Pakistan, Bush & Derek O'Brien

No, that title has no real meaning other than referring to this post that is going to talk about them disconnectedly. Surely, we'd want to see O' Brien on the quiz stage rather than in the midst of some high-level politics!

• The rise of China and India is inevitably leading to changes in the political landscape. Though Pakistan and China have been long-time allies because of you-know-which-country, things are moving up several notches. Get oil from Middle East, offload it at Pakistani port and transport to China over land -- "trade-energy corridor", anyone?
• Bush's visit to India is generating a lot of news. One side story talks about the level of security arrangements that are having the Indian folks spell-bound!
• Finally, to poor Derek. Many of us might know that he has a company of his own. But you would be surprised to see its size and how they are expanding.