Editor’s Note: This is an article solely about the New York Times and not about American news media in general. In our opinion, the Indian bureaus of Washington Post and the Wall Street Journal have been far more balanced than the New York Times. Specifically we highlight the balance displayed by Rama Lakshmi of Wash-Post…
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…
As we write this article, the prospect of going over America’s fiscal cliff is real and high. Over this weekend, Democrats and Republicans in the US Senate will try to come up with a compromise that will let the world breathe easier for the next month or two. This compromise might be both trivial and…
The recent horrific rape-murder of a 23-year old Delhi woman is a stark reminder to all that the shining Indian “democracy” is quintessentially a colonial rule. This incident was utterly inhuman and barbaric. The best news of the week is that the Delhi police have decided to invoke murder charges against the men accused of…
Below are this Blog’s 10 Most Popular Articles of 2012 (in terms of viewer hits). 1. The Karna-Arjun Battle in The Maha-Bharat – Beyond Adjectives – September 20, 2008 – This is by far the most popular article since the inception of this Blog. 2. Why Does India Tend to Collapse So Often?– June…
This is the Fourth Year of Macro Viewpoints Awards. We began these awards in 2009 to emphasize the perspective of an Individual Investor. Such investors don’t have many places to turn for serious unbiased advice. They have been hurt far too often by run of the mill fee collecting managers, salespeople and TV anchors who…
Below are this Blog’s 10 Most Popular Articles for the fourth quarter of 2012 (in terms of viewer hits). 1. Macro Viewpoints 2011 Awards for Financial Guests, Shows & Anchors – December 26, 2011 2. Attock – If you have not heard of Attock, Read this Article – August 9, 2008 3. Why Does…
This past week India and the Indian Diaspora celebrated Diwali, the Festival of Light. This is also the beginning of the New Year. Diwali or Deepavali is a joyous occasion. It is a time to get together with family and friends. We think it is also important to spend a bit of time to think…
Diwali is the Festival of Light. All of India lights up during Diwali. Every home is lit with lamps signifying the eternal and universal message of Diwali – Embrace Light, Remove Darkness. (तमसो मा ज्योतिर गमय – Lead me from Darkness to Light – invocation from Brihad-Aranyka-UpaNiSad ) Today, India is a poor country 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…