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by Sadler
22 Nov 2007 01:50
Forum: Strategic & Security Issues Archive
Topic: Book Review Folder - 2005/2006/2007
Replies: 404
Views: 173372

India by Michael Woods

Publisher: Basic Books Inc.
Publication Date: November, 2007

Looks like a brand new book. I'd appreciate any feed back from any one who had read it or intends to buy.
by Sadler
10 Nov 2007 08:05
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Indus Water Treaty
Replies: 3257
Views: 745549

Vivek_A wrote:http://www.nation.com.pk/daily/nov-2007/10/bnews1.php

Wheat growers facing severe water shortage
Well, i suppose they'll have to start eating rice now.
by Sadler
07 Sep 2007 03:47
Forum: Strategic & Security Issues Archive
Topic: Distorted History - Causes, Consequences and Remedies
Replies: 320
Views: 132491

Even Majumdar ,, who is otherwise very credible, does not break lose from the "Steel Frame' version of the Indic past in his multi volume compilation of Indic history. Thanks for the tip. I am sure i'll have a lot of questions as i begin to read these books. I'll post my questions here at that...
by Sadler
06 Sep 2007 04:13
Forum: Strategic & Security Issues Archive
Topic: Distorted History - Causes, Consequences and Remedies
Replies: 320
Views: 132491

This is a subject i am extremely interested in but know virtually nothing about. To remedy that, i asked an Indian friend to help out. She (based on advice from Acharya/Tanaji) looked up the multivolume set on Indian history by one Majundar (sp?). I did not realize at that time but this is an eleven...
by Sadler
14 Jun 2007 02:36
Forum: Nuclear Issues Archive
Topic: India Nuclear News and Discussion - June 9th
Replies: 284
Views: 118001

Are there any good articles that articulate India's position on its civilian as well as military nuclear program? What are its objectives, goals, plans etc?
by Sadler
11 Jun 2007 08:50
Forum: Military Scenarios Archive
Topic: Possible Indian Military Scenarios - Part IX
Replies: 322
Views: 186154

Possible Indian Military Scenarios - Part XI

Minor nitpick.

Shouldn't it be IX (nine) and not eleven (XI)?

I just realized that after spending 15 mins looking through the archives for numbers IX and X!
by Sadler
05 Jun 2007 01:08
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Agriculture and Agro-based Industry
Replies: 860
Views: 409904

....... is that teenagers (high-school/college students) appear to be perceptibly taller (on-an-average nearly "half-a-head") than people of my generation. They were still lanky/skinny, but the difference in height was stark... more T DRE, than SDRE :P I have noticed this among Indian stu...
by Sadler
25 May 2007 20:26
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India-EU News & Analysis
Replies: 1786
Views: 409303

http://www.ajn.com.au/news/news.asp?pgID=3162 There's a part of me that is proud of the fact that a person of jewish ancestry could rise to the highest office in the land that also had the Dreyfuss affair. However, i am even more worried. Because now, every failing of his will be blamed on the fact...
by Sadler
16 May 2007 22:56
Forum: Military Scenarios Archive
Topic: Possible Indian Military Scenarios - Part VIII
Replies: 323
Views: 178630

I really enjoy reading these scenarios. Please keep 'em coming.
by Sadler
21 Apr 2007 02:58
Forum: Mil-Tech Archive
Topic: Agni III Test - News & Discussion-3
Replies: 275
Views: 166958

http://album.frontierindia.com/displayimage.php?album=lastup&cat=0&pos=1 Just curious: On File 2/157, what's the smoke below the black missile cone?? Never mind. Just saw the post above. Pretty impressive. Would i be correct in stating that India is the only "developing" country w...
by Sadler
13 Apr 2007 00:26
Forum: Mil-Tech Archive
Topic: Second Agni-III test-2
Replies: 333
Views: 325515

Is the range 3000 or 4000 KMs? The video indicated 4K range while the newscaster spoke of a 3K range.

