Indonesia’s Prabowo – Ex-Military is Still Military It Seems
There are only the two candidates in the upcoming Presidential election in Indonesia, the incumbent, Joko Widodo, and his challenger, Prabowo Subianto. That second...
Jet Airways’ Banks May Need To Swallow A 75% Haircut On Their Loans
This sounds a little extraordinary, that the varied lenders to Jet Airways will need to swallow a 75% haircut on the loans they made...
Playing The Mischief With Us
As the papers recently filled with the distressing images of desperate souls looking to escape the imminent religious tyranny of the Taliban, I'm reminded...
Another Polio Officer Shot Dead In Pakistan – We Do Want To Kill Off...
That we have our own problems with the anti-vaccine crowd is obvious enough. Those who fail to understand what a bitch Mother Nature is,...
Maybe India’s Right – RBI States Cryptocurrency Adds Nothing To The Economy
This new document from the Reserve Bank of India is less than an outright condemnation of cryptocurrency even while it points to officialdom thinking...
Of Course India Should Have Sold ONGC’s Oil And Gas Fields To Foreigners
There are those who insist that a national government must own the company which extracts natural resources from the territory of that country. This...
Fancy Killing People For a Living? Sri Lanka’s Advertising For Hangmen
Perhaps you're a psychopath who enjoys the terror on peoples' faces as they understand they're just about to die. Possibly you're a well meaning...
India’s Jet Airways Suspends Operations – This Is Why We Need Capital And Capitalists
India's Jet Airways has been in trouble for months now. They've been losing money and banks won't lend any more - sensibly enough, it's...
India Should Preserve Forest Animals Or Forest Peoples?
It's easy enough to just confirm priors here over whether India should be preserving forest dwelling peoples or forest dwelling animals. Unfortunately, such knee...
Pakistan’s Sewage Works Show How Far We’ve Still Got To Go With Polio
Here in the rich countries we hardly even think of polio these days. Back when oldsters like me were young it was still a...