When the rights of common Europeans were suppressed under centuries of royal rule, when the people of every European country remained impoverished while the royalty and aristocracy lived in opulence, it was France that lit the torch of Liberty Equality & Fraternity. France deserves a place of pride among nations for the non-conformism and the…
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Last time, we saw the US Congress so impassioned, so emotional was in the aftermath of 9/11. With an office within a couple of blocks of the World Trade Center, we witnessed that event firsthand. We walked through the smoke and the soot to return home late that morning. A man working on our floor,…
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 Blog’s 10 Most Popular Articles in the 1st Quarter 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. Gandhi vs. Lelyveld – Are…
Friday, March 23 was the beginning of the New Year based on Indian lunisolar calendar. It is the celebration of Gudhi Padwa, the festival of celebration of the New Year. Mumbai was closed for business and open for celebration. (pictorial representation of a Gudhi) (picture of a Gudhi) …
The last three centuries have been owned by England and America. No other country or continent in the world has been able to compete first with England and now with America. There were several reasons for this dominance, industrial innovation and naval supremacy being two often cited. But underlying these was the foundation that allowed…
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…
This week, the Afghanistan strategy of the Obama Administration was ripped apart. Stratfor wrote, “The conflict’s inherent contradictions are being laid increasingly bare”. Mathew Green of the London-based Financial Times wrote that the recent killings have “not only unmasked the ugly face of the campaign but has cracked every faultline wider – the divide between…
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…