Peter King turned out to be an absolute jerk!

New York State Republican Congressman Peter King has a problem with too much media coverage of Michael Jackson. Peter King also feels that there are too many unsung heroes like our soldiers, firemen, policemen and ofcourse Ronald Reagan. In his opinion the idolization of Michael Jackson has gone too far despite the fact that MJ [...]

The star-power of Hillary Rodham Clinton!

When Hillary Rodham Clinton was nominated as the 67th United States Secretary of State, I was extremely skeptical of the whole idea. Since then I have not only moderated my views but have started to see some virtues in the whole concept. The United States Department of State has traditionally been under represented and under [...]

The evolution of India’s foreign policy – Part XI

The Strobe Talbott – Jaswant Singh dialogue (June 1998-September 2000) laid the ground for Bill Clinton’s transformational visit to India in March 2000. That presidential visit opened a new chapter in relations between the United States and India. The bilateral dialogue grappled not only with the urgent issues of arms control and nuclear nonproliferation but [...]

The evolution of India’s foreign policy – Part VII

The assassination of Rajiv Gandhi in the evening of the first day of balloting on May21, 1991, stunned the nation and the world. We were in Syracuse, New York at that time, everyone looked shocked and apprehensive. I was not all that shocked because Indira Gandhi and her son Rajiv Gandhi were busy playing with [...]

Life beyond a house and a car…

Americans have been fed with a 20th century view of prosperity and quality of life that is long outdated. The so called “American Dream” of owning a house in the suburbia, driving an American made car, having a wife, two kids, a dog and a grill in your backyard is long over. It has been [...]

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