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July 2008

July 23, 2008

What does Indo-US Nuclear deal mean outside of India?

I had said in my last post that the ramifications of this UPA vote victory...

July 23, 2008

Indo-US Nuclear Deal – UPA wins the confidence vote

So, UPA has finally won the confidence vote and the US-India Nuclear deal will go...

July 23, 2008

Aryan Invasion Theory: the myth cant die?

There is yet another discussion going on at another blog - Shunya - on the...

July 22, 2008

Religions of East and West: How it all took a different turn

"As other discovered texts proved, the Hittite pantheon was in fact borrowed from (or through)...

July 22, 2008

Smoking kills.. but like this??

Two guys were smoking. They blew smoke on a guy standing near them. Very un-civil...

July 21, 2008

India from the eyes of Western Expats

Saw this interesting post Shantanu Ghosh's blog on blogs by expats living in India -...

July 20, 2008

IXiGO, authorSTREAM, and WiziQ: three innovative sites from India

An article from The Hindu talks about three web tools that have come out from...

July 19, 2008

Somnath Chatterjee – a partisan speaker

I had discussed the partisan behavior of Somnath Chatterjee.. well, here is one instance. He...

July 19, 2008

Should Pan-Islamic agenda trump National Interest??

There is this joker - a rebel Samajwadi MP Munnawar Hassan.. he is going to...

July 15, 2008

How big is the Indian IT services market?

This is an interesting interview with Phaneesh Murthy - who left Infosys (I think after...

July 15, 2008

Indian MP can be bought for $6 million

No wonder this is regionalization of Indian politics! Its not about democracy or power anymore....

July 11, 2008

Nepal's Islamicisation?

China and Pakistan have carefully cultivated Nepal as their territory for last 10 years. And...

July 11, 2008

Lame Democracy, Federalism and the Nuclear Deal

Image via WikipediaIndia is an extreme democracy. There is an area of tacit principles and...

July 10, 2008

Afghanistan and India relations and how they work together

I know many in Pakistan have been trying to speak negative about India.. but I...

July 09, 2008

Guru Dutt – the legend would have turned 83 today

This is my all time favorite song from Pyaasa. Guru Dutt, the legendary Indian movie...

July 09, 2008

Lies and falsehoods on Amarnath

This is from Wikipedia. If you have any other source and evidence that this is...

July 04, 2008

Cost of non-cooperation in South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation

SAARC is the body with the full form - South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation....

July 04, 2008

The Great Gama: Wrestler par excellence

Growing up in India and Pakistan, I am sure most kids would have heard of...

July 04, 2008

The Bad … and the good of Kashmir

Kashmir is a strange place. It has seen unseen bloodshed. The Pandits were killed and...

July 04, 2008

Train fare Search (comparative Air fare search etc.) from Rediff launched

In times when everyone wants to create the next search tool - this was one...

July 03, 2008

Food rots, people die of hunger and the rich guzzle grain by multiples – India's future Food Security

I had put up these stats of utter neglect in India when it comes to...

July 03, 2008

Bounty of IIT prep courses and the mess in Indian education

We had read the story of an IIT grad and grandson of Indian freedom fighter,...

July 02, 2008

The Great Farce of Mayawati and Indian politics

The Indian minorities are played with everyday. And they are very willing to play along...

June 2008

June 21, 2008

View of competition in Indian education

People often talk about the competition in education in India. Sometimes they do not appreciate...

June 17, 2008

Peace loving and violence: a dialogue of Kashmiris

"Stop talking of Kashmir, if you do not know what happens there!" burst out Khurshid....

June 15, 2008

The Monsoons are here

Indian summer leads into the monsoons. As the heat of summer gives way to smell...

June 11, 2008

Yahoo's India Maps also gives Auto fares!

Have you tried maps in India? Yahoo Maps has some excellent stuff in India for...

June 11, 2008

US think tank says ISI and Pak Army still using terrorism to counter India

A report by an influential think tank ("Counter-insurgency in Afghanistan" by Seth Jones) has said...

June 11, 2008

Women's rights and Activism of Indian Judiciary

Indian Supreme Court is very pro women, which is excellent. In the last so many...

June 08, 2008

Musharraf, Sharif or Kiani – Who is telling the truth on Kargil?

Of all the commentators on Terrorism, there is only one I trust and respect for...