Macro Viewpoints

We have written extensively and often about the China-India military tensions and the border disputes, the most recent article being “China-India Tensions – Views Of The Pentagon & The Indian Military” on April 4. 2009 (see https://cinemarasik.com/2009/04/04/chinaindia-tensions–views-of-the-pentagon–the-indian-military.aspx   ). Last week, China escalated this dispute to the economic arena by effectively blocking a loan from…

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Last August, we wrote, “Yet, the Pakistani establishment keep looking the wrong way. The bulk of the Pakistani Panjabi Army faces India, while behind their backs, the Pashtuns are increasing their control over Pakistan. If this goes on unchecked, we might see a struggle break out for control of Panjab between the Panjabis and the…

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Recently, Wisden, The Book of Cricket, introduced its Inaugural Wisden XI, their Cricket Team of the world’s best 11 players.  Their aim is to “recognise the best Test cricketers of the calendar year, and to endorse Test cricket as the highest, most skilled, form of the game, the least subject to the intrusion of time.“…

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Editor’s Note: In this article, we develop our theory about the origin of the softness and weakness exhibited by Indian Society today and in the past. We need to discuss history to build up the context for our views. That is why this has turned out to be such a long article. Readers might want…

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