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Comment on The Exclusiveness of Being Chinese by Chris Devonshire-Ellis

Chris Devonshire-Ellis — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 09:23:44 +0000

Thanks Guys, what I see is that when China’s ethnic minorities are a hassle (such as riots) they are described as “Tibetans” or “Uyghurs” yet when its good news or matters of sovereignity issues they are “Chinese”. Doublespeak.

Comment on India May Gain From Google China Exit by Chris Devonshire-Ellis

Chris Devonshire-Ellis — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 09:15:00 +0000

@AIR, India has just liberalized its education sector to allow foreign participation im it by foreign Universities, so it will play out very well I feel. See India Briefing : http://www.india-briefing.com/news/education-industry-opens-to-foreign-universities-2142.html/ Thanks – Chris

Comment on Mumbai Sealink Shows New Face of Developing India by Ron

Ron — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 04:18:17 +0000

Can’t wait for the sea link to be fully opened and for work to start on the rest of the expressway.
Things are going too slow

Comment on Experts Disagree on China’s “Greatest Bubble in History” by The_Observer

The_Observer — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 23:44:01 +0000

Mr. Rickards I note was the general counsel for LTCM? He’s a lawyer and wasn’t Chief Investment Officer for LTCM. WHile he’s entitled to his opinion on China’s economy and investment climate, I would place more weight on those opinions of HSBC Holdings CEO Michael Geoghegan whose bank and investment divisions have people on the ground in China and Asia in general.

Comment on India May Gain From Google China Exit by AIR

AIR — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 18:22:33 +0000

I wonder how this will play out in relation to dozens of universities being derecognised recently, including the premier architectural college, SPA in Delhi. As well as the fact that universities are bleeding present and future staff to the private sector or to other countries.

Comment on The Exclusiveness of Being Chinese by Shourik

Shourik — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 16:21:43 +0000

Chris
Thanks for the thought-provoking article! Its nice to see from the comments that it has spurred some healthy debate, too.

My 2 cents/paise/fen is to remind readers that ethnic and religious identity in India is forgotten when India (or the local IPL team) is winning, but unfortunately is resurrected when the team loses and players are blamed.

As some (older?) readers will recall, the Indian team captain, Mohammed Azharuddin, (Muslim) had his house regularly stoned and effigies burnt by pro-Hindu groups when India lost at Test match.

One final thought: it is the increasing power and money politics in Indian cricket over the last 10 years which has allowed players from outside the 4 major cities to achieve better representation in the team. Previously, if you didn’t play under the Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Calcutta or Delhi Cricket Boards – no chance. One prominent example (there are other) is the current captain MS Dhoni – from Jharkhand, a state unfortunately riven with Maoist attacks.

Comment on The Exclusiveness of Being Chinese by ajay

ajay — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 14:12:29 +0000

@KVP:

There are lots of player from North East. But, most of them play Soccer. Baichung Bhutia (check out his ethnicity), who was born in Sikkim is present captain of Indian National Soccer team. Also, this year Rajasthan royals have selected a Kashmiri Muslim for development(he is a fast bowler), and if everything goes as planned, he will be in Royals squad in IPL-4.

****In India if you want to be a part of the cricket team you better know some Big Wigs who can throw weight around.****

Not true, tell me one single player in National Cricket team who was promoted because he knew some big-wigs. I want to know concrete example. In India, word of mouth goes long way, and many Big-wigs are on constant lookout for talents in all places. There are some cases where MLA, MP, or sports minister tries to put their nephew in state teams. But, performance is a cruel balancer. More often than not, they end up as failure.

Comment on The Exclusiveness of Being Chinese by RIP

RIP — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 13:52:43 +0000

last time I checked, Hui is muslim…

Comment on The Exclusiveness of Being Chinese by T

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 12:38:54 +0000

great arictle mate. One point of disagreement: I think China would own say a Uyghur who became world champion as “Chinese”. The great feats of Uyghur tight rope walker Alim? …around the world are owned by China for its glory. But basically you are right-b its a different mind set all in China.

Comment on Mumbai Sealink Shows New Face of Developing India by Chris Devonshire-Ellis

Chris Devonshire-Ellis — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 09:59:19 +0000

The link is also worth following for those who can access You Tube – it contains a clip of David Coulthard’s F1 race across the SeaLink, then doing rubber burning doughnuts at the end in front of an astonished crowd. He did the 7 minute trip in less than 60 seconds.