Posted in India Minds!, tagged cosmopolitan, politics on February 5, 2008 | 2 Comments »
cos·mo·pol·i·tan [koz-muh-pol-i-tn]
–adjective
1.
Free from local, provincial, or national ideas, prejudices, or attachments; At home all over the world.
e.g. Mumbai is the most cosmopolitan city in India.
2.
Of or characteristic of a cosmopolite.
3.
Belonging to all the world; Not limited to just one part of the world.
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cos·mo·pol·i·tan [koz-muh-pol-i-tn]
–adjective (slang, derogatory to natives when used in context of a place)
1.
Parasitic – having [...]
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Benazir Bhutto has been shot dead in pakistan just 2 hours ago.
While all the stakeholders including US and India seem to be shocked at the moment, shock is more of a first reaction to an event of such significance. For, if one thinks about it, its not at all difficult to judge how predictable this [...]
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Dr. Manmohan Singh’s recent admission that our subsidy framework needs a rethink in context of the changed socio-economic landscape of the country, is, according to me, one of the few progressive statements he has made since taking on as the PM of the country. I sincerely hope it’s not mere words this time!
It’s probably also time [...]
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