Differences Between China and India – Our Perspectives
This weekend is an Indo-China weekend – it features India’s independence day and the Olympics in China. So, this weekend is probably the most a...
Author: MV
Did CNBC Management give us a Market Signal – Yes they did
On July 5, 2008, CNBC Management announced a change in their evening schedule: They replaced the daily 8 pm telecast of CNBC’s Fast Money, an aggressive r...
Singh is Kingg – Snoop Dogg sure picked a winner
Two weeks ago, we wrote a brief article about Snoop Dogg making a guest appearance in Akshay Kumar’s new film “Singh is Kingg” (see our articl...
This Blog’s 10 Most Popular Articles
We thought our readers might like to know the most popular articles on our blog (in terms of viewer hits). These are: Iraq & Tibet – Strategic Will of...
Afghanistan-Pakistan – Will the Sins of England be visited Upon America?
Today a great deal of media attention is focused on the North West Frontier Province (“NWFP“) of today’s Pakistan and the rapidly increasing c...
Attock – If you have not heard of Attock, Read this Article
“Now the Pakistani Taleban are expanding their area of control in the settled areas of the North West Frontier Province (NWFP) and have reached Attock on ...
Why are they called “Stans” and why is “Pak-i-Stan” unique?
Who can forget the wit of Donald Rumsfeld and especially his question about all the “Stans”. Mr. Rumsfeld was joking about the fact that names ...
Don’t you wish Donald Rumsfeld knew Bollywood and Cricket? – You will after reading this Article
We recall an article in the New York Times in late 2001 about US Special Forces trying to teach Baseball to Afghans. This was a part of Mr. Donald Rumsfeld...
Jim Cramer on Ben Bernanke – Fair in August 2007 and Unfair in August 2008
One year ago, Jim Cramer went on a self-described “rant” against Ben Bernanke, the Federal Reserve Chairman, on CNBC. Just in case, you have not hea...
Did the lesson of 1994 lead to the Credit Bubble of 2004-2007 and the subsequent Credit Crunch?
Alan Greenspan, the Fed Chairman in 1994, was a completely different persona than Alan Greenspan, the Fed Chairman in 2004. Greenspan raised rates several times...