We did it! Three medals, including one gold at the Beijing Olympics. That’s a lot more than we have had in a while and a good deal greater than what we had come to expect. India’s hauls of medals, modest as it is in the overall rankings, is very significant indeed. It offers […]
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The price of gold has crossed $1,000 per ounce for the first time ever (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7294040.stm). If I was an economist, I would embark on a complex explanation of why this has happened that would include an arcane discussion of the economic slump and demand for stable investment. Being given, as I am, to more pedestrian […]
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Tags: aesthetics, Bangladesh, demand, Gold, India, jewellery, Pakistan, price, Sri Lanka