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What the media said about Obama's visit to India

While watching the MEA press conference yesterday, I felt that there were "less details" about the Indo-US talks and less concrete answers when the journalists' pressed for more information. So, the following is what the foreign and Indian press said about the talks. Understandably, the US media was more skeptical, while the Indian media was not sure about the nitty-gritties of the deal and the insurance pool amount that will be created. Overall the reports indicated a new warmth and progress in Indo-US relations, but also noted the atmospherics and the live media coverage. New York Times : "...two countries sought to transform a fraught geopolitical relationship into a fresh partnership for a new era of cooperation." On nuclear liability: "...The details remained vague, and it was unclear whether the understanding would convince American companies.." "...Mr. Modi’s reference to Mr. Obama by his first name drew notice..." (Talking h...

Happy New Year 2015

There is only one thing that can make me feel better at any time of the day or in any mood. It is Music. Since all music TV is just video crap and the new music dance/trance/EDM trends are ridiculous. let me sit back and enjoy the great musicians who created great music 20-30 years back. And they are still around and I can listen to them because of the World Wide Web. No time for music porn as I insert White Lion/s Big Game CD into my computer. New albums to listen to: Frank Hannon Band - Born Free Paul Skowron (Former Noisy Mama singer) solo CD 'Resurrection Road' Guitarist Ritchie Kotzzen's new album Europe - War Of Kings AC/DC - Rock or Bust Revolution Saints first album Lynch Mob - Sun Red Sun A second-hand bookstore forced me to buy the following: Mass Communication in India - Keval J Kumar Granta - The magazine of new writing 107 Granta - The Best of Young American Novelists (2007) Thomas Piketty is still there and I have reached page 10 .