This week the economist magazine published an article on the increasingly good US-India relation, and how George Bush is quite ready to allow India into the “Nuclear club”, as it is commonly known. Not that this does not also apply to George Bush, but in my opinion India should be focusing on getting the millions that live in “bustees”, off the streets. Providing jobs for unemployed, medicine for the poor etc… should be a priority in a country where 6million people live on the street. Prime Minister Singh, is it really more important to have a nuclear bomb than it is to provide a decent living environment for your people, which would in turn help tourism and development in many areas??

We were all surprised when US president George Bush nominated Paul Wolfowitz for head of the World Bank. The former deputy secretary of defence was one of the driving forces behind the Iraq war, and has always been a strong supporter of George W. This is why the world community was amazed when Wolfowitz took office on june 1st, and even more surprised by the speeches he made during his trip to Africa, where he showed that, not only was he ready for the job, but looked forward to helping the developing nations of the world with aid, etc… The question now is, whether his initial statements have been sincere or a futile way to change public view towards him. A good point is that he has already openly criticised methods that harm developing world agriculture, such as massive subsidies in medc’s (a common tecnique used by George W) We will have to wait for more events to unfold to decide wether Wolfowitz is working at the right place…

Ive been talking to some people about my probable trip to china sometime this year and many people seemed to be suspicious, or have prejudices towards china…For me, it is no.1 on my list of places to visit because of its industrial boom and the modern changes, more than the ancient dynasties and traditions, which other countries also have.ALthough my admiration for china is huge, it is no larger than my admiration for taiwan for resisting political change, and a great superpower for so long. Do I live in a different circle of people or is china really looked at with a different eye around the world??to our friends from taiwan(croc.juice etc)and around the world: in what way is china seen by common people in your country??