Hindustan Times
One of the barmiest ideas making the rounds in the present G20 summit is the Franco-German proposal to place restrictions on the bonuses that bankers receive. Read more
(3 votes, average: 4.67 out of 5)
Loading ...Posted by Pramit Pal Chaudhuri on Thursday, September 24, 2009 at 7:24 pm
Filed under World · Tagged bankers' bonuses, curbing bonuses, economic crisis, EU, G20 summit, global banking salaries
There is a vague sense among many Indians that Japan is a nice country with polite people and both are in genteel decline. “Haven’t they been in recession for over 20 years?” I am often asked. Asia’s number two economy isn’t a write-off yet. Read more
(6 votes, average: 4.83 out of 5) Loading ...Posted by Pramit Pal Chaudhuri on Thursday, September 17, 2009 at 11:10 pm
Filed under World · Tagged climate change conference in Kyoto, Democratic Party, Indians, Japan, Mount Fuji, Rest of Asia, South Korea, United States
I confess, I am a World War II buff. I like history, but nothing quite tempts me as much as a tale of the triumph and tragedy of the Great War.
Which is why I felt just a little pleased when so much bitterness suddenly welled up during the events to mark the 70th anniversary of the start of the war. Read more
(5 votes, average: 3.2 out of 5) Loading ...Posted by Pramit Pal Chaudhuri on Thursday, September 3, 2009 at 8:25 pm
Filed under World · Tagged 70th anniversary, Czechoslovakia, Geneva Conventions, germany, Great War, Gypsies, Jews, poland, United Nations, Western Allies, World War II
