Bharat Rakshak

Well, you got me on that one. I must say I never read that Hitler talked about Christ in any of speeches. I did read that he and his cronies were big in the occult and wierd mythology but I never heard of him proclaiming God's work. There has been a history of Christian pograms against Jews so it w...

TSJones wrote:
Also, any thoughts on physical location of Hell would be good.

An alternate universe where the laws of physics breakdown. Ed's drawing up an equation right now for ya.

TSJ, you do know that Heaven is Hotter Than Hell, right?

Has somebody cracked Johann's account? On second thought, it is Friday evening in Old Blighty, so this could be a case of PUI (Posting Under Influence).

So, Acharyaji, did the Sardar share Nehru's world view or not? Thanks for the link, BTW. It's full of good stuff.

I think this is the post-Independence construct. The reality is that Nehru articulated the world view of the Indian freedom movement. Many writings by leaders of that period are similar. however soon after independence most of them died or whithered and Nehru alone prevailed and ipso facto the view...

Anyway to have negative relations with a neighbor who is running top speed into others control is not in India's interest. Ramanaji: Thank you for your courteous reply. I do realize that I may have sounded somewhat harsh in my reply. I have no issue with what you have said. Yes, we must not throw t...

There was concerted effort by the post Independence generation to woo China to be on India's side but Mao had different plans. In the end its his loss for this China is not what he struggled for and imposed such drastic measures on the population. No, some Indians fantasized bringing China to India...

There is a spate of articles about the tripatriate coming together of Russia, China and India. So there is some anxiety about what it means among the chatterati. So I suggest people read the op-eds and come to conclusions. The govt circles seem to want some sort of grouping to happen after all its ...

Proof that the Foreign Policy Establishment in India have way too many Russia-rakshak and Cheen-rakshaks: Are leaders of India, China and Russia ready for a radical breakthrough? Objectively, too, the US remains very important to each of the three countries, and the foreign ministers cannot be fault...

If the Packees are getting such downgraded F-16s with so many strings attached, why are they still going for them? Is it because a) they cannot afford to buy equivalent aircraft from Europe and b) they don't have much confidence in those brand new Kung Pao (J-something) and General Tso's (J-somethin...

Two points emerge from this quotation. One, the perception that China has of other cultures as being inferior to itself and their being natural tributaries to China. Second, when this world view was challenged, it brought down the edifice of Chinese culture - the emperor. An important point that em...

That will be all well and good until the day that the break comes, and the US military attaches are busy trying to organise the embassy rooftop evacuation. Johann, do you really see this as a fair probability? I think there are too many entrenched interests on both sides for this to happen. It will...

Sri K, My understanding is that the Pakistanis have been forced to agree to some embarassing inventory monitoring. That will be all well and good until the day that the break comes, and the US military attaches are busy trying to organise the embassy rooftop evacuation. Yeah well, that day may neve...

Pakistan has to fit what it wants within the amount that Congress has set aside for 'Foreign Military Financing' to Pakistan (currently at $300m/year until 2009), or its got to find the money elsewhere. The $144m is basically a downpayment on those 18 fighters - the total cost will come to ~$1.5b. ...

What the Pakistanis end up getting is usually significantly less. For example notification to Congress involved 36 F-16s - they got 18; congressional notification spoke of up to 60 MLU kits - they got 24. Did the Congress reduce the numbers, or did the Pakistanis do that, maybe because they realize...

Swordsplay in the dark Swordsplay in the dark Rajesh RajagopalanPosted online: Wednesday, January 03, 2007 at 0000 hrs Print EmailWith regard to the US-India nuclear deal, India’s paranoid class sees enemies where none exists [\quote] Rejoinders anyone? And the most interesting part at the end :-...

Singha, Communism in the Maoist era 1949-1978 killed tens of millions in spasms of self-destructive madness, but paradoxically it also brought huge improvements to the living standards of rural peasants. A hundred big and little things that peasants did not have became commonplace - major increases...

I think refugees from Pakistan, such as Gujral, MMS, or Advani should not be allowed in the corridors of power. They have too many psychological issues arising from trauma and loss of 'home', which distorts their psyche when it comes to Pakistan. They end up succumbing to a deep inner desire to mak...