India and Israel have both been subjected to frequent terrorist attacks. The battles between these countries and their attackers are asymmetric. The armies of India & Israel are dominant in their immediate region and there is little danger of a successful military attack on either country. So the weapon of choice against both India &…
We have many friends who love to say that they don’t watch Bollywood movies. These are typically people who came to America 20-30 years ago when coming to America was a big deal in India. Their immigration to America made them feel important when they returned to India to meet their families or for vacations….
Editor’s Note: In this series of articles, we include important or interesting videoclips with our comments. Our Web Software does not permit embedding of the clips into our articles. So we shall have to be content to include the links to the actual videoclips. We are very happy with the tremendous response from readers to this series…
We often use words or names without pausing to wonder the meaning behind the names. Perhaps, we are all Shakespearian in our “what’s in a name” nonchalance. But sometimes, a name carries tremendous meaning or baggage, especially when a name is given to a emotive issue. This baggage can last for decades as both the Pakistani…
Editor’s Note: This testimony was brought to our attention by the Editor-Coordinator of the US-India Friendship.net. This Blog is an excellent source for information about US-India relations. Dr. Ashley Tellis is a senior associate at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, specializing in international security, defense, and Asian strategic issues. Previously, he served as senior adviser…
Editor’s Note: In this series of articles, we include important or interesting videoclips with our comments. Our Web Software does not permit embedding of the clips into our articles. So we shall have to be content to include the links to the actual videoclips. We are very happy with the tremendous response from readers to this series…
Below is the complete list of this Blog’s 10 Most Popular Articles (in terms of viewer hits) as of Friday, March 12, 2010.1. “The Karna-Arjun Battle in The Maha-Bharat – Beyond Adjectives” – September 20, 20082. “Jeffrey Sonnenfeld Of Yale & Erin Burnett Of CNBC – Read The China-India Article in Foreign Affairs“– February 28, 2009 3. “India &…
Sachin Tendulkar, already the greatest batsman ever, did something absolutely amazing on Wednesday, February 24. He scored a double century in a One Day International match against South Africa. We cannot even comprehend this feat. Double centuries are a rare phenomenon even in Test Cricket which take 5 days to complete a match. One day Cricket was…
On January 23, 2010 we wrote an article about a review by one Pankaj Mishra of a book by Wendy Doniger titled Hindus: An Alternative History”. A reader of this Blog had brought these to our attention.We were appalled by the book, its NYT review and, above all, by what we considered to be sheer journalistic misconduct of…
Most readers would recall that a few years ago Danish Newspapers published cartoons that were deemed offensive by Muslims around the world. While there are many cartoons, such as those provided by organizations similar to www.cartoonporno.xxx, that can be deemed to be offensive, these particular cartoons shook many Muslims to their core. The publication of these…