The Russian government has agreed to let American troops and weapons bound for Afghanistan fly over Russian territory, officials on both sides said Friday. The agreement is expected to be announced when President Obama visits Russia on Monday and Tuesday, reported the New York Times on July 3.“Afghanistan is one of the areas where we…
Every month, we publish the titles of the Top 10 Articles of this Blog- the articles that have received the largest number of reader hits since the Blog’s inception. Today, at the midpoint of 2009, we thought it would be fitting to give a shout-out to the next 10 popular articles for the first half…
Editor’s Note: In this series of articles, we include important or interesting videoclips with brief 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 response of readers to this…
We began writing about the border disputes and the consequent rise in military tensions between China and India over a year ago. Our first article (see Editor’s Note below) was triggered by what we felt was surprising lack of knowledge about this vital topic and the consequent complacency among global investors. Since then, we have…
The Wall Street Journal published an article by Steven Waldman titled In Iran, Gandhism Comes Of Age. The Wall Street Journal informs us that Steven Waldman is the Editor-in-Chief, President & Co-Founder of Beliefnet.com, a faith and spirituality website. This is an interesting article and one that should be read. We liked reading this article. Unfortunately,…
On Thursday June 25, a Congressional committee subjected the Fed Chairman, Dr. Ben Bernanke, to an accusatory interrogation about the events surrounding the acquisition of Merrill Lunch by Bank of America. This was an amazing spectacle because we simply could not believe the utter stupidity of the Congressional Representatives on that committee. It was disgusting…
Editor’s Note: In this series of articles, we include important or interesting videoclips with brief 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. This is an article that expresses our personal opinions about comments…
Unless you live on Mars or Venus, you know about the events in Iran. The pictures and videos of the massive protests in Tehran are amazing. Reports indicate that an estimated 3 million people attended the demonstration in Tehran last Monday. As we write this, the situation seems to have entered a stalemate of sorts after…
“La parole nous a été donnée pour déguiser notre pensée.” – Speech was given to us to conceal our thoughts. – Talleyrand Nicknamed as the Prince of Diplomats, Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord is regarded as one of the most versatile and influential diplomats in European history. Talleyrand served as a minister to the House of…
Editor’s Note: We are indebted to Mr. Raj Mundhe, an avid reader and an old friend, for bringing the Wall Street Journal article to our attention. Mr. Raj Mundhe, a noted Financial Advisor in metro Boston, has helped this blog on earlier occasions as well. For that, we thank him.During our visit to Mumbai last December,…