By his own description, Bruce Riedel has been an observer, a witness and sometimes a participant in the events of the Indian Subcontinent for the last few decades. Riedel, a former CIA analyst and counter-terrorism expert, served in the Agency for 29 years until his retirement in 2006. He has advised four presidents in the…
Editor’s Note: In this series of articles, we include important or interesting videoclips with our comments. This is an article that expresses our personal opinions about comments made on Television and in Print. It is NOT intended to provide any investment advice of any type whatsoever. No one should base any investing decisions or conclusions…
Below are this week’s articles at Macro Viewpoints: Doesn’t ManMohan Singh Understand what America, China, Ashok, Dileep-Kalidas & Even Tom Friedman Understood? >>>> India – “Keep It Real” with China – Words from C. Raja Mohan >>>> Coming Af-NPak Conflict – No “Soft Power” Needed from India >>>> Interesting Videoclips of the Week (May 18…
Prime Minister ManMohan Singh is reputed to be a good economist. His only claim to real accomplishment depends on the economic reforms he led in 1990s under the directive of then Prime Minister Narasimha Rao. Today he is trying to improve India’s economy by developing trade with NonPakistan & by deepening trade with China. His…
Last week, we described how recent Indian behavior with China was analogous to the behavior of Indian Kings towards British East India Company in late 18th & early 19th century. That British trading company was an agent of a Britain on its way to becoming a global power. Today China is on its way to…
Last week, we discussed the coming conflict between Afghanistan & NonPakistan in our article about Nawaz Sharif’s election. Ideally, this should provide opportunities to India. Unfortunately, Indian leaders are judged by all other countries as incoherent weak people who engage in empty rhetoric. This week, Afghanistan joined this chorus by telling India in frank and…
Editor’s Note: In this series of articles, we include important or interesting videoclips with our comments. This is an article that expresses our personal opinions about comments made on Television and in Print. It is NOT intended to provide any investment advice of any type whatsoever. No one should base any investing decisions or conclusions…
Below are this week’s articles on Macro Viewpoints: Election of Nawab Sharif – Real Story & Its Impact on the Really Big Issue >>>> China-India – Repeat of British EIC vs. Indian Rulers? – Part I >>>> USA-Iran-Sunni Middle East; We Welcome Stratfor to Our View >>>> Interesting Videoclips of the Week (May 11 –…
Editor’s Note: As most readers know by now, we absolutely reject the notion that any regime, any country can consider itself as “Pure” people, whether in a religious or physical sense. Europe has seen what happens when one state calls itself the Master Race. No European or American will ever tolerate any society calling itself…
1. The British East India Company from 1757 to 1856 Ever wonder how a private British trading company annexed the vast Indian subcontinent and that too with money from Indian financiers and with soldiers recruited in India. No major country, no large society has ever been conquered so easily and so smoothly. It is as…