I want to – in this blog – criticise the USA. I think my criticism is constructive. I will start by saying that the American stress on science is not just desirable. It is essential for the survival of humanity. Our civilization depends on consumption of natural resources. It is only a matter of time […]
Category Archives: Politics
The Shoe is on the Other Foot
I remember one of my uncles on my mother’s side who was unmarried – just like me. I will not mention his name. He was a distant relative of my mother. He had quite a pathetic life. He was shunned by society and this is something I have had experience with so I know it […]
This will help National Security
Sex education will do more than just help national security. It will also help the economy. That is not quite accurate. A sane sex education – for large number of citizens – can transform and even revolutionize the economy and national security. What is the rationale for this statement? It is simple. A sane sex […]
Why War is essential for our Survival
There is a dialogue in the movie – Dhurnadhar Part 1 – in which a terrorist holding a hijacked plane to ransom says – Hindustan ek darpok quom hai. Meaning – India is a country of cowards. Now this may be what the Pakistanis think of us. It was meant to be offensive and in […]
Does the Constitution and Legal System reflect Indian Culture
This blog is an amendment to another that I wrote and published on 13 February 2026. One of my readers complained that he had found the article incoherent. Since the gentleman concerned is cultured and because his good opinion is worth having I am doing what he suggested; i.e rewriting the concerned blog. I’ll start […]
In Favour of the Caste System
Actually this blog – not me necessarily – is in favour of Manu Smriti. And that includes caste. Basically I am saying that the system we inherited for the British – with a westernised Constitution and equality for all – is not in tune with Indian culture. Actually what I am saying should be obvious […]
Am I Dangerous
I will start this article with an unrelated and provocative couple of statements. The British – the Victorian British that is – kept their women in their place, stayed off sex for most part and conquered half the world. Then they gave their women the vote and promptly lost all their colonial possessions after that. […]
The Importance of Humility
Google gave me the following meaning of the word Humility: the quality of not thinking that you are better than other people But I think humility in the Indian context has another meaning. It means (I think): the denial or abasement of oneself. The above is the meaning of self abnegation. Forget the abasement bit. […]
Malice and Indian Society
I was of a very malicious and envious temperament when I was young. With the result that I am still suffering to this day. Indian society is scarred by the memory of the rioting and loss of life that took place at the time of partition. There are also politicians who are willing to bend […]
Helping POTUS get Defence Sales
Recently I met a cousin of mine who has settled in the USA since the 1980s. We got talking about (what else) Donald Trump and she mentioned that Trump has a transactional approach to his presidency. What does a transactional approach mean? I did a Google search and this is what I got (For the […]