India’s recently concluded general election revealed the power of corporate advertising and PR in determining the tone and content of the media discourse.
Politics in the Subcontinent often has a farcical element about it, with politicians posturing and preening and often ending up with a foot or two firmly ensconced in their mouths.
In a recent far-from-usual meeting with the press held in New Delhi, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh complained that 'at least 25 percent of Bangladeshis swear by Jamaat-e-Islami' – Bangladesh&
