Hindustan Times
I know comparisons are odious, but watching the Republican primary unfold, it’s difficult to resist the temptation. And not because the American system is perfect or prettier. It’s neither. Read more
Posted by Yashwant Raj on Sunday, January 15, 2012 at 1:04 am
Filed under America · Tagged barack obama, Former Minnesota governor, Herman Cain, Manmohan Singh, Michele Bachmann, Michigan, Mitt Romney, Republican primary, Rick Perry, Texas governor, Tim Pawlent, united states, US, Yashwant Raj
Kent Sorenson could have been in Haryana, where the term “aaya ram, gaya ram” was coined to describe the kind of Indian politician who can switch sides between breakfast and lunch. Read more
Posted by Yashwant Raj on Sunday, January 1, 2012 at 1:02 am
Filed under America · Tagged Haryana, India, Iowa, Jharkhand Mukti Morcha, Kent Sorenson, Michele Bachmann, politics, Republicans, united states, Yashwant Raj
Definitely not Harvard, not Yale and not Princeton.
That’s not even our vision – to get the above ivy leaguers to India, said Kapil Sibal at a news briefing at the end of a long day of discussions and deliberations with his US counterpart at the first ever higher education summit. Read more
Posted by Yashwant Raj on Saturday, October 15, 2011 at 10:52 pm
Filed under America · Tagged Education, Harvard, Incredible India, Kapil Sibal, Princeton, Tri-Valley, united states, Univerities, Yale, Yashwant Raj
Mario had looked both excited and horrified, and it was not a fleeting expression. While on his morning run several hours ago, he had seen a cow in the middle of the road. Read more
Posted by Yashwant Raj on Sunday, July 10, 2011 at 12:01 am
Filed under America · Tagged cow, deer, Desi in DC, India, our cow, their deer, united states, Yashwant Raj
“India and the US are not dating anymore, they are going steady,” said Harold ‘Terry’ McGraw, chairman of the McGraw-Hill companies and head of the US-India business council, at an event this week.
But the US is doing all the hard work as far as the messaging goes. Or so it seems. Read more
Posted by Yashwant Raj on Saturday, June 25, 2011 at 10:45 pm
Filed under America · Tagged D Subbarao, Mary Schapiro, McGraw-Hill, pranab mukherjee, RBI, SEBI, Tim Geithner, united states, Washington DC
