Of Online Career Networks
Parisista started an experiment to assess the state of affairs of the online career portal market in India and shares the results.
India: No Room for Single Women
Hanna Ingber Win tells the story how difficult it is for single women to rent a flat in the housing society apartments of Mumbai.
India: Oil Spill In Mumbai
Srinivasan Sampathkumar from Triplicane, Chennai informs in details how an oil tanker collided with a container ship containing hazardous chemicals in Mumbai shore starting an oil spill.
India: Privacy And The UID Project
Is there a pressing need for clearer privacy norms in India considering the Unique Identification Data (UID) project of the governemnt? Shamnad Basheer at Law and Other Things discusses the situation.
China: Visa tales
With all the economic growth in China over the past few decades and a growing number of global travelers to match, have visa requirements for Chinese citizens been adapting in step? Well-heeled journalist Chen Zikun shares his experiences, see if or how any of them compare to yours.
Pakistan: Stereotyping Hindus
The blogger at The life and times of two Indians in Pakistan blog writes about some incidents of stereotyping of Pakistani Hindus as either Indian or Kaafir (infidel) and she was overwhelmed when some Pakistanis protested this treatment.
India: Paid News Scandal
Offstumped compiles important tweets discussing the controversial report of Indian Press Council on “Paid News”.
India: Letting Go of Kashmir
Sujai at Desicritics provides a bold viewpoint which have prompted a heated discussion in the comments section. The blogger opines that the protests in Kashmir has become so intense and desperate as a freedom struggle that the Indians may consider to “let it go” to stop their hands being bloody...
Indians In Singapore
Abhijit at Blowing In The Wind informs that the proportion of Indians in Singapore has increased to 353,000, which is about 9.2 per cent of the population.
India: The Assam Conflict And The Role Of The Press
Aruni Kashyap at The Sun Rises Here informs that the debate on Assam's future continues to be ignored by the Indian national press and comments that it may lead to wrong decisions of the government.
Myanmar-India relations
WaZup! Asia identifies and analyzes the various trade and other economic agreements recently forged between India and Myanmar.
India: Kashmiris In Despairs
South Asia Wired posts opinions of a female activist from Sri Nagar where she comments about the recent political situation and the curfew: “We’re so tired. We’re so angry. I’m getting sick from it.”
India: Curfew In Jammu & Kashmir
“Curfew has been imposed in nine districts in Jammu & Kashmir,” reports Pragmatic Euphony. The blogger advocates for bold political initiatives from the Indian government once the ongoing violence is subdued.
India: Stereotyping The Middle Class
Anirban at It's A Miracle stereotypes the Indian middle class in 15 points.
