Musings of a modern guy

The world is a strange place. We like to feel that the world (and nation states) should have a global conscience and should interve where there is suffering. At the same time, if some nation state does intervene, there will be an incredible amount of objections.
The people in Darfur, in Somalia, lots of other African […]

Reliance Communications is one of the largest cellular service providers in India. It is used by an incredibly large number of people and is cheap. There must be something in it, which is why it is so successful.
My experience is totally the contrary. Except for the first few months, all my experiences later have not […]

I was reading stuff about the Teflon don trials happening in the US. This is about a mob figure who has been given the name of Teflon don because no trial has managed to convict him.
Why do I bring this up now ? Because if there is any nation-state that deserves the name of Teflon […]

There is nothing better that I like than to leave my computer always on, even if it is in power save mode. This enables me to keep stuff that I am reading always open, so that the next time I sit down in front of the computer, I can just carry on from where I […]

Everytime there is talk about the Iraq invasion by the US and consequent happening, the topic gets heated up. People have very strong views on this topic and not at all afraid to express them. What happens in such a case is that the discussion gets polarized.
Maybe we need to step back and look at […]