The United States elections, as seen from India

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By Rengaraj Viswanathan - In India, people are amused and puzzled, depressed and disinterested and occasionally inspired by the long and loud, colourful and typical American show that goes by the name of the presidential election. Read full article

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British_Kirchnerist
A good interesting article
Nov 02nd, 2012 - 10:43 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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Ken Ridge
@1 Care to state why?

It surprises me how India can critisise the US with the state India is in, yes it may be an evolving economy, but very few Indians see this and still live in extreem poverty and when I say extreem I mean it.
Nov 02nd, 2012 - 11:38 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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Idlehands
It's right about the elections going on for too long.

“We can't do X because it is election year” is just idiotic.
Nov 02nd, 2012 - 12:12 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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briton
Millions upon millions if India’s people are living in abstract poverty,

Who is India to criticise.
Nov 02nd, 2012 - 08:59 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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aussie sunshine
Couldn´t agree more!!
The American election is like one big show that goes on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on..........
Nov 02nd, 2012 - 11:31 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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British_Kirchnerist
#2&4 When the strong and beautiful Indira Gandhi was running India she did try campaign to end poverty, of course your side at the time saw that as communism and unnacceptable, and since then India has adopted a more capitalist, neoliberal, “American”, model, with the consequences you describe...
Nov 03rd, 2012 - 10:35 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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briton
Don’t blame the British,
India’s poverty, India’s problems,

Still,
With a space project in tow what do the poor expect [miracles]
Nov 03rd, 2012 - 07:35 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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British_Kirchnerist
#7 What did I say in my comment that you read as blaming the British. But now you mention it, there was the Raj...
Nov 03rd, 2012 - 10:50 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Forgetit86
@2 How does India's poverty invalidate the article's points?

- It is bizarre that the election season takes plce 1.5 year before the actual elections.

- It is bizarre that Americans manage to waste their time on values issues even when they have more concrete matters to worry about, ones upon which rests their country's future as a global economic power, and their own future as a people.

- It is bizarre that many Americans have been indoctrinated with all sorts of theories that are refuted by facts and that find support nowhere else in the world: the trickle down theory, rejection of global warming, the view that guns do not promote but stall gun violence, etc.

This is all true, whether the person making that point comes from a poor country or not. Facts don't just quit being facts depending on the person who mentions them.
Nov 04th, 2012 - 06:01 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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briton
8 British_Kirchnerist (
#7 What did I say in my comment that you read as blaming the British
[What did I say in my comment I was referring to you]

Justa opinion.
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Nov 04th, 2012 - 07:04 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Guzz
1 billion people must have a point...
Nov 04th, 2012 - 09:26 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Ayayay
My country is wow. I'm humbled that we have two grads from the top 2nd? School in the world both wanting to make our lives better.
Nov 04th, 2012 - 11:43 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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