BINDESHWAR PATHAK
The death of Bindeshwar Pathak this month has highlighted the enormous change he brought in an on-going fight to bring India’s sanitation habits into the …
SAVE THE VULTURES
Save the vultures may not be as appealing a slogan as save the elephants, save the blue whales, or save the pandas, but it may …
SWEDEN GRAPHITE AND CHINA
Sweden graphite and China are an unlikely combination for the topic of a blog, but the story is an example of how the Chinese Communist …
KEI MINI TRUCK
Kei mini truck is the name applied to small trucks, and I mean small, which are made mostly in Japan, and are designed to take …
HONG KONG AND SINGAPORE
The comparison of Hong Kong and Singapore has long been a lively topic of conversation across Asia, and in many other parts of the world. …
CHINA MIGHT NOT MAKE IT
China might not make it on its planned path to become the major economic force and the dominant political force in the world. The West …
AUSTRALIA AND CHINA
The relationship between Australia and China is becoming more antagonistic as China expands its influence, and projected power, southwards. Australia has always felt reasonably secure, …
INDIA WILL SOON SURPASS CHINA
India will soon surpass China as the most populous country in the world: In fact, it will do so by the summer of this year. …
A DEMOGRAPHIC TRAGEDY
A demographic tragedy is unfolding in Russia. I have stated many times in previous blogs that demographics is the one statistic that is difficult to …
ORIGINS OF WINE
According to the bible, the origins of wine go back to Noah. The bible also indicates that Noah was the first person to drink to …