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How would you rate P. Chidambaram as a Home Minister?

Posted on March 31, 2009 by Pavan Gupta

Palaniappan Chidambaram has just completed 4 months as the new Home Minister of India. How would you rate his performance so far? Let us not compare him to his predecessor Shivraj Patil as that would be an extreme, comparing him to Sardar Patel would be another extreme! Let us judge him for what he was [...]

Filed under: Indian Politics, Internal Security | Tagged: Bal Thackeray, Shiv Sena, Home Minister, Shivraj Patil, Minister for Home Affairs, Hindutva, Sardar Patel, Indian Coast Guard, National Security Guards, Shekhar Gupta, Indian Express Editor-in-Chief, P Chidambaram, Home Minister of India, 'Walk The Talk', internal security infrastructure | Leave a Comment »

Who should push the reset button?

Posted on March 30, 2009 by Pavan Gupta

American Exceptionalism has run its course over the last century. It is time to hit the ‘reset’ button! The world has changed during the last three decades. There are other cultures and civilizations that have emerged on the global stage. These emerging powers want a bigger role in reorganizing the world. This does not mean [...]

Filed under: American, International | Tagged: 'reset', 32nd President of the United States, American exceptionalism, American power or prestige, Bretton Woods, emerging powers, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Gordon Brown, League of Nations, reset button, United Nations, United Nations Security Council, United States of America, US President, War on Terror, Winston Churchill, World War II | Leave a Comment »

Four more years of twisted Afghanistan policy?

Posted on March 28, 2009 by Pavan Gupta

The western world has always been clueless about Afghanistan and its people. First it was the British Empire and now it is American, both have tried to impose their will on the people of Afghanistan. The Afghans in general and the Pashtuns in particular are very independent people and they dislike any interference in their [...]

Filed under: American, International | Tagged: Afghanistan, Afghans, Afpak, American, Barack Hussein Obama, Barack Obama, British, British Empire, civilian aid to Pakistan, last 60 freaking years, military aid, Obama crowd quality, Pakistan, Pakistan establishment, Pashtuns, President Obama, prism of Pakistan, Russians, United States of America, Western-World | 1 Comment »

Do class bullies grow up to be criminals?

Posted on March 26, 2009 by Pavan Gupta

Surprisingly the answer is no. But these are important children who can provide the authorities with priceless information. A class bully is actually an outcast because of his/her size or excessive boisterousness. These children want to be friends with everyone and yearn to be accepted like normal students. Their natural demeanor prevents them from achieving [...]

Filed under: Indian Defense, Indian Politics | Tagged: "sab chalta hai", 600000 villages in India, anti-social elements, catastrophic events, class bullies, Crime Prevention, crime prevention outfits, deliberate criminals, excessive boisterousness, important children, Law Enforcement, law-breaking citizens, National Security, natural demeanor, potential trouble makers, priceless information, THINK | Leave a Comment »

South Africa is an excellent choice for IPL-2

Posted on March 25, 2009 by Pavan Gupta

The BCCI decision to move the IPL tournament to South Africa is prudent and in many ways path breaking. Cricket is like a religion in India. People are not only passionate about the game, they worship our cricket icons. Taking any chances with their security would have been irresponsible for the Board of Control for [...]

Filed under: Cricket | Tagged: 48 million people, April 18th 2009, BCCI, Benoni, bilateral relations, Bloemfontein, Board of Control for Cricket in India, Cape Town, Continent of Africa, Cricket, Durban, emerging economy, excellent choice for IPL-2, GDP, Government of India, Indian Cricket Tournament, Indian Premier League, IPL-2, Johannesburg, Port Elizabeth, Potchesfstroom, Pretoria, second edition, South Africa, third-world standards | Leave a Comment »

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