Mangalyaan – Mars Orbit & American Economy 100 Years Ago
Sixty years ago, India was defined as a land of snake-charmers & beggars. Some 20 years later, the American image of an Indian was a medical Doctor. Fast f...
Category: History
“Never Forget”
September 11, 2001 is a day etched in our memory & our consciousness. We will never forget what happened that day and what we saw. No one in these va...
If ISIS is Al Qaida 2.0, What will ISIS 2.0/Al Qaida 3.0 Look Like?
President Obama spoke to the nation this week and pledged to “degrade” the capabilities of ISIS and “destroy” it. It was a strong...
Interesting TACs of the Week (September 6 – September 12)
Summary – A top-down review of interesting calls and comments made last week about monetary policy, economics, stocks, bonds & commodities. TACs is o...
Ganesh-Utsav, Indian Independence & Indian Religious Philosophy
As we write this, the Utsav of Ganesh is being celebrated around the world. This Utsav is probably the most joyous celebration of the Indian calendar, pe...
Arise, Awake, Understand, Work – Nachiketas-Vivek Anand-Narendra Modi – August 15, 2014
Four months ago, on April 18, 2014, we wrote, “If this week’s polls turn out to be accurate, then India will begin its journey towards mental indep...
68th Independence Day & 30th Anniversary of a Himaalayan Victory
Yesterday, 15th August 2014 was the 68th Independence Day of Bharatiya Gan-Rajya or the Republic of India. The subcontinent, the country & its cultur...
Recklessness & Contempt – Should President Obama Learn from President Reagan?
Never get into a war where your adversary’s stake in the war is much much greater than yours – this is an old maxim of strategy. And it is mo...
Secretary Kerry’s Visit to India in a Histrio-Political Context
This week, Secretary of State John Kerry visited India to attend the Fifth India-US Strategic Dialogue. The impetus behind the visit was clearly stated i...
Histrio-Strategic View of Israel-Gaza, Russia-Ukraine & BRICS Bank
Those who want to “live in interesting times” got their wish this week. A week so “interesting” that no one was interested in maj...