How long is a week?

"My Ministry is going to unveil the new broadband policy next week. It is going to be a customer-friendly broadband policy", Union Communication and IT Minister Dayanidhi Maran said at the launch of MTNL's certifying authority service on August 6, 2004.

Today, August 14, 2004 is eight days from the supposed unveiling of the policy but it is nowhere in sight. Perhaps the definition of a week is different for the minister.