Bharat Rakshak

A majority of counties in Pennsylvania, Michigan, Illinois, Missouri, Iowa, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Kansas, Nebraska, Wyoming, Montana and the Dakotas are predominantly German, and they make up a plurality of Ohio and Indiana counties.

Census figures show German-Americans are slightly older and better-educated than the general population, with one-third having a bachelor’s degree or higher. More than 85 percent live in the same place as they did in 2009, and 40 percent are employed in management, business, science or the arts.

British Americans are Americans whose ancestry originates wholly or partly in the United Kingdom (England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland). People seldom use the term to describe themselves (1,172,050 chose it in the 2009 American Community Survey); it is primarily a demographic or historical research category.

According to American Community Survey in 2009, Americans reporting British ancestry are 40,234,652, or 13.0% of the total U.S. population, a significant drop from the 1980 United States Census where 49,598,035 reported as having English ancestry and 61,311,449 reported as having British ancestry.[2] Using the self reported 2010 census figures British Americans are the second largest European ancestry group after German Americans. However, this figure is likely an undercount, as a large proportion of Americans of British descent tend not to claim British ancestry or identify solely with other ancestry. Eight out of the ten most common surnames in the United States are of British origin.[4]

People seldom use the term to describe themselves (1,172,050 chose it in the 2009 American Community Survey)

UlanBatori wrote: As to the wealth, let me think REAL hard:

The One that Hyphenates their names!

People seldom use the term to describe themselves (1,172,050 chose it in the 2009 American Community Survey)

pankajs wrote:Learned maulaners, It is all over media that Modi hugged Ombaba and some commentary even in India seems to imply that Modi forced himself on Ombaba. To me it appears that it was Ombaba who seems to have made the first move. Not really earth shattering but still would love to hear your views.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XfoM377Bs5g
Start @ 3:00

pankajs wrote:..
Baki commentary does not trouble me but the Indian ones do.

Shreeman wrote:^^^
Little Italy -- great! Eeaat souuume peeezza.
Chinatown -- fabulous. Lets hold a dragon parade.
Japantown, koreatown (now with own sniper security!) -- ok?



Indian-town?

ramana wrote:

Shreeman wrote:^^^
Little Italy -- great! Eeaat souuume peeezza.
Chinatown -- fabulous. Lets hold a dragon parade.
Japantown, koreatown (now with own sniper security!) -- ok?



Indian-town?

Artesia, Ca.
A suburb of Los Angles. The stretch of Pioneer Blvd.

Shreeman wrote:

Shreeman wrote:^^^
Little Italy -- great! Eeaat souuume peeezza.
Chinatown -- fabulous. Lets hold a dragon parade.
Japantown, koreatown (now with own sniper security!) -- ok?


Indian-town?

If you were to takea duckboat in boston, or a hoho in san francisco, you are sure to know, face, eat this heritage. Indian, not so much.

vishvak wrote:"Gujarat ka Kasai" is another version of "butcher" word tomtomed about in so-called NGOs. There is a wikipedia entry linkfor it, with comments from wiki-consensus discussion stressing how it is referred from political speeches by a paki editor. Another bunch of people supporting such nomenclature link are ofmi.org as per this link. Some names such as Mohan Ram Paul, director of Ambedkar Sikh foundation etc. Going by name, he is not Sikh but whatever works in USA really.

matrimc wrote:
The system is evolving. How many people in the US go to church Sunday morning or vespers on a weekday? My informal observation is that it is small fraction of the populace.