PS. Congratulations to Indians and BRF on reaching this important milestone. I could not help but smirk a bit when i read the reaction of the Red Dragon.
by Sadler
08 Apr 2007 11:34
Forum: Religion Discussion Archive
Topic: Religion Thread - 10
Replies: 377
Views: 198512

This reminds me of the antics used by folks like sadler in this forum - if you criticize israel, it becomes anti-semitism. No, it does not equate to anti-semitism. As long as the criticism is valid. A lot of jews/israelis/americans on IDF criticized the Lebanon action of the IDF. They did not quest...
by Sadler
08 Apr 2007 11:21
Forum: Religion Discussion Archive
Topic: Religion Thread - 10
Replies: 377
Views: 198512

AshokS wrote: Except that the US is not constitutionally a Christian country.....
Err, dont say that at a GOP convention. Else, you might have an up close and personal experience with a phenomenon known as lynching.

PS. The above comment was not aimed at Mr. AshokS.
by Sadler
08 Apr 2007 11:03
Forum: Religion Discussion Archive
Topic: Religion Thread - 10
Replies: 377
Views: 198512

Re: Evanjehadis in action during Tsunami

Note catholic nuns are involved in this, not some fringe evangelical church http://in.news.yahoo.com/050116/139/2j1rp.html Villagers furious with Christian Missionaries Samanthapettai, Jan 16 (ANI): Rage and fury has gripped this tsunami-hit tiny Hindu village in India's southern Tamil Nadu after a...
by Sadler
08 Apr 2007 10:33
Forum: Religion Discussion Archive
Topic: Religion Thread - 10
Replies: 377
Views: 198512

Thank you. I hope one day that indian students will have access to their own history too. That they are told the truth (note: i did not say Indian perspective BUT the truth. They are one and the same). On the bright side, i find the recent generation of indians coming to the US to be a pleasant surp...
by Sadler
05 Apr 2007 22:22
Forum: Religion Discussion Archive
Topic: Religion Thread - 9
Replies: 326
Views: 143554

Shiv, good post. If you ask every religion in India...that is their standard answer. Regardless of whether that is the truth or not. Christians in India feel the same and so do the Muslims. Each group is basically trying to protect their own turf, and at the same time wanting it to grow . (by each,...
by Sadler
04 Apr 2007 01:01
Forum: Religion Discussion Archive
Topic: Religion Thread - 8
Replies: 320
Views: 128148

In this case, i do not disagree with you. Again, i do not disagree. ... That is precisely what i was requesting. That you restrict the word faith to the singular and use Abrahamic faith (singular) instead of Abrahamic faith s (plural). The points that you agreed to are the precise reasons that the ...
by Sadler
04 Apr 2007 00:18
Forum: Religion Discussion Archive
Topic: Religion Thread - 8
Replies: 320
Views: 128148

That zeal is ONLY reflected by ONE kind of monotheism,- the Abrahamic form of monotheism, and the story of his smashing idols, which - unfortunately for the Jews - forms an important part of the 'history' of Christian and Islamic traditions. In this case, i do not disagree with you. There is no oth...
by Sadler
03 Apr 2007 23:58
Forum: Religion Discussion Archive
Topic: Religion Thread - 8
Replies: 320
Views: 128148

Manny, I dont agree with you but I dont care enough to defend the Christian right. You will have to get Ralph Reed over here for that :) Generally speaking, Christianity in America is also very diverse - at least in practice if not its core principles. If Christian right were THAT powerful, you wou...
by Sadler
03 Apr 2007 22:07
Forum: Religion Discussion Archive
Topic: Religion Thread - 8
Replies: 320
Views: 128148

@sadler What do the forum members here think will happen to these faiths if the followers of the European god ------(and I say this with the prejudice that it deserves as the spread of christianism and its purported evangelical bent is the newest form of colonialism. IOW, killing satan worshipping ...
by Sadler
03 Apr 2007 21:48
Forum: Religion Discussion Archive
Topic: Religion Thread - 8
Replies: 320
Views: 128148

