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Tag: "George Bush"

Rahul Gandhi and His Two Hindustan Myth

Today is Election Day in the United States.  The enthusiasm, exuberance and the “Yes We Can” attitude that swept President Barack Obama into office in 2008 has disappeared.  As a comedian recently said the mood now seems to be “We thought we could”.  Americans are pessimistic about their future like never before.  Many of them [...]

United States in an Education Arms Race with India

We Indians love to talk and engage in intellectual conversations.  We like individuals who are like us.  Former President George Bush did not fit this bill.  He was a very direct and he was not a big fan of the grey areas of life (Indians opinion of President Bush started changing dramatically after the initial [...]

India-US Strategic Dialogue is a Waste of Time

I am an Indian who has lived half of my life in the United States.  Adjusting to live in America is very difficult for a person from a developing nation like India but I would not have it any other way.  It has been a fun, humbling and a learning experience.  Indians in the United [...]

Arundhati Roy: The God of Controversial Things

Arundhati Roy is a person many Indians love to hate.  She is a woman who is not afraid to take on the system.  She is idealistic and has no problems expressing her opinions publicly even on some explosive subjects.  Most of her views are socialistic and left leaning (the fact that her mother is a [...]

In Defense of Tiger Woods

Tiger Woods released a statement in his web site apologizing for his transgressions and past behavior.  He wrote that “I have let my family down and I regret those transgressions with all of my heart.  I have not been true to my values and the behavior my family deserves.  I am not without faults and [...]

Shared Legacy: George Bush and Manmohan Singh

“Former President George W Bush is a great friend of our country.  We, in India, recognize the important role he played in the fruition of the civil nuclear cooperation initiative”.  These were the statements made by our Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at a

Welcome Back President Bush

“This may be my last visit to you during your presidency and let me say, thank you very much.  The people of India deeply love you”.  These were the words uttered by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to then President George Bush when he visited the United States in September of last year. 

Indians Support of Democrats in America Defies Logic

I attended a birthday party in the suburb of Philadelphia a few weeks ago.  A friend of mine who was at the party informed me that he was going back to India in a couple of months.  He was on an H-1B visa.  He informed me that getting H-1B visa extended (H-1B should be valid [...]