Mar 31, 2009 | World Affairs
Sometime back, when i was interviewed by Indian Press in Sarnath (India) regarding the Tibetan Struggle for independence, i suggested that all Tibetans boycott the chinese products. The communist regime of China knows only one language, that of matter, of material...
Jun 10, 2008 | World Affairs
Many years back, our First President, Soekarno laughed at the Indian food and tea vendors provocatively displaying their religious identities on the sign boards, “Hindu Tea Stall” or “Muslim Restaurant”. That was back in the 1940s. India Today is quite different....
Jun 10, 2008 | World Affairs
Reading Nobel Laureate V.S. Naipaul’s books on India, one gets an impression that the author is somewhat disillusioned with India. He speaks highly of India’s past legacies, but calls it a wounded civilization. Well, Naipaul is not the only one to get disillusioned....
Jun 10, 2008 | World Affairs
A friend tells me, “That does not bother me. I am not concerned. It is what I need that bothers me. That is my sole concern….. I don’t even know how to fulfill my needs, why should I be thinking of world’s needs?” He is being honest, but he is also losing the point....
Jun 10, 2008 | World Affairs
In our previous article, we briefly touched upon the subject of “Terrorism”. What is Terror? Who can be termed as Terrorist? Who can be Terrorized and how? Our First Question is: What is Terror? In my opinion, Terror is born of Fear. It is born out of Fear. And, that...
Jun 10, 2008 | World Affairs
Together with China, India is like a huge giant waking up from a long sleep. Gus Dur, our Fourth President not only recognized this fact, but rightly understood its implication. So, he made it a point to visit those two countries first during his short presidency....
