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Crack open the gated communities of bureaucrats

Posted on August 28, 2009 by Pavan Gupta

When a certain section of people build walls around their society and restrict access to the general public, it develops into a ‘gated community’. The Indian bureaucrats have been one such restricted society that they have lost touch with the ordinary people. The legacy of this elite group goes back to 1774 when Warren Hastings, [...]

Filed under: Indian Politics | Tagged: 'Rajas' of India, British Empire, Bureaucrats, C-DOT, Center for Development of Telematics, Deputy Prime Minister of India, District Magistrates, Dr. Manmohan Singh, first Home Minister, gated communities, Governor-General of India, Indian Administrative Service, Indian bureaucrats, Indian Government, little 'Rajas', Nandan Nilekani, New York, Rajiv Gandhi, Sam Pitroda, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, Satyanarayan Gangaram Pitroda, steel frame, Syracuse University, Warren Hastings | 2 Comments »

Is American hegemony indispensable in the world?

Posted on May 11, 2009 by Pavan Gupta

Indian hegemony is destructive on the Indian subcontinent but American hegemony is desirable in the world? This statement smacks of Pakistan’s desperation and American connivance. It also reveals China’s instigation and Japan’s ambivalence! Does it mean an Indian victim hood? Not in the least! It shows Indian diffidence and lack of assertiveness. Similar diffidence could [...]

Filed under: American, Indo-US relations, International | Tagged: Africa, African Continent, American connivance, American Empire, American hegemony, British Empire, China, China’s instigation, Chinese Empire, continental disputes, European Union, Fareed Zakaria, G-20, great world power, Indian diffidence, Indian hegemony, Indian subcontinent, Indian victim hood, Japan’s ambivalence, nineteenth century America, Pakistan’s desperation, South America, South American Continent, Soviet Empire, The Post American World, United States, United States of America, World War I | Leave a Comment »

The evolution of India’s foreign policy – Part IV

Posted on April 11, 2009 by Pavan Gupta

Some of us who were born in 1940s did not feel the impact of India’s independence. We felt as if the political power was transferred from the British Empire to the Nehru-Gandhi dispensation. Jawaharlal Nehru was a democrat as long as he was the undisputed leader. Indira Gandhi had no such pretensions, she ruled over [...]

Filed under: Indian Politics | Tagged: Atal Bihari Vajpayee, British Empire, Chaudhary Charan Singh, Coca Cola, Foreign Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, George Fernandes, IBM, India’s foreign policy, Indira Gandhi, Israel, Janata Government, Janata Party, Jawaharlal Nehru, Jayaprakash Narayan, Lok Sabha, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Morarji Desai, Nehru-Gandhi Empire, Prime Minister Charan Singh, Shyam Nandan Prasad Mishra, Zamindari Abolition and Land Reform Act | Leave a Comment »

The evolution of India’s foreign policy – Part I

Posted on April 8, 2009 by Pavan Gupta

During the past 61 years, India’s foreign policy has matured from a single leader’s paranoia to a virtual national consensus. Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru set the pattern for the formation of Indian foreign policy, a strong personal role for the prime minister but a weak institutional structure. Nehru served concurrently as prime minister and minister of [...]

Filed under: Indian Politics | Tagged: "Azad Kashmir", "Hindi Chini Bhai Bhai", British Empire, China, Communist China, Congress Party, emerging world order, Foreign Affairs, Gulzarilal Nanda, Indian Foreign Policy, Indian Foreign Service, international affairs, Kashmir issue, Lok Sabha, Mahatama Gandh, minister of external affairs, Office of Prime Minister, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, Prime Minister, Prime Minister of India, Sardar Swaran Singh, Superpower, Tibet, UN Security Council, United States of America, weak institutional structure, World War II | 2 Comments »

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 »

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