Guddu wrote: ..
Problem with Piyush Jindal is that he is ashamed of his Indian roots, he converted his religion, all so that he could in his mind be indistinguishable from Americans. I imagine if Piyush bhai was to run for prez, someone would ask about his pagan religion and sdre background.
While he is running from his roots, most white immigrants are proud of their roots. I don't think Piyushbhai would be caught dead visiting his relatives in India. This is no commentary on his skills and ability as a governor.

svinayak wrote:

Guddu wrote: ..
Problem with Piyush Jindal is that he is ashamed of his Indian roots, he converted his religion, all so that he could in his mind be indistinguishable from Americans. I imagine if Piyush bhai was to run for prez, someone would ask about his pagan religion and sdre background.
While he is running from his roots, most white immigrants are proud of their roots. I don't think Piyushbhai would be caught dead visiting his relatives in India. This is no commentary on his skills and ability as a governor.

http://www.deccanherald.com/content/455 ... risis.html

Jindal has to deal with his own deamons. ...

svinayak wrote: http://www.deccanherald.com/content/455 ... risis.html

Jindal has to deal with his own deamons. Also this identity crisis will affect his image and also his chance for role
He will be seen as confused and unable to overcome his crisis
American Presidents dont have these kind of problems

Amber G. wrote:Slightly amusing to see Kissinger and Albright's testimony in recent US Congressional (Senate Armed Services Committee) hearing.
(The one in which McCain got mad and called the police because a few people chanted inside "Arrest Kissinger the War Criminal")

Here is a story in one paper..
India is now entering the Asia equation: Henry Kissinger

svinayak wrote:

matrimc wrote:
The system is evolving. How many people in the US go to church Sunday morning or vespers on a weekday? My informal observation is that it is small fraction of the populace.

They have home churches now. DOnt be fooled

by UlanBatori
Soon Jindal began dating a girl named Kathy. Cute and blond, she was Catholic. According to Jindal's writings, their relationship began on the top floor of a downtown hotel after a high school dance. That night, in between their attempts to toss quarters into the large ornamental fountain twenty-two stories below, Kathy told Bobby that "she wanted to be a lawyer so she could serve on the Supreme Court and stop the country from killing babies.

SBajwa wrote: We friends took turns to take him to Temple every monday and after fasting of 21 mondays Lord Shiva listened to him and there was a miscarriage.

svinayak wrote:

matrimc wrote:
The system is evolving. How many people in the US go to church Sunday morning or vespers on a weekday? My informal observation is that it is small fraction of the populace.

They have home churches now. DOnt be fooled

matrimc wrote:No not PA.

WASHINGTON: A day after President Barack Obama unveiled his annual budget, giving a new thrust to the Asia Pacific re-balance, the White House has said it sees India as a "fundamental provider" of security and economic growth across the region.

"In so many ways, as the US implements our re-balance, we see India as a fundamental provider of security and economic growth across the region," Phil Reiner, senior director South Asia Affairs at the National Security Council of the White House, told reporters here.

During the recently concluded summit meeting between Obama and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in New Delhi last month, Reiner said the two nations have agreed to "develop a bilateral road map" to put the essence behind this strategic vision going forward.

Describing Obama's India visit "highly successful" and as a "game-changing opportunity", Reiner said that with the meeting of two leaders in just five months, the two countries have really turned things towards a new beginning - a new energy and a new momentum. "The future (of India US relationship) is bright, and I believe the sky is the limit," he said.

This bilateral strategic partnership is a priority that the President has made since the beginning of his Administration, he said.

"The Republic Day invitation itself represents a seminal moment in our bilateral partnership. I think many were surprised by the Prime Minister's issuance of the invitation, and the President was excited and gratified to accept to be the first chief guest as US President," he said.

Reiner said the efforts with this visit was to not just ride the current wave of the moment, but to look for opportunities to try and step up what the two countries have been trying to do in recent past.

"As the first President in US history to have the honour to be chief guest and the first President to visit India twice during his tenure, we were incredibly excited to use this as a game-changing opportunity," he said.

At the same time, the White House official cautioned that there might be challenges in the relationship despite the two successful summits in the last five months.

"I'm not interested in overselling what it is that we've accomplished. There will be a time in the coming months where we again encounter a tough set of issues that we need to work through, a policy crisis or a policy difference that will require senior-level engagement," he said.

