Cyclone Nargis

I am not talking about the details of Cyclone Nargis. It was all there in the news, at least that is what I believe. It is said that around 22,500 - 50,000 people got killed and 41,000 are missing. So it is not a very small thing.

But what I did not like is the news paper reporting. It wasn’t the heading in my news paper, the Times of India, (which is a Bennett Coleman Co. product) it even did not appear in the front page. The cyclone news was only an inside page news. But it wasn’t the way the hurricane Katrina was reported. It was a BIG issue. What was the toll? Below 2000 death. So the lives of the people of Myanmar is cheaper than that of the Americans? And the Bush asked India to help since they are not friendly with the military administration (and then, Myanmar being closer to India). As if India won’t help otherwise!!