The saga of the date of birth of General Singh though a reality has been used to get a preferred general to the chiefs position. It is an action taken to remedy a previous favouritism. Can one wrong correct another or can this right correct an older wrong. This is a story of revenge or is it of righteousness. The nett result is that maybe a doubtful character is ending up as chief. This alas can not be proved as there is government bias over who can be chief. Continue reading
What is Good for Facebook is Good for America – Forbes
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Reflecting on the article on Facebook being a game changer for US economy. Will it really be so. The jobs that Ford and GM created, will it be the same with Facebook? Is everyone really waiting to see the US economy change with the IPO. Continue reading
Viva la General 2
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The saga of he date of birth of the chief has taken another twist, with the PIL being thrown out by the supreme court. A chance has been lost to cleared the sullied image of the situation and justice appears not to be served. Continue reading
India to test China Killer missile – Sydney Morning Herald
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Sydney Morning Herald Article on India’s China-killer missile This is an interesting label to the Agni V. The arms race in the sub continent is not new and the causes for such a race has several perspectives. The threat to … Continue reading
The January night Raisina Hill was spooked: Two key Army units moved towards Delhi without notifying Govt – Indian Express
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Click here: The Indian Express article This release of this outdated news heightens the rift between the Army and the Government. I hope it is not what I think it is … a bit of izzat taken a bit too far, … Continue reading
Viva la General
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General V K Singh will go down in history for being someone who will change the nation’s perception of the Armed Forces, hopefully for the better. There have been chiefs ‘disciplined’ by the bureaucracy and the politicians in the past. … Continue reading
No Gurkhas in overseas Armies?
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I cannot fathom why the Nepalese parliament would ban overseas recruitment of Gurkhas, unless it sees its nationals fighting against each other for two warring countries. In which case a conflict of interest with Nepal’s foreign policy is significant. This … Continue reading
Afghanistan: A survival match
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Hamid Karzai the President of Afghanistan has been in power through several elections to this day. There is a corresponding modern history of Afghanistan that kept brewing in the neighboring state of Pakistan. This is largely the story of the … Continue reading
Afghanistan: Struggle from the past … a brief history
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I have made this a three-part write up on Afghanistan. This is a brief history of the region. Afghanistan seems to have historical events repeating very quickly and that needs to be highlighted. I hope its future is not going … Continue reading
Iran and the US
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Iran has become a focal point for the US for many reasons, known or just not spoken. The politics of the region has little to do with the peaceful co existence of the countries of the region, simply because there … Continue reading
Julia Gillard vs Kevin Rudd
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It is unusual to have a Prime Minister sitting on the back benches. Most finish their terms and fade away into history. This will be the first time where the tie for premiership within the party will be like an … Continue reading
Afghanistan
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My interest in regional security led me to read more about Afghanistan. A country that has seen misery, and which is in an unfortunate position to offer geo strategic value to the super powers and comparatively little natural resources. If … Continue reading
How to lose weight and keep it that way
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It was the American insurance companies that introduced the idea of the height-weight chart. They wanted people to be fit and claim free, alas by a standard assuming one size fits all. There may be numerous researches to show the … Continue reading
The General’s Date of Birth
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The dispute over recording the Chief of Army Staff’s date of birth has come to a head. This has become a matter of Indian national izzat (honour) vs that of the General’s. If one were to go by the credo … Continue reading
9/11 and India …
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The recent bomb blasts in New Delhi, the high alert in New York and a sense déjà vu has made the world stand on an edge again because of terrorism. The fact of this asymmetrical war is that a few … Continue reading
Recognize Palestine — New Path to Peace
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http://www.avaaz.org/en/middle_east_peace_now/?cl=1236340258&v=10055 Lovers of peace please support the initiative. Come September the UN will be voting for Palestinians to be a country. Check out the link above and join the cause. Its not about religion … its about human beings!
Is the war within Libya over?
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The war in Libya appears to be over, but could be far from it. Qaddafi has asked for refuge in the Arab countries, and hopefully someone will oblige unless their handlers wish otherwise. Many questions about him need be asked. The … Continue reading
Ipaidabribe some statistics
Below you will find an analysis of bribes paid in lakhs in major cities. Now this is from the website www.ipaidabribe.com
In the first instance the statistics present a skewed picture showing Bangalore to be the most corrupt. This maybe true, but what it doesn’t bring out is the sample size. Bangalore has always been a middle class, educated city … thanks to Nehru’s socialism. Five major public sector firms were started in the 50’s and the current IT euphoria and progress can be attributed to generations of middle class educated living there.
I refuse to believe lower levels in Mumbai, Delhi or Calcutta. They have greater populations, it is just that they are not reported or captured in the statistics. Education therefore remains the key to managing corruption and not an andolan of sorts.
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China deploys advanced n-missile on Indian border: US – Indian Express
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http://www.indianexpress.com/news/china-deploys-advanced-nmissile-on-indian-border-us/836941/ In the nuclear warhead count China definitely has more than India. Some of it will be deployed against India for geo strategic supremacy. This can not be denied, but the news has little value in improving relationships with China. … Continue reading
The Lokpal Bill
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