Bush the Negligent Neighbor

An urban dwelling made from discarded materials and found furniture.

A wall was transformed into a mural echoing the call of human rights groups to stop the militarization of Lumad schools.

But visa liberalization has been the main concrete signal of Europe s goodwill towards this neglected backyard, which dreams of joining the EU.

The reaction has been predictable breast beating about the inefficiency of India s government services (particularly in rural areas), the country s woeful standards of hygiene, and inattentive implementation of even flagship national schemes by the country s 28 state governments.