Communists gamble on hi-tech future (BBC)

The BBC report finds it hard to reconcile the West Bengal government's Communisim with its love for IT and its plan to make West Bengal an IT hub.

One of the new developments is a four-lane highway connecting the airport to Salt Lake that bypasses Kolkata. A person going to Salt Lake from the airport is oblivious to all the problems in Calcutta.

As the article says, "West Bengal's communist government has taken some steps that might make even a staunch capitalist blanche."