Video of the extempore talk I gave on the “Political Philosophy of Hindutva” at the Ilford Hindu Centre in London, at an event that was presided by Dr Koenraad Elst on 8th Jan ’12. Comments and criticisms welcome.

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As I stress towards the end of the seminar (and in the slides), this is work in progress. So suggestions, corrections and modifications will be garetfully acknowlegded and incorporated.   Thanks. Jai Hind, Jai Bharat!
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Courtesy an article by Ronen Bergman, titled “Gilad Shalit and the Rising Price of an Israeli Life“ from the New York Times last week, please read these excerpts that deal with Israel’s stance in hostage situations since the time of Entebbe – which was memorably captured in a book and later a film too (emphasis added):
…During the secret discussions prior to the Entebbe operation, Rabin, who agreed to the mission after much persuasion by intelligence and ministry planners, effectively established the principle that is still followed by all Israeli leaders facing hostage situations: …

Dear All, it my pleasure to publish this guest post by my friend and FTI colleague, Dipinder Sekhon on why businesses would do well to focus on generating profits (ethically) and enhaning shareholder value rather than spending money on charitable causes (emphasis added).
*** Profit is Charity by Dipinder Sekhon ***
Profit – legally and ethically generated – is one of the best measures of social value-add.
Clients buy services and products only when they can extract value from them. Example, if a company sells asoap for Rs 10 (when it costs it …

UPDATE: These slides were updated and shared publicly in Jan ’12. The most recent version is embedded below. This continues to remain work in progress so please expect updates in the future..Thank you.
Dear Friends, these slides (and the accompanying thoughts) have been on a mind for a very long time (several months & more)…They were finally triggered after reading Harsh’s post on “Whither the Hindu right? some weeks ago. Some of you may have also read Amit Malviya and Arvind Kumar (not to forget Ashok Malik and an anoymous blogger) writing …

Or should we instead focus on fewer laws and better implementation? Tavleen Singh writing in the IE:
We do not need another law. We need a justice system that implements our existing laws speedily and effectively. If the Lokpal can have the power to fast track justice, why not our judges?
..echoed what my FTI colleagues, Vijay Mohan and Sanjeev Sabhlok mentioned yesterday:
“…when a journalist is killed (an event everyone must thoroughly condemn), what is needed is good governance and an effective law and order machinery, not more laws.
The more one looks at the …

Dear All: It is my pleasure to publish this thought-provoking guest post by fellow FTI colleague, Narendra Sethia that does a wonderful job of explaining the guiding principle(s) behind state control of activities and enterprise (one of the important distinctions between “socialism” and “capitalism”). Pl read on (emphasis added):
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I think most activities where government control is needed can be defined on the basis of the principle of freedom outlined in Sanjeev’s book – BFN. If there is any grey area, the bias should always be for a …