Editor’s Update: When we wrote this article on June 23, 2012, we didn’t know how readers would react to it. The majority of Indians prefer feel-good or celebratory articles. In fact, such endings are virtually mandatory in blockbuster Bollywood films. We were very pleasantly surprised when positive reactions poured in from all over India….
Last week’s article Knowing What We Know Now, What about President Bush & Iraq? generated intense comments. Two comments raised relevant points that are important for a broader discussion. The first was from a veteran journalist who asked: “But why does US NOT take action against Saudi Arabia? Your piece is totally silent on this question….
Summary – A top-down review of interesting calls and comments made last week in Treasuries, monetary policy, economics, stocks, bonds & commodities. TACs 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…
If you recall, President Obama spoke to the nation in September 2014 and pledged to “degrade” the capabilities of ISIS and “destroy” it. It was a strong speech, a Presidential speech. If speeches could replace smart decisive military action, then ISIS would have been destroyed by now, at least severely degraded. Instead of getting…
For the past couple of weeks, TV anchors have focused on an important question – Knowing what you know now, what do you say about President Bush’s 2003 intervention in Iraq? This is an emotional question for many and a polarizing one in today’s politics. But it is a critical question for America because…
Summary – A top-down review of interesting calls and comments made last week in Treasuries, monetary policy, economics, stocks, bonds & commodities. TACs 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…
This week marks the first anniversary of Mr. Narendra Modi as the Prime Minister of India. How successful has he been for India? How successful has he been for himself & his party? Has he been different from Candidate Modi and/or from Chief Minister Modi? These are some of the questions we try and…
Summary – A top-down review of interesting calls and comments made last week in Treasuries, monetary policy, economics, stocks, bonds & commodities. TACs 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…
Summary – A top-down review of interesting calls and comments made last week in Treasuries, monetary policy, economics, stocks, bonds & commodities. TACs 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…
Editor’s Note: Our central mission is to develop, nurture & enhance the US-India partnership. This is one initiative that has bipartisan support from both Houses of the US Congress and has been built by intense efforts of both President Bush & President Obama. So we worry a lot about what can derail this partnership. The greatest danger…