Please be aware of it and desist from using terms such as "Abrahamic faiths" to describe christianism and islam. THESE ARE NOT ABRAHAMIC FAITHS. THERE IS ONLY ONE ABRAHAMIC FAITH: THAT OF THE HEBREWS. I am not sure if you understand the usage, Sadler. The word "Abrahamic" is use...
by Sadler
03 Apr 2007 21:33
Forum: Religion Discussion Archive
Topic: Religion Thread - 8
Replies: 320
Views: 128148

A great post, Mr. Vina. But look at the same record elsewhere.. What does the Pope pontificate against most in Europe.. Oh my Gosh.. Secularism and increasing secularization .. What about the Muslims ? .. The general islamic attitude to secularism is too well known (which Islamic majority country ot...
by Sadler
03 Apr 2007 21:20
Forum: Religion Discussion Archive
Topic: Religion Thread - 8
Replies: 320
Views: 128148

But some are not tolerant of Hindus and Hindu sentiment. Tolerance for those who do not tolerate Hindus in India is fading. I hope that this happens soon enough. In the final analysis, one can see that it may well be in the best interests of indian christians themselves to stop this EVJ-PBUH combin...
by Sadler
03 Apr 2007 21:09
Forum: Religion Discussion Archive
Topic: Religion Thread - 8
Replies: 320
Views: 128148

....the EJ activities are group activities - there are traceable fund sources belonging to registered organizations. Good answer. After all these threads, it should be obvious that EVJ are PBUH and have an extremely well-organized agenda supported in many places by direct "donations" by t...
by Sadler
03 Apr 2007 21:02
Forum: Religion Discussion Archive
Topic: Religion Thread - 8
Replies: 320
Views: 128148

For a Hindu, the right to be left alone also is an individual right. 8) Something that the EJs abuse. You seem to have a fixation that if the red carpet is not rolled for EJs in India by Hindus, then Hindus must be an intolerant people. I think the inherent contradiction of your view is obvious to ...
by Sadler
03 Apr 2007 20:52
Forum: Religion Discussion Archive
Topic: Religion Thread - 8
Replies: 320
Views: 128148

'Goa Inquisition was most merciless and cruel' link: http://in.rediff.com/news/2005/sep/14inter1.htm That is correct. But the bigger question is how can we settle scores today ? How do we go about showing those Goan Christians their proper place ? The above IMO is uncalled for. Certainly, you can a...
by Sadler
03 Apr 2007 20:49
Forum: Religion Discussion Archive
Topic: Religion Thread - 8
Replies: 320
Views: 128148

Sadler, any pointers to the differences? So far, the books I have provide a certain unity of flow between the old testament, the bible and the Quran. TIA. I think this piggybacking, by jesus himself (who used Hebrew scriptures), later christians and moslems, upon the Hebrew faith and scriptures had...
by Sadler
03 Apr 2007 20:41
Forum: Religion Discussion Archive
Topic: Religion Thread - 8
Replies: 320
Views: 128148

Shiv had posed a question a while back: What is it about the Hindu faith that is worth saving? I was tempted to respond immediately but decided to wait and compose a reply at length. Here’s what a jew can think of in terms of reasons why the Hindu faith is worth saving. And in no particular order...
by Sadler
03 Apr 2007 20:36
Forum: Religion Discussion Archive
Topic: Religion Thread - 8
Replies: 320
Views: 128148

I guarantee you that there will be storms of outrage and protest , with JNU types crawling out of the woodwork condemning "Hindu / majoritarian" fascism and intolerance and all the other usual names. Exactly. Something the PBUH here fail to accept and acknowledge. One quibble. There is no...
by Sadler
03 Apr 2007 20:13
Forum: Religion Discussion Archive
Topic: Religion Thread - 8
Replies: 320
Views: 128148

Around the world, which country's leaders see the world view strictly through the narrow biggoted prism of their religious texts and then act up on them to slaughter millions?? Saudi Arabia? Paki-satan? Ahhhh, you are truly a heathen who has darkness in his heart (please dont fret. A despicable jew...
by Sadler
03 Apr 2007 20:01
Forum: Religion Discussion Archive
Topic: Religion Thread - 8
Replies: 320
Views: 128148

