Category: Geo-Strategic Issues (incl. Nuclear, Oil, Energy)

“Overheating India is the new cool” – Excerpts

Came across this recent article exploring all the talk about an overheating economy… Excerpts: “…Here is what Balaji wrote in response (to a blog entry about overheating India): “…When it comes to India, perceptions...

Islamofascism: Biggest Risk to the World Economy

From the follow-up Q&A session with economist and Nobel laureate Milton Friedman (in the Wall Street Journal of 22nd Jan ’07): “Friedman on China, Exchange Rates and Islamofascism” – Tunku Varadarajan “What is the...

Why civil war in Iraq may not be such a bad idea, after all

Great article by Andrew Sullivan in the Sunday Times (14th Jan), “Civil war in Iraq might suit the West’s interests” advocating an unusual strategy in Iraq… (Excerpts)  “In war and in politics unexamined axioms...

Weekend catch-up on Blogosphere

One of the things I am hoping to get better at (and do more of) is a quick (but broad) sweep of the blogosphere to pick up posts from fellow bloggers that I find interesting...

“Chinese ‘gifts’ worry India” – Excerpts

Continuing on my China theme (See also this and this), a worrying report from rediff: “Chinese ‘gifts’ worry India“…as they should. Excerpts: “…A senior Indian intelligence official has expressed concern over what he described as...