Annetta Seecharran – “I find it curious that my identity only gets questioned by other Indians”

WSJ: I’m from the third generation born in the West. I was born in Guyana. I was 13 when I came to the United States. My great grandparents migrated from India and my entire heritage is 100% Indian. Being born in Guyana, I’m clearly not an Indian national, but if I’m not ethnically Indian, what would I be?

Telangana state birth fuels more chaos in India

Plans of creating a new state within India’s southern Andhra Pradesh state are fuelling similar demands from minority groups across the country. The government’s decision on Wednesday to initiate the process of forming the new Telangana state – which would spread over 10 northern districts of Andhra Pradesh – has driven the region into a political crisis this week. So far 130 members of Andhra Pradesh’s 294-member State Assembly have resigned. In addition, a strike is being held in 12 districts of the state and protesters have taken to the streets. The agitation has sparked fresh demands from parties in other regions that are campaigning for the creation of new states. The Gorkha Janmukti Morcha is set to start a four day strike in Darjeeling on Monday. The Bodo tribe in the north-eastern state of Assam has also spoken up for a separate state.

India unveils parts of soft colonisation plan for Africa

Key among the offers is duty-free access to India’s domestic market and a significant increase in development financing.
“We recognise the importance of market access in securing the development dimension of international trade,” India’s prime minister Manmohan Singh said during the opening of the India-Africa summit in New Delhi.

India-Africa Summit – Agriculture, Energy, Security to Dominate

…African Heads of state [and a few dictators] namely President John Kuffour of Ghana, Meles Zenawi of Ethiopia, Joseph Kabila of Democratic Republic of Congo, Prime Minister Tertius Zongo of Bukina Faso and Mwai Kibaki of Kenya arrived yesterday…
Thabo Mbeki of South Africa, Yoweri Museveni of Uganda and Abdoulaye Wade of Senegal among others were still being expected at press time last night.
Vice-President Goodluck Jonathan, who is representing President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua at the summit, also arrived yesterday.