This is Part 3 of our series, 2017 in Review, and focuses on world events.
Hamsini Hariharan
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Eavesdropping on conversations at a carnatic music concert is more entertaining than most things.
People called each other unbefitting names. Institutions are failing us yet again. Our healthcare is coughing. Our economy is laughing. Something about mosques and women.
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Good intentions do not necessarily translate to good policies.
"We have called this press conference because our nation is not improving because people like Hamsini read Famous Five during work hours instead of serious policy documents that will change the nation."
Shinzo Abe visits India. The Rohingya refugee crisis worsens. Our economy looks bleak. Student elections took place.
'It is my belief- and never have I so hoped that I am mistaken - that we are all facing dark and difficult times.'
It's been a good week to be a petitioner. The Supreme Court decreed privacy as a fundamental right and that triple talaq was unconstitutional.
This week was about one thing: skiving off work in the name of independence.
Rajya Sabha Elections. Sankalp se Siddhi. Niti Ayog. Robapocalypse. Foreign Policy. Stalking.
Pakistan's judicial coup. Doklam. World affairs. Nitish Kumar. Corruption. Privacy. Monetary Policy. Inflation. Whistleblowers. Popcorn.
Cricket. President. Nitish Kumar. Oppostion. Sub-nationalism. Battle Tanks at Universities. The Border- Standoff. Pakistan. Privacy.
I don't know why. It doesn't even matter how hard you try. Keep that in mind. I designed this rhyme, to explain in due time. All I know, time is a valuable thing. Watch it fly by as the pendulum swings. Watch it count down to the end of the day. The clock ticks life away.
Amarnath Yatra. Kashmir. India-China Standoff. Basirhat. The Agricultural Crisis. Air India. G-20. Bohemian Rhapsody.
India-Israel Relations. Border clashes. GST. Police Grit. West Negal. Gorkhaland. Nationalities