Category Archives: India

Manmohan Singh’s Twitter typos and more

Posted on Thursday, February 23, 2012 by Abhijit

Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is a noted economist and a brilliant scholar. The tweets being sent out in his name by his media team, however, include typos and other slip-ups. Maybe they do a rush job. He has been … Continue reading →

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How rich are Indian ministers and MPs?

Posted on Tuesday, February 21, 2012 by Abhijit

Indian voters are increasingly electing rich people to parliament.  And once elected, they  tend to get even richer. Of the 543 MPs in the Lok Sabha, the lower House of parliament, 315 are crorepatis or multimillionaires in rupee terms.  One … Continue reading →

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Google censoring blogs just as India wanted

Posted on Monday, February 6, 2012 by Abhijit

Google has begun redirecting Blogger traffic to country-specific URLs, meaning whatever country you’re in, you’ll get that country’s domain for Blogger-hosted blogs. Here are some of the views expressed online. Continue reading →

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India’s decline on Press Freedom Index

Posted on Sunday, January 29, 2012 by Abhijit

Soft-spoken, incorruptible, an eminent economist, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is a good man. But under his Congress/United Progressive Alliance government, India has sunk to a new low on the Press Freedom Index. India ranks 131st out of 179 countries … Continue reading →

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Twitter can censor tweets by country

Posted on Friday, January 27, 2012 by Abhijit

Twitter has announced that it now has the technology to selectively block tweets on a country by country basis. It’s a victory for countries like China and India which block or threaten to block websites carrying “objectionable” content. Twitter seems … Continue reading →

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India 131st, Singapore 135th on Press Freedom Index

Posted on Thursday, January 26, 2012 by Abhijit

India continues to slide down the Press Freedom Index while Singapore has moved up one place.  Singapore is ranked 135th on the 2011-2012 Press Freedom Index while India is 131st, having dropped nine places. India was 122nd on the 2010 … Continue reading →

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George Yeo honoured by India

Posted on Thursday, January 26, 2012 by Abhijit

Singapore’s former foreign minister George Yeo has been awarded the Padma  Bhushan by the Indian government. The national awards are part of India’s Republic Day celebrations on January 26. A news report says: Former Singapore foreign minister George Yong-Boon Yeo … Continue reading →

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Salman Rushdie raps ‘the real enemies of Islam’

Posted on Wednesday, January 25, 2012 by Abhijit

It’s a shame Salman Rushdie wasn’t allowed to address the Jaipur Literature Festival even by video link because of opposition from Muslim groups. “Even seeing his face is intolerable,” said Muslims protesting against the proposed video conference with the author … Continue reading →

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Salman Rushdie avoids India after death threats

Posted on Friday, January 20, 2012 by Abhijit

Salman Rushdie has announced he won’t be attending the Jaipur Literary Festival in India because of death threats. Who is to blame? Continue reading →

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India cracks down on Google, Facebook and social media

Posted on Saturday, January 14, 2012 by Abhijit

Sonia Gandhi is taking after her mother-in-law, Indira Gandhi. Not only is she the undisputed leader of the Congress party; her government is also trying to curb freedom of expression. Tweet

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