The genesis of India-Pakistan divide!

Posted on September 15, 2009 by Pavan Gupta

Any discussion on India-Pakistan relations is largely emotional. Both sides talk out of anger and distrust. Third party analysis is also meaningless without proper context. I have not read any blogger on either side who has tried to research the genesis of the suspicion between the two communities. My personal inclination has been to go [...]

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Mohammad Ali Jinnah was not a monster…

Posted on August 18, 2009 by Pavan Gupta

Jaswant Singh, a senior BJP leader, tried to achieve two objectives form his book, “Jinnah”. The first was to put the record straight; Mohammad Ali Jinnah was not the only one responsible for the partition of India. But the second objective is far more potent, i.e. to destroy the reputation of Congress Party’s leadership. Of [...]

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The history of ‘Higher Education’ in India – Part V

Posted on August 10, 2009 by Pavan Gupta

The history of education, specifically higher education, in India goes back to the days of Governor-General of Bengal Warren Hastings since 1772. Unlike Lord Macaulay who had contempt for all Indian languages including Sanskrit and Arabic, Warren Hastings had great respect for the ancient scriptures of Hinduism. This appreciation by Hastings pleased the high-caste Hindus [...]

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When do we change the name of ‘Indian Ocean’?

Posted on July 1, 2009 by Pavan Gupta

Why did we have to change the name of the ‘Indian Subcontinent’ to ‘South Asia’? Then why should we not change the name of ‘Indian Ocean’ to say ‘South Asian Ocean? Better still, we could change it to ‘Chindian Ocean’ since China is going to rule the world in any case. But then what happens [...]

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Barack Obama has decided to isolate India!

Posted on May 27, 2009 by Pavan Gupta

This is the first time in the history of the Indian subcontinent that the United States of America has invited a Communist China to participate in South Asia. The proposal is part of a broad US push to enlist key allies of Pakistan in an effort to stabilize the country, the Boston Globe reported. Even [...]

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