Myanmar

IANS/New Delhi

India has been ranked as low as 84 among 180 countries on the integrity score, continuing to be perceived as a highly corrupt nation in the world, by global corruption watchdog Transparency International in its latest survey.

The ranking means that 83 other countries are less corrupt than India.

“India’s integrity score stands at 3.4 on a scale of 0 (perceived as highly corrupt) to 10 (least corrupt),” according to the Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) 2009 prepared by the Berlin-based Transparency International, an independent organisation tracking prevalence of corruption worldwide.

India’s integrity score last year was the same. In 2007, its score was a notch better at 3.5, says the survey.

!!!! DIWALI WISHES TO ALL QL !!!!
Diwali (Tamil: தீபாவளி; is a significant festival in Hinduism, Sikhism, and Jainism, and an official holiday in India
Adherents of these religions celebrate Diwali as the Festival of Lights. They light diyas—cotton string wicks inserted in small clay pots filled with oil—to signify victory of good over the evil within an individual.
In India and Nepal, Diwali is now considered to be a national festival, and the aesthetic aspect of the festival is enjoyed by most Indians and Nepalese regardless of faith. Kerala is the only state in India where Diwali is not a big celeberation.

AUSTRALIA - Always Understanding Someone's True Reality
And Loving Innocent Actions.
BURMA - Between Us, Remember Me Always
CALGARY - Crawling Around Long Grass Attracts Rowdy Yaks
CANADA - Cute And Naughty Action that Developed into Attraction
CHINA - Come Here I Need Affection
EGYPT - Everything's Great, You Pretty Thing
FRANCE - Friendships Remain And Never Can End
GERMANY - Great Emotions Remain Maltreated And Noone Yells.
HOLLAND - Hope Our Love Lasts And Never Dies
HONGKONG - Hug Only Nice Guys, Kiss Only Naughty Girls.
INDIA - I Nearly Died In Adoration
ITALY - I Trust And Love You
JAPAN - Just Always Pray At Night
KENYA - Keep Everything Nice, Yet Arousing
KOREA - Keep Optimistic Regardless of Every Adversity
LIBYA - Love Is Beautiful; You Also

I'll vote for Mrs PM and Mr. Flanostu!

Pm

She is always bringing good points and controversy to any thread, even do some people can't tolerate or digest her straight forward comments. Our Queen complainer.

Flanostu

A man with the ability to deliver a powerful statement in short phrases.

"Sadly, comedians are the canaries in the coal mine for society when it comes to testing freedom,"

Examples:

In the United States, Wanda Sykes can stand within feet of President Obama and crack jokes about him, but comics in other countries would be risking their lives.

In 2006, Walid Hassan, star of the Iraqi television news/comedy show Caricature, was gunned down while driving in Baghdad.

DEFINITION: Total recorded intentional homicides, completed. Crime statistics are often better indicators of prevalence of law enforcement and willingness to report crime, than actual prevalence.

SOURCE: The Eighth United Nations Survey on Crime Trends and the Operations of Criminal Justice Systems (2002) (United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, Centre for International Crime Prevention)

(Mod Update : Qatar is ranked 81 on the list with only 1 homicide. That's one list we're glad that Qatar is on the bottom of! Full list here)

Republic of India the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the south, the Arabian Sea on the west, and the Bay of Bengal on the east, India has a coastline of 7,517 kilometres (4,700 mi) it is bordered by Pakistan to the west People's Republic of China (PRC), Nepal, and Bhutan to the north; and Bangladesh and Myanmar to the east. India is in the vicinity of Sri Lanka, the Maldives, and Indonesia in the Indian Ocean.

Myanmar has been suffereing of lack of human rights over coupel of decades....
some african countries also,
but USA is seemed/seems to be reluctant of those countries...
but, when it comes to china, iran, n.korea and so on, USA is vocal.
does it prove that USA's foreign policy is based on economics rather than ethics?
what do you think?

no offence to the-birdie but liked this so much have reposted it again...

THE INDIAN ELECTIONS-NEW YORK TIMES

Letter to NEW YORK TIMES, April 15, 2009

It is truly the greatest show on Earth, an ode to a diverse and democratic ethos, where 700 million + of humanity vote, providing their small part in directing their ancient civilization into the future. It is no less impressive when done in a neighborhood which includes de-stabilizing and violent Pakistan, China, and Burma.