Former Beatles singer, songwriter and composer Sir Paul McCartney has sent a letter to the Prime Minister of India Manmohan Singh asking him to declare January 12th as a meat-free day in India. In his letter McCartney said that “It would be a celebration of life, all life”. Coincidentally January 12th is also the anniversary [...]
“She (Sonia Gandhi) wants to destroy Indian religion, culture and traditions. We are opposing this, since we will not let this happen. She realizes that our strength is growing, and she is scared of our power. That is why she is opposing us. We are not in any way connected to extremism. Neither the VHP, [...]
The 83rd Plenary Session of the Indian National Congress ended a few days ago. The Congress Party President Sonia Gandhi delivered the inaugural address. In this address she laid out a four step process for “intensifying the battle against corruption”. There is no doubt that Sonia Gandhi is the most powerful political figure in India [...]
Congress Party member Mani Shankar Aiyar said recently in a meeting that “India is prospering, Indians are not”. He added “GDP growth rate is no index of what is happening in our country”. He criticized the Indian government (which is lead by his own party) and questioned the governments economic policy. There is no debate [...]
Pervez Musharraf is in the middle of a transformation. The former Pakistani military dictator is now portraying himself as the savior of Pakistan and the beacon of democratic values. Musharraf is currently visiting the United States to promote his new political party which is the All Pakistan Muslim League. He has given a few interviews [...]
Secularism is one of the most abused words in Indian politics. Secularism in a political and social context is a belief in the separation of the state (government and government agencies) and the religious beliefs of the people. To many Indians a secular state also means a state that guarantees their right to practice the [...]
In an article published in the online magazine Slate, former Governor of New York State and a CNN talk show host Eliot Spitzer indicated that countries like Brazil, India and China will be thrilled if the Republicans win the upcoming midterm elections. He wrote “We have three weeks to make this choice. Because if we [...]
Liu Xiaobo, a Chinese citizen has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. He is serving an eleven year term in a Chinese prison for “subversion” (Liu Xiaobo was active in the 1989 Tiananmen Square student protests). Recently Liu Xiaobo authored a document called Chapter 08 which demanded greater freedom for Chinese citizens. This is by [...]
September 30, 2010 is perhaps the most monumental day in Indian history since we gained our independence from Briton on August 15, 1947. Let it be known that on this day India finally exercised one of its major demons. The Allahabad High Court delivered the verdict on the highly controversial Ram Janambhoomi-Babri Masjid land dispute. [...]
What are the reasons behind India’s inability to organize an event like the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi? The reason is corruption. Why is India not competitive in most sports except cricket? It is corruption. What are the reasons behind the crumbling infrastructure in our major cities? The reason is corruption. How come after 60 [...]
The Lord also tells me to tell you in the mid 90′s, about ’94-’95, no later than that, God will destroy the homosexual community of America. But He will not destroy it – with what many minds have thought Him to be, He will destroy it with fire. And many will turn and be saved, [...]
I remember watching Doordarshan the day the Babri Masjid was destroyed by Hindu fundamentalists. The Central and Uttar Pradesh governments knew that this was coming but was totally ill prepared to prevent the 500 year old Mosque from being attacked. But what state controlled media like Doordarshan and All India Radio did was even more [...]
Every time there is a terrorist attack on Indian soil the Indian and Pakistani governments and the people of India go through a very familiar set of rituals. The Indian side will blame the Pakistani government for aiding these terrorist attacks and for not arresting the leaders of these militant groups who live in Pakistan. [...]
Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation Minister Kumari Selja said today that the chances of a slum-free India within the next five years is “not unachievable”. This was the goal of a program called “Rajiv Awas Yojana” (why doesn’t the government of India have names for these programs that the rest of India can understand!!). The [...]
Ancient Greek playwright Aristophanes (446 BCE) once said “A man’s homeland is wherever he prospers”. Recently I have been thinking about my homeland a lot. I am not alone. Millions of Indians including many of my friends are seriously considering winding up whatever they are doing and heading back to India. This is a tough [...]
