I would like

to see Gideon Haigh feel the same way when Autralia/New Zealand/England make a ridiculous stance on a ICC president nomination. I don't intend to support the 7 board members who voted against Howard. But, to simplify the issue at hand as self-serving is not only ridiculous but funny. What have the 3 boards done for all the years. How can you sit so silent then and rant because people who are at the top don't agree with you. Its like Fox making fun of Obama because he does things they don't agree with!

Anyway, I do think that the boards that voted against Howard need to highlight why they did so as Sambit Bal points out here.

A novel idea that

might offer many advantages to the parliamentary process in India.

Fiscal Austerity

Who do you agree with?
Economics Nobel Laureate Paul Krugman who claims, in his New York Times weekly column, the world is heading towards a Third Depression.
Live Mint Bare Talk Columnist Anantha Nageswaran, who claims the fiscal austerity might be the right option!
Read the articles and decide. I think Nageswaran points seem more reasonable while Krugman's view seem to emanating from personal preference than sound logic.

Ok, I might be wrong (or may be not smart enough to get it) but what the hell I will not stop to opine!

Does anybody

among the NSG members have the courage to stop the Nuclear deal between China and Pakistan? I am not sure. But lets see!

You can hardly

disgree with Rahul Bhattacharya regarding the poor state of cricket!

Life....

As you grow old there are different phases you pass through. A couple of years ago it was all good news with lots of friends getting married. However, the last year and a half has been different. There are still good news about weddings, engagements, jobs etc. But there has been a new dimension of constant news of deaths of people I have known. It kinds of scares you and at the same time reminds how fickle once's life is. Enjoy it while you can!

A fable

by David Brooks on how liberalism might be at a loss