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America: Offshore Strategy of War
In Part I of two part series I present information on the Americas post-WWII strategies of wars. I have also outlined evolving policy for sustainable American and international aid packages for and to stabilize Pakistan. America contents that such economic aid will stabilize the region - Pakistan, Afghanistan and India.The economically powerful nations have been drivers of international wars from 1945 to present. For protecting engine of its economic power driven by a determination to secure ass...
| K Bhatia |
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Durga Puja in Rome - Its non-negotiable
Let the West look at its own ugly, septic warts. If Christians can celebrate Christmas in New Delhi, Hindus have the right to celebrate Durga Puja in Rome. This is non-negotiable.I spoke to Dr.Subramanian Swamy, a great Field-Marshall for the deathless cause of survival of Hinduism today. He told me: I strongly condemn the Italian government for arbitrarily and wilfully disrupting the Durga pooja in Rome organised by the resident Bengalis. The Indian Ambassador was scheduled to appear at the po...
| V Sundar.. |
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My experience of Profiling at US airline
I realized then and there the importance of racial profiling. I would rather go through the tedious screening than let the plane take off without it. Mental peace of passengers outweighs the bitter inconvenience that a few of us suffer as a result of profiling.The experience taught me a valuable lesson The good of all must prevail over the comfort of a few....
| Gopal A |
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Jihad-Cola: A Frightening Prophecy
The need of the hour is to make our governments aware of the clear and present danger looming right over our heads or our grandchildren shall be actually drinking Jihad-Cola....
| J Khurmi |
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The veil in the classroom
A few months back, Justice Katju, an outspoken Supreme Court judge rejected the appeal by a Muslim student to sport a beard in a Catholic school out of religious reasons. But he was also apprehensive that succumbing to this mindset could propel Talibanisation since, We dont want to have Taliban in the country. Tomorrow a girl student may come and say that she wants to wear a burqa, can we allow it? I am a secularist. We should strike a balance between rights and personal beliefs. We cannot overs...
| S Basu |
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USCIRF India Report: Unbiased or Biased?
The USCIRF is only cursing the darkness...that which was conceived in error and delivered in chaos has now been consigned to irrelevancy. Unless the Commission finds some candles soon, Congress ought to turn out the lights. Robert Seiple (First ever U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom)...
| M Patel |
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World War II: Last Nail in the Coffin
Too often, we end up so focused in our small worlds, that we remain blind to the big picture. This makes us mere pawns in the larger game.70 years ago on Sept 1, Adolf Hitler set into motion a sequence of events that changed the world map, literally. In 14th Century, Europe saw the onset of Renaissance and Colonialism encouraged by religious zeal of the then Catholic Church. Thus started the reign of Europe over the whole world for the next 6 centuries....
| LA Kumar |
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Naxalite and the counter-measures
Naxalite movements had disturbed the peace and security of most of the states of India during the last 15 years. A number of counter measures were formulated in 2005 to combat naxalite movement in different parts of the country. The issue that can be debated is that whether the counter measures had been successful or not?Before inferring about the results of the countering the measures the measures themselves required to be mentioned. Firstly funds were given to the states which were naxal-prone...
| S Chatterj |
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Warlordism to Democracy - Part III
Part III describes political paradigm shifts from warlordism to democracy. Warlordism is a Third World way, the way it plays out in nations that follow political Islam of the Arab lands. Latin American and communist nations politics is also not democratic, but they are not a part of this discussion. Unlike in lands with leaders and clerics held infallible and rulers are dictators, elected or not, in democracy leaders are not infallible or a breed apart. The democratic leaders are not held in thr...
| K Bhatia |
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Awami League in Bangladesh
Perhaps for the good of the world, in the two extremes, one developed and the other least developed country, fate has given the reins of governance to Barak Obama and Sheikh Hasina at a time when many politicians would have been hesitant to take up the challenges which are daunting at the first flush and seemingly impossible to solve in the short term. Indeed both the leaders appear to have not only courage but confident of the confidence of the people that in case of Obama has brought about the...
| Kazi Masud |
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Non-Violence to Warlordism - Part II
Two theories of evolution were examined in Part I, Evolution and Human Behavior of a three part essay Evolution and Political Paradigms to understand why the idea of reverting to past for a utopian world is inconsistent with human nature of thinking, creativity and innovation.Both Hinduism and Buddhism advocate non-violence for virtuous living. The dvaita concepts of Kapilas Sankhya system were incorporated into Hinduism and Buddhism. Buddhism is renowned for Middle Path teachings, including pri...
| K Bhatia |
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Another Round of DOHA Negotiations
We all thought the World Trade Organization ( W.T.O) is dead when the financial crisis of the world economy has demolished the myth of benefits of free trade regimes and the poor of the world can rejoice. However, suddenly by some Voodu tricks it came back alive. Going by proposal of the World Trade Organizations Doha Round of Negotiations, developing countries would have to cut their agriculture tariff by 36 per cent and even the most important products for poor farmers would face around 19 per...
| D Basu |
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New Government in Japan and India
Voters in Japan have given Hatoyama, the leader of the Democratic Party a rare opportunity to break with the tradition to follow the Liberal Democratic Party that has ruled Japan for the last 54 years. What does it mean for Japan and the rest of the world depends on the implications of major policy changes from the new government. However, the question is, does the new government have any new policy at all.The economy of Japan is in dire state with the jobless rate rose to a record 5.7 percent i...
| D Basu |
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AP attitude towards Chattisgarh victims
Since 2005 around 30,000 to 50,000 people fled to the State of Andhra Pradesh from the state of Chattisgarh due to the escalating violence of that place. The displaced communities including members of Gothikoya tribe mainly settled in the Khammal and Warrangal districts of Andhra Pradesh and small villages like Kothuroo.The violence took place mainly due to the existence of the naxalites, armed maoist groups, Salwa Judum groups, etc. Many of the displaced tribal groups settled in the protected f...
| S Chatterj |
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What Really Happened in 1947
Though there is no doubt that you know about our country and our history far better and more than I, but whenever I re-read some of your writings I feel a sort of uneasiness at your reputation for being an upright and infallible historian.One of the cruelest and most shameful wounds on the face of our recent history is the 1947 partition riots. I was not born then but I have heard and read so much about that colossal bloodbath that I feel like almost having lived through it. And I have spent a p...
| J Khurmi |
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