The Australian: India pushes its own barrow [February 09, 2006]

An intersting comparison of an 'open' and a 'closed' society. Indeed, we don't hear much of what's going on inside China. Most of the time it's all positive news coming out - which is hardly realistic. For an investor, this paints a false picture as there is very less to properly judge the advantages and the disadvantages of investing in that country.

""Contradictions within the people," a Maoist euphemism covering anything from small, peace protests to riots involving thousands, are admitted to have totalled 87,000 last year, up from an already remarkable 74,000 in 2004. Beyond efforts to stop the news travelling by tightening internet censorship and clamping down on the more outspoken publications, the leadership cannot work out how to contain them. "

I did not hear about even 1 protest!

The Australian: India pushes its own barrow [February 09, 2006]