How wonderful!
We have brought the Indians road rage along with our call center and IT jobs.
"Economic prosperity in India fuels bigger traffic jams and shorter fuses" by Nirmala George, Associated Press / January 16, 2011
NEW DELHI —Road rage is on the rise, fueled by the country’s economic boom and the masses of new vehicles it is adding to the already crowded roads....
Sociologist Abhilasha Kumari also senses a change in attitude as the country’s new economic wealth makes society more materialistic.
Gandhi would be rolling in his grave were his ashes not dumped in the Ganges.
“It’s as if Delhi’s centuries-old culture of graciousness has been wiped off and has been replaced by a frenetic and pushy ‘me first’ ruthlessness,’’ she said.....
Almost every day, newspapers carry reports of people being assaulted after getting into an argument on the roads....
Honking the horn not enough?
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Anything to read while I'm bumper-to-bumper?
"India’s labs vulnerable, cables say" by Ravi Nessman, Associated Press / December 18, 2010
NEW DELHI — US officials fear that lax security at Indian laboratories could make the facilities targets for terrorists seeking biological weapons to launch attacks across the globe, according leaked US diplomatic cables made public yesterday....
The cables also dealt with accusations of Indian torture in Kashmir, and the concerns of Rahul Gandhi — seen as India’s prime minister-in-waiting — that Hindu extremists posed a greater danger to India than Islamist militants....
Gandhis are so great!
Another cable released yesterday revealed the extent of India’s frustration with Pakistan....
Yes, the article is mostly about that and the "terrorists."
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Any pictures in the paper?
"STOPPING THE TRAINS -- Hundreds of stone-hurling farmers protesting the taking of land for proposed power plants blocked the tracks yesterday in the town of Karchana in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh (Boston Globe January 22 2011)."
Related: 22 Indian tourists die in bus accident
Stampede kills 102 pilgrims in India
Nobel laureate’s bank investigated
Yeah, be careful moving around over there.
