Monthly Archive: August 2009

Uh, Oh!

How many of you missed this? I did (emphasis added). Prior to the 13th round of India-China boundary talks, Indian defence and security agencies reported an increased spurt in “intrusions” and “incursions” by the...

Sharada Tirtha – A forgotten bit of Kashmir

I first heard about “Sharada Tirtha” (Sharada Temple) when I stumbled on these photographs on the net. A search led me to Varnam’s post from which I learnt that while “Sharada Peeth” was as...

Quote of the week

We have so little trust in the character of the people we elected that most of us wouldn’t invite them into our homes for dinner, let alone leave our children alone in their care...

A feel-good map

The extent of the Maurya Empire after Chandragupta’s southern conquests circa 300 BC Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Chandragupta_Maurya_Empire.gif Somewhat related: Who was the real “Ashoka the Great”?

Sun Tzu, The Enemy and Fighting the Ideology

Excerpts from Understanding the jihadis, by way of Sun Tzu by Sebastian Gorka (emphasis mine) *** Excerpts Begin *** …Sun Tzu advised us that if we wish to guarantee victory, we must know two...