Political Issues

The political instability continues (Asia News Network)

9 Jul 2008

More than three months after the 12th general elections, Malaysia's situation is still not stable but more controversial issues have been brought up amid the wave of democratisation and reform.

The Candor Gap (Washington Post)

9 Jul 2008

It is one of our fondest political myths that elections allow us collectively to settle the "big issues." The truth is that there's often a bipartisan consensus to avoid the big issues, because they involve unpopular choices and conflicts. Elections become exercises in mass evasion; that certainly applies so far to the 2008 campaign. A case in point is America's population transformation. Few ...

Political turmoil unlikely to hit India Inc's growth (The Economic Times)

9 Jul 2008

To most observers, India’s long-term story is intact and the level of political uncertainty is still not a big cause for concern.