[lbo-talk] Term Crooked Politician Takes on New Meaning in India

[Sujeet Bhatt]

On 12/8/06, Chris Doss <lookoverhere1 at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> You do realize that if India were covered in
> Anglo-Saxon-stan like Russia is, this story would be
> on the front page, fervid editorials would be being
> written about how Singh had created a "climate of
> crime" and was therefore personally responsible, and
> pundits would be talking about whether it was time to
> "confront India."
>
> I suspect that if a few Indian oligarchs, or the
> equivalent thereof, were to be expelled, you probably
> actually would start seeing coverage like that.
>

I was actually trying to draw attention to a positive trend in India -
the judiciary is slowly but surely tightening the screws on corrupt
legislators. Check this out:

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/No_sanction_needed_for_trial_of_corrupt_politicians_says_SC/articleshow/733520.cms

Sujeet