This is the logic western countries use when they deny the rights of minority. I do not see why same logic cannot be used in India for the sake of communal harmony If I remember right, HAF (Hindu American Foundation) had successfully challenged display of 10 commandments in public places and won th...
by Sadler
03 Apr 2007 00:18
Forum: Religion Discussion Archive
Topic: Religion thread - 7
Replies: 371
Views: 156837

What happens if the yindoo too decides to show the finger instead of care what the other faiths think of his intolerance? What happens if the IWH decides to go rigid and unapologetic and decide not to get all guilted up? Well, what you are seeing on this board is eggsactly a trailer of that. Must a...
by Sadler
02 Apr 2007 22:16
Forum: Religion Discussion Archive
Topic: Religion thread - 7
Replies: 371
Views: 156837

Yes, I told my American boss once that only the Indian cow was holy and the American cow is not. Hence I can eat the American cow/beef. He was shocked and after that never made any statement about Hindu's at least in front of me. :rotfl: Good one. I heard the same once from an Indian friend. Someho...
by Sadler
30 Mar 2007 02:05
Forum: Religion Discussion Archive
Topic: Religion Thread - 5
Replies: 321
Views: 135169

shiv wrote:
.......does this make the Idol Worshipping Hindu

a) a violent reactionary?
b) a Hindu fundamentalist?
c) a Hindu revivalist?
d) an enemy of secularism?
According to at least one BRF-er, it makes the IWH and the non-IWJ
a) a bigot
b) most intolerant person on the forum
c) separatist
d) fool
by Sadler
28 Mar 2007 21:43
Forum: Religion Discussion Archive
Topic: Religion Thread - 5
Replies: 321
Views: 135169

url In early October the same Christian fundamentalists had issued a diktat ordering the indigenous tribal Hindus to stay away from Durga Puja celebrations (Hindu Festival) and warned that any tribal members seen taking part in the festival would be instantly killed. In its official public statemen...
by Sadler
27 Mar 2007 23:00
Forum: Religion Discussion Archive
Topic: Religion Thread - 5
Replies: 321
Views: 135169

I'd certainly be willing to pay $$$ to buy a book from S.Valkan. I will not pretend to understand it at first glance, but i am patient and will read it again and again till i do. I think such a book, describing the very fundamentals of the hindu faith would be very valuable to not only indians but i...
by Sadler
27 Mar 2007 11:27
Forum: Religion Discussion Archive
Topic: Religion Thread - 5
Replies: 321
Views: 135169

A general rant: One of the classic weapons of the EJ is the "You Farted'" theory, so aptly named by BRF's own Mr. Shiv. When exposing the hatred of the EJ or even discussing retaliation in kind, the hindu (or the jew) may expect to be in turn accused of inciting hatred. The classic "y...
by Sadler
27 Mar 2007 11:04
Forum: Religion Discussion Archive
Topic: Religion Thread - 5
Replies: 321
Views: 135169

I see no problem in countering hate with hate. I have realized that. We should get on the same page with regard to "hate." "Hate" is a concept that I haven't spent much time trying to understand, primarily because I view the world in terms of "the use of force." If som...
by Sadler
27 Mar 2007 10:54
Forum: Religion Discussion Archive
Topic: Religion Thread - 5
Replies: 321
Views: 135169

The only time I discussed Wojtyla recently was in the context of the collaboration between Walesa, Wojtyla and Reagan to defeat communism. Perhaps this is anti-semitic to you. As a matter of fact, Calvin, it is. Like i said once before, i have an almost visceral reaction to folks quoting the Vatica...
by Sadler
27 Mar 2007 10:42
Forum: Religion Discussion Archive
Topic: Religion Thread - 5
Replies: 321
Views: 135169

This was a while back on the porki thread. I remember reading about a porki official who, in expressing his views on Gandhi said something to the effect that "even the worst moslem is better than a hindu like gandhi." Perhaps someone will remember that and post that comment here. Any taker...