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India as a role model for global peace and prosperity

In a recent interview for BBC World Service’s Discovery programme, President APJ Abdul Kalam is quoted as saying that: “…an evolved, enlightened society – based on Indian ideas – can lead to “a peaceful,...

China’s Afzal Guru…

This is how our great neighbour China treats its Afzal Gurus: A Reuters news story reported in the Indian Express (February 09, 2007), “Muslim executed for trying to ‘split’ China” ****** Beijing, February 9:...

Of Swastika, Nazis and sacred symbols

The recent controversy around Germany’s proposal to seek an EU ban on swastikas (and later its abandonment: see here and here) prompted me to dig up and refresh this article which I wrote for...

“Why Britain should fear Shilpa”…

Nice one from the BBC (although when you click the link the actual title of the story is, “Big Brother row points to mature India”… On this page though (about “Booming India expects 9.2%...

“An Ignored Manifesto” – Excerpts

Diana West, the widely read Washington Post columnist wrote this essay early last year but it continues to be relevant, current and highly readable…. Excerpts: “Last month, 12 mainly European-based, mainly Muslim or ex-Muslim...