"What we have been able to take advantage of with the opportunity presented in September but here in January is to institutionalise the elevation of this partnership and create a certain amount of momentum that really cannot be reversed," Reiner said.

With the January visit, Obama and Modi moved to institutionalise their September vision by putting in place a framework that actually creates action behind the vision so that it's not just another piece of paper, he said.

"We have done this via the US-India Delhi Declaration of Friendship, where we have firmly elucidated common principles for collaborative effort going forward, but then also set in place the elements of what can make that happen: leader-level hotlines, hotlines between our national security advisers, the Two Plus Two Strategic and Commercial Dialogue, more routine leader-level summits," Reiner said.

During the visit there were breakthroughs on civil nuclear cooperation, defense, trade, and technology. "We renewed our 10-year defense framework. We agreed to initiate discussion on the parameters of a bilateral investment treaty. We saw a significant announcement on clean energy, with a huge list of cooperative and collaborative efforts that we're undertaking, but also on climate change," he said.

"We saw a commitment by the two leaders to work very closely towards positive outcomes in Paris this year, but also under the Montreal Protocol when it comes to dialing down HFCs. So we've seized the momentum created by these two engagements, both in September but most recently with the visit for Republic Day, not only to lock in these top-level seminal documents to set the framework, but also to break through on some of the most critical bilateral issues," the White House official said.

During the visit, the two sides focused on a broad variety of strategic issues: defense, civil nuclear; regional, to include Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, Russia, Iran, Pakistan, the Middle East, Japan, Australia; counterterrorism, health issues, human rights, economics, trade and education, he said.

At the same time, Reiner said the United States will continue to push for further progress on things like intellectual property rights and local content requirements.

WASHINGTON: Aimed at addressing the problems of ageing equipment and to better posture itself in defence against Pakistan and China, the new Indian government is making efforts to overcome impediments to its major military modernisation drive, the Pentagon has said.

"India is in the midst of a major military modernisation effort - undertaken by all three military services - to address problems with its ageing equipment and to better posture itself to defend against both Pakistan and China," Lt Gen Vincent R Stewart, Director of Defense Intelligence Agency, told members of the House Armed Services Committee during a hearing on global threat assessment on Tuesday.

India, he said, is working to address impediments to modernisation, such as its cumbersome procurement process, budget constraints, and a domestic defense industry that has struggled to provide military equipment that meets service requirements.

Noting that relations with Pakistan remain strained, he said India and Pakistan engaged in periodic skirmishes on or near the Line of Control that separates Kashmir, resulting in the highest number of civilian casualties since 2003.

Track-II dialogue between the two sides continued throughout the year, but resulted in little progress in resolving bilateral disputes, he observed.


Commenting on Sino-India ties, Stewart said they maintain limited military-to-military engagement and continue to discuss their longstanding border dispute, despite occasional altercations between troops patrolling the border.

"India is concerned over Chinese logistical improvements along the border and is raising additional ground forces, improving logistical capacity, and is basing advanced fighter aircraft opposite the China border. India also is concerned over China's increased activity in South Asia and the Indian Ocean," he said.

"India continues to conduct periodic tests of its nuclear-capable missiles to enhance and verify missile reliability and capabilities. In early December 2014, India successfully tested the Agni-IV intermediate-range ballistic missile, which New Delhi claims has a range of 4,000 kilometers," he said.

The top Pentagon intelligence official said India will continue developing an ICBM, the Agni-VI, which will reportedly carry multiple warheads, and is working on the development of several variants of a submarine-launched ballistic missile.

I find it difficult to figure out where India ends & US begins. Such is our relationship:

Incredible Super Bowl win for the New England Patriots! Justice for them after losing two. I had discussed this with President Obama

Wonderful to spend time chatting with President Obama @BarackObama and discussing snowfall in Boston!

The President gave a moving speech featuring the hymn Abide With Me.