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...clear, in other words, that subtlety isn’t the point. Instead, as the preparations for an arranged marriage between two wealthy New Delhi families unfold, we engage in the heady rush towards the cosmopolitanism which India??€™s burgeoning middle classes have so eagerly embraced. Mira Nair ’79 of Salaam Bombay and Mississipi Masala fame has often been criticized for selling Indian poverty in documentary form to the West. Monsoon Wedding represents a stark departure from these previous features. Making little or no attempt to represent income disparities, it instead celebrates the joys...
Since the deadly Dec. 13 attack on India??€™s parliament that left 14 people dead, tensions between India and Pakistan have reached a boiling point. India has reduced its embassy staff, halted rail service between the two countries and moved troops to the border in preparation for war. The military buildup on both sides has brought the two nuclear-armed nations to the brink of disaster. However, the Bush administration’s diplomatic efforts have thus far been sadly limited. The U.S. needs to act quickly to resolve the standoff, both to prevent a deadly conflict...
This semester’s resident fellows are Matt Bai, a Newsweek national correspondent, Joe Cari, a Democratic Party fundraiser, Mike Murphy, a Republican political consultant, Jayanthi Natarajan, a former member of India??€™s Parliament and a party leader for the Tamil Maanila Congress Part from 1997 to 2001, and Beth Nolan, former counsel to President Clinton from...
BANGALORE, India??€”“Vasant. Say it isn?...