India: The New Europe
Interesting thesis from a professor from Jawaharlal Nehru University in New Delhi:
While Europe continues to hold its nose at the decisive triumph of George W. Bush, the Indian establishment is quietly savoring the outcome of the recent elections in America. India and Europe, one might say, have traded places in the global arena. India, once nonaligned, used to be the first to throw stones at Washington on any issue during the Cold War; today, it sees America as a natural ally. Europe, on the other hand, now speaks the language of “nonalignment,” and holds that nothing is ever right with U.S. foreign policy.
Around The Blogosphere In 80 Seconds #12
Happy New Year to all, that’s all you’re going to get from me because I thought 2004 was a piece of crap that deserved to die a horrible death. There’s sure to be something you’ve missed around the blogosphere. See…