“Today’s Breakaway Bites Back Later” – Lessons for China and India from Russia’s Georgia War
We borrow this title from that of an excellent article on www.bloomberg.com titled “China’s Georgia War Lesson: Today’s Breakaway Bites ...
Category: Current Affairs
Gadar – A unique love story in the midst of the Greatest Human Migration in History
Every year on August 15, India celebrates the removal of British rule. That day in 1947 began with Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru’s histor...
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...
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...