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 [...]
“The statement of Christ is simple. ‘He who sent me among you will come again!’, and he pointed to a Lamb. The Lamb is merely a symbol, a sign. It stands for the Voice – Ba-Ba; the announcement was the Advent of Baba. ‘His name will be Truth,’ Christ declared. Sathya means Truth. ‘He will [...]
In a move that is mostly aimed at reviving its sagging fortunes the Shiv Sena has called for a ban on the burqa in Maharashtra (India). The obvious reason is their well known dislike for the Muslim religion. But like many religious fundamentalist groups in the West, they have pointed to other reasons for imposing [...]
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 [...]
The Commonwealth (full name is Commonwealth of Nations) is an organization of fifty four member states. Fifty two of these nations were part of the British Empire. The Commonwealth Games is one of the showcase events for this organization. Except a few countries like Britain, Australia, New Zealand and Canada almost all other countries are [...]
Whenever I am up late I turn on the TV and watch the “Tonight Show” hosted by comedian Jay Leno. My favorite segment of this show is called “Jaywalking”. Reporters from the Tonight Show approach pedestrians in some of the major American cities and ask them fairly basic questions. Some of the responses are hilarious. [...]
Many progressives and liberals in America were stunned when on July 21st the President of Argentina Christina Fernandez de Kirchner signed into law a bill legalizing gay marriage. Argentina became the first South American country and the tenth country overall to legalize gay marriage. Many Americans could not believe that a developing nation like Argentina [...]
Former American President and five-star general of the United States Army, Dwight D. Eisenhower once said that “We seek peace, knowing that peace is the climate of freedom”. There is no question that peace and freedom go hand in hand. You cannot have peace if you do not have freedom. But this message is yet [...]
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 [...]
India is one of the few major countries in the world that currently does not have any health care policy to speak of at the national level other than “indifference”. In India the type of health care that you get clearly depends on your finances. Medical insurance similar to the ones offered in the West [...]
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin is visiting India. Today he met with the President of India Pratibha Patil at the Rashtrapathi Bhawan. The Indian Express had a photo of the President and the Prime Minister sitting next to each other with a statue of Mahatma Gandhi in the middle. There is a garland around Mahatma [...]
