http://www.opendemocracy.net/article/conflicts/india_pakistan/indian_absence Comments for "An Indian absence, Frank Vibert " en http://www.opendemocracy.net/article/conflicts/india_pakistan/indian_absence <p>Among the many skills required of a driver in India is the ability to read the queue ahead. Is it merely a bullock cart with a wheel missing, an overloaded truck in mid-road with a shattered axle, a tractor with its trailer overturned? </p> <p>All such common occurrences can be circumnavigated with panache. On this occasion however, our driver took one look, did a quick U-turn and stopped to confirm his fears. Murders had been committed and the police had blocked the road. We were in Bihar, a notoriously lawless state, and needed to reach our next stop safely before nightfall. A detour was the only solution.</p>&nbsp;<a href="http://www.opendemocracy.net/article/conflicts/india_pakistan/indian_absence" class="read-more" title="Read the rest of this posting.">Read the rest of this post...</a><p><a href="http://www.opendemocracy.net/article/conflicts/india_pakistan/indian_absence">read more</a></p> http://www.opendemocracy.net/article/conflicts/india_pakistan/indian_absence#comment india/pakistan conflicts Creative Commons normal Frank Vibert Wed, 15 Aug 2007 11:11:02 +0100 opendemocracy.net 34367 at http://www.opendemocracy.net