Winter White Olympics

Reihan Salam in Slate considers why India doesn't have much influence on the Winter Olympics, despite having the Himalayas in the north:

"India has a maddening tendency to misplace priorities. You'd think the country would pony up for a world-class Olympic squad befitting its newfound status as an economic juggernaut. Instead, it seems that some New Delhi nerd decided to prioritize providing basic services to an impoverished population racked by the twin plagues of illiteracy and disease."