As we go into the second issue of Dispassionate Observer there is a lot that has happened across the globe. United States has just come out of a serious debt crisis with President Obama announcing that the Democratic and Republican leaders have reached an agreement to cut the deficit in the US and have also devised ways to avoid default. The debt deal finalized has drawn much flak from leading liberal newspapers in the US. It appears that the deal is nothing more than a mild relief for the US economy. The situation in Syria continues to be grim with Syrian forces bombing the city of Hama. This action has led to worldwide condemnation and the country's diplomatic isolation has deepened. On nature front, Russia has recently witnessed a rare tornado which created havoc in the city of Blagoveshchensk killing 1 person and injuring nearly 30. Back home Indo-Pak diplomatic level talks occurred between Indian foreign minister S.M.Krishna and his Pakistani counterpart Hina Rabbani Khar. There were a lot of complicated issues involved which needed to be sorted out. However, media in India became preoccupied with the beauty and charm of the 34 year old Pakistan's youngest and first female foreign minister. It is beyond doubt that her glamor added fresh air to the atmosphere in which the talks happened and it is also accepted that most of the Indian foreign ministers have lacked this glamor advantage. Nevertheless, the focus took a wrong turn from the issues at hand.
The monsoon session of the Indian parliament is expected to become a high voltage exercise. The UPA goverment is reeling under the pressure of the 2G scam, Commonwealth Games Scam, price rise and the demand for a robust Lok Pal. The governments nervous reactions to Anna Hazare's call against corruption only strengthen the position of the pro Lok Pal bill activists.
As we can see the month of August is going to be eventful. I hope the coverage of this blog becomes eventful too. This issue is going to be different from the first one as we are moving ahead from concentrating on a single event. Discussions and articles on a range of happenings will feature in the present number. This will be followed up by write ups on recent trends in television, online media, modern-day lifestyle, aviation,finance, society and gadgets.
The monsoon session of the Indian parliament is expected to become a high voltage exercise. The UPA goverment is reeling under the pressure of the 2G scam, Commonwealth Games Scam, price rise and the demand for a robust Lok Pal. The governments nervous reactions to Anna Hazare's call against corruption only strengthen the position of the pro Lok Pal bill activists.
As we can see the month of August is going to be eventful. I hope the coverage of this blog becomes eventful too. This issue is going to be different from the first one as we are moving ahead from concentrating on a single event. Discussions and articles on a range of happenings will feature in the present number. This will be followed up by write ups on recent trends in television, online media, modern-day lifestyle, aviation,finance, society and gadgets.
