I would like to state at the outset that I would strongly prefer the Kashmir issue to be decided by a referendum held there which gives the people of Kashmir the option whether to stay in India or Pakistan or even become an independent state of their own. Given the fact that this is clearly […]
Category Archives: Politics
All that is wrong with the Citizenship Amendment Act
The Citizenship Amendment Act has generated a lot of controversy and turmoil. I do not know much about politics but there are some points that I think can be made. In no particular order of importance these points are: Firstly, the CAA may be motivated by noble intentions but obviously there is a perception and […]
Some thoughts regarding climate change
This article is a bit like telling you to lock the stable door after the horse has bolted. Climate change is upon us and governments and world leaders are taking it seriously (with the exception of Donald Trump if I remember correctly). Anyway, I have no solutions; I would just like to make some points […]
The most subversive article you will ever read
This is probably the most subversive article you have ever read. Basically, I am stating that the American granting their citizens (in their Constitution) the rights of Life, Liberty and the pursuit of happiness is flawed philosophically. Quantum Physics and the teachings of mystics of past ages tell us that the Universe is an organic […]
What I want from the Modi Government
I must start by saying that I am in a very comfortable position compared to the majority of people in India. I do not have any financial pressures, do not have a family to support and have food on the table and a roof over my head. I also have more than enough time to […]
What the Mahabharata demands of our Rulers
It’s election season now and I happened to read the rhetorical questions the sage Narada asked of Yudhishthira in the Mahabharata stating the requirements of a righteous ruler. Yudhishthira of course met all these requirements but I don’t think too many of our politicians do. But maybe given time we can – as an educated […]
How to avoid a Nuclear War with Pakistan
There Is much to learn from the civilization and culture of China. Bertrand Russell spent some time in China in the early part of the 20th century and had this to say about the great country: “I have come to realize that the white race isn’t as important as I used to think it was. […]
Sadhguru on Free Speech and the Basics of Governance
Recently I watched the spiritual guru Jaggi Vasudev (also known as Sadhguru) being interviewed by Times Now in their weekly show Frankly Speaking. One of his comments at the end of the show raised my hackles. He said that those people who are talking of dividing the country are not human beings and should be […]
Does the Gandhi Family have a Death Wish
I am in my 50s and old enough to remember the deaths of both Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi. In 1984 the then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi was shot and killed by two of her own security guards who happened to be Sikhs. This assassination was in retaliation for the desecration of the Golden Temple […]
How not to lose the War on Terror
Until a few years ago Osama Bin Laden was regarded as the biggest threat to western civilization. Now of course the ISIS is bigger and stronger than the Al Qaeda. But from a broad perspective the situation has not changed for the West. Yes, the ISIS is capable of civil war (in Syria) while the […]