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December 2015

December 13, 2015

Delhi: A City That Connects the Diverse

India's capital New Delhi has seen it all. Kings born, killed and thriving, traitors selling...

November 2015

November 15, 2015

How the Historically Intolerant forces are now Preaching India and the Govt On the Virtues of Tolerance

When belief is paramount in your sense of being, then imposing it on others...

August 2015

August 25, 2015

Detailed Historical Context to India-Pakistan Kashmir Issue, Recent NSA Talks and the Way Ahead

The recent NSA talks have - as the author had predicted - been called off...

March 2015

March 22, 2015

E-Governance and Modi Government’s Ambitious “Digital India” Program

E-governance has often defined as the application of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) for delivering...

March 20, 2015

Christian Anti-Hindu Bigot Nandy’s new rant: India should not win the Cricket World Cup!

Some weeks back we had discussed how political opposition to the ruling Government in India...

March 19, 2015

Indian rapes and German rapes: a tale of Neo-Imperialism

We have talked about the unethical ways of the documentary - India's Daughter - made...

March 11, 2015

India’s Daughter: Unethical Journalism Breaching Voyeuristic Limits to “Shame a Nation”

Days after the launch of the movie "50 Shades of Grey" the world over, where...

March 08, 2015

India’s Daughter: Ok, We are Outraged, Indian Men are Devils Incarnate with Medieval Mindset… now WHAT?!!

“A trial by press, electronic media or public agitation is the very antithesis of rule...

February 2015

February 17, 2015

Mahashivaratri: The Night when Yoga happened to the First Yogi

8.7% of US adults - or 20.4 million - practice yoga. Another 44.4% of the...

February 11, 2015

Delhi Elections: Is Self Righteous Anti-Hindu Bigotry the new normal for Indian Secularism?

On December 6, 2010, a book titled "26/11 : RSS ki Sazish" (26/11: Conspiracy by...

August 2014

August 31, 2014

Love Jihad in India and Europe – Its Historical and Empirical context and Denial by vested Interests

In the recent months, Yogi Adityanath has become the target of many in India, who...

January 2014

January 03, 2014

Yearly Socio-Economic Predictions for India, Pakistan and US

Every year, at Drishtikone, we analyze the coming year for three nations - Indian, US,...

October 2013

October 05, 2013

Navratri: Celebration of the Devi, the Feminine Divine

Femininity and Masculinity are taken as two qualities of the existence in Hinduism and in...

September 2013

September 28, 2013

CNBC’s Joe Kernen engages in Racial slurs on Squawk Box

Recently - on Sept 20th - Reserve Bank of India (India's Central Bank) raised the...

September 27, 2013

Indian and Chinese students sustaining Business Schools during this lean period

The Indian and Chinese students want to make it big in the world of business...

September 11, 2013

September 11: When a Monk “Invaded” the Consciousness of America 120 years ago

12 years from now on the early morning of morning of September 11, 2001, 19 Islamic hijackers took...

August 2013

August 09, 2013

Curse of Caste System: Caste is not the problem, Lack of Social Mobility is

The Leader of the country today is known as the "Head of State". One who...

August 05, 2013

Hinduism in China: Influence that goes back many millennia

Hu Shih, former Ambassador of China to USA once said "India conquered and dominated China...

June 2013

June 07, 2013

The month that was, while Drishtikone was in Transition

We have been off air on Drishtikone for the new transition to complete. In this...

April 2013

April 19, 2013

What is Rashtra Dharma or Duty to Nation: Chanakya-speak

What is Rashtra Dharma (or Duty to your Nation)? Is it sucking up to the...

April 19, 2013

Rajiv Malhotra at Bhabha Atomic Research Center: Why Indian Civilizational challenge to Western Universalism is required

Rajeev Malhotra's work on Indic civilization is unique and without parallel. He has written two...

April 16, 2013

Indian Village that plants 111 trees for ever newborn Girl Child, has a website and an anthem!

Rajasthan is a desert. Socially, in that state, girl child has not been treated well,...

April 15, 2013

Improved Hiring Forecast in India as 94% businesses plan on hiring in 2013

India Inc is hiring in 2013. The confidence index seems to be stable as of...

April 15, 2013

Leukemia patients pay 20 times in US vs India; India’s Drug Patents “Activism” and its impacts

Cancer in India is growing fast and drugs aren't there. Ninety percent of children with...

April 14, 2013

I am Deaf, but not Dumb! – Daily fight of 18 mn deaf people in India that is mentally stone deaf

India has 18 million deaf people but only 250 practicing sign language interpreters! There are...

April 14, 2013

Warren Buffett bets big on selling Insurance online in India

As Indian masses come online, Warren Buffett, the master of traditional businesses, is betting big...

April 11, 2013

Sikh Genocide 1984: There is NO way anything will ever happen to Jagdish Tytler

“During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act” - George Orwell...

April 10, 2013

Wikileaks and the Shocking Picture of Corruption and Betrayal by Congress and the Gandhi Family!

This past week has been a treasure trove of Wikileaks information for Indian politics. And...

April 09, 2013

ThinkIndia Speech of Modi and his vision: We finally have a Visionary and a Doer in our midst!

This conference appearance and interaction of and with Narendra Modi is special. In this, the...

April 08, 2013

Business of Looking Good: How Beauty Industry is rising in India

India's Salon and Spa industry is growing at 33% annually these days. Most of it...