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Indian Transformation - An Eventful Period
My Voice | October 11th 2008
India is in a hurry. It has to catch up and keep its tryst with destiny.India is also a place where chaos reigns supreme. Chaos made all the more intense with deep rooted transformation in progress. I say “in progress” because this “wave of cha read more
1 - 2 - 3... IT'S A DEAL!
INDIA RETOLD | October 3rd 2008 by Vinod Sharma
My consistent support for the Indo-US Nuclear Deal had a commentator on my previous post accusing me of writing "a load of partisan garbage" and putting "party and idol worship ahead of country".For once, I am proud to be so accused, now that the de read more
GANDHI AND INDIA'S JANUS-FACED LEADERS
INDIA RETOLD | October 1st 2008 by Vinod Sharma
Today is Gandhi Jayanti. Today is the day for yet another TV screening of Richard Attenbourough's epic 1982 film "Gandhi", to remind us about what and who Mahatma Gandhi was. I wonder, though, whether anyone watches the film any more. There is cynici read more
TERROR: FORGET POTA, EVEN POLICE NOT NEEDED!
INDIA RETOLD | September 30th 2008 by Vinod Sharma
For the last fours years and more, the nation has been told ad nauseum that there is no need for any separate 'draconian' law like the Prevention of Terrorist Acts(POTA) to fight the growing menace of terrorism. After every terror attack which claims read more
A thought
The 8th Circle | September 24th 2008 by The 8th Circle
Does the European Union have a sphere of influence? This here is just one example of many where a reader is told that country X falls within Russia’s sphere of influence. I have yet to see a journalistic or otherwise reference to an EU sphere read more
IT IS INDIA, NOT PAK THAT US NEEDS TO WIN TERROR WAR
INDIA RETOLD | September 19th 2008 by Vinod Sharma
BLESSINGS OF THE LEADER, CRIES OF THE LED, CURSES OF THE DEAD
INDIA RETOLD | September 16th 2008 by Vinod Sharma
Sovereignty out the window?
The 8th Circle | August 28th 2008 by The 8th Circle
Partially out of news fatigue (incessant coverage of the issue became…umm repetitive), I haven’t posted much on the Caucasus war as of late. There have been several major developments that warrant attention. First, by officially recogniz read more
KASHMIR: 'SECULAR' MILITANCY REVIVED OR COMMUNAL FACE EXPOSED?
INDIA RETOLD | August 25th 2008 by Vinod Sharma
TACKLING ISLAMIC TERRORISM: WHAT INDIA NEEDS TO UNDERSTAND
INDIA RETOLD | August 23rd 2008 by Vinod Sharma
Obama - No One shall question my patriotism
Where's the Outrage? | August 19th 2008 by Errington Thompson
Thank you, Barack. Thank you for stating the obvious but it needed to be stated again. Barack Obama directly responses to Senator John McCain and his ridiculous charges from yesterday. McCain knows that he will lose on the issues. Therefore, he p read more
What’s next for Guantanamo?
Right Commentary | July 28th 2008 by Right Commentary
I spent the majority of my time last week up on Capitol Hill attending a seminar on intelligence operations and Congress. It was a fascinating seminar put on by the people at the Georgetown Institute. These are great courses (and I encourage any poli read more
TERROR AND NATIONAL SECURITY: THE FAILURE OF INTELLIGENCE
INDIA RETOLD | July 27th 2008 by Vinod Sharma
Condoleezza Rice on democracy and US national interest
The 8th Circle | July 23rd 2008 by The 8th Circle
Eight years ago, Dr. Condoleezza Rice then part of the foreign policy team advising the candidacy of George W. Bush , wrote in Foreign Affairs on the subject of America’s national interest. She takes up the same task in the July/August 2008 is read more
NUCLEAR DEAL: DO YOU HAVE IT IN YOU MR ADVANI?
INDIA RETOLD | July 20th 2008 by Vinod Sharma
Mr Lal Krishna Advani, once you had shown to the nation a glimpse of your ability to rise above the ordinary, to take that leap from the murky world of India’s politicians to the respected realm of its statesmen. For that bold and healing action, y read more
Our Delhi Circus
My Voice | July 12th 2008
We are witnessing the “Delhi Circus” being played out everyday and is being brought to us with special comments from a biased media, biased political players, biased scientific establishment and lastly the industry lobby which has its own axe to read more
NUCLEAR DEAL POLITICS: SINGH IS KINGG
INDIA RETOLD | July 1st 2008 by Vinod Sharma
The endless politicking on the Indo-US Nuclear Deal, signed by the Government of India, eyes wide open, in 2005, has delayed its operationalisation to a point beyond which the deal will be as good as dead.Manmohan Singh and Sonia Gandhi were never in read more
NUCLEAR DEAL DISGRACE: IT'S 'MALAI' AND MUSLIMS
INDIA RETOLD | June 24th 2008 by Vinod Sharma
The reported threat of the Prime Minister to resign if the Indo-US Nuclear Deal is not operationalised has set the cat among some really big rats. They fear the cat alright but believe that they have enough bulk to shoo it away if they collectively f read more
NUCLEAR DEAL: IT'S YOUR PAGRI AGAIN DR MANMOHAN
INDIA RETOLD | June 20th 2008 by Vinod Sharma
The political paralysis that has relentlessly plagued a government boasting a dream economic team has landed the ruling United Progressive Alliance(UPA) exactly where it dreaded it would. Inflation has touched a 13 year high of 11.05 percent, the Ind read more
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