We are relieved to see that the Obama Administration is now actively working with Putin’s Russia to resolve the conflict in Syria. It is a consummation we had fervently wished for since 2013-2014. To us the biggest mistake of Obama’s foreign policy was pushing Putin’s Russia almost into the waiting arms of China, the…
This week the Finance Ministry of India finally bit the bullet and named Dr. Urjit Patel, the Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank, as the new Governor. Dr. Patel will take over from Dr. Rajan next week. This was a sensible choice, one that confirms our voiced opinion about the pragmatism above all style…
The state of Keral (Kerala to Brit-servile Indians) is reputedly beautiful, an idyllic paradise of sorts as they tell us. Watch the lovely romantic video below. Don’t you wish you were there? [embedyt] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JN2FmLZfUr0[/embedyt] Not if you are a man and especially not if you are our old friend CNBC Anchor M. Because behind every…
Summary – A top-down review of interesting calls and comments made last week in Treasuries, monetary policy, economics, stocks, bonds & commodities. TAC is our acronym for Tweets, Articles, & Clips – our basic inputs for this article. Editor’s Note: In this series of articles, we include important or interesting Tweets, Articles, Video Clips with…
Donald Trump finally made his post-convention campaign a “reflection of him” to use a quote of Robert Costa of the Washington Post. And what else should it be? He is the man who built a movement with a forgotten, dormant & disillusioned set of Americans who, as Robert Costa said, are “disengaged not only…
For about 130 years, the Statue of Liberty has gazed at the wide expanse of water with a message of hope & liberation: “Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, the wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tossed to me, I lift my lamp beside…
Summary – A top-down review of interesting calls and comments made last week in Treasuries, monetary policy, economics, stocks, bonds & commodities. TAC is our acronym for Tweets, Articles, & Clips – our basic inputs for this article. Editor’s Note: In this series of articles, we include important or interesting Tweets, Articles, Video Clips with…
As we begin to write this article, the people in India have awakened to India’s 70th Independence Day. Best wishes to all Indians and to the global Indian diaspora on this joyous day. Rarely does the Indian government or political leadership show that they understand the historical greatness of India. Such a rare occasion…
Regardless of your political, social, & economic beliefs, you have to marvel at the political phenomenon that is President Obama. The coalition he has built on the sheer appeal of his public persona is now the dominant machine in American Presidential politics. Near total African-American support, very high Hispanic-Latin support, very high level of…
Readers know that we have been diligently critical of the anti-Hindu cultural & religious bias that lies deep within the New York Times. But even in our most intense articles about the NYT, we have steadfastly recognized NYT’s true strength – investigative reporting that exposes what is horrifically wrong & abusive. It has been…