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Can you imagine an India of 1850?

Posted on May 15, 2009 by Pavan Gupta

Just THINK about it! There were no aeroplanes in 1850. The automobile was not yet invented and therefore there were no buses at that time. There were no railways in India in 1850. The only mode of transport was a horse and a bullock cart for short distances. Electricity was not yet invented and India [...]

Filed under: Indian Economy, Indian Infrastructure, Indian Politics, Indo-British relations | Tagged: 1850, aeroplanes, automobile, Bombay, Bori Bunder, British East India Company, British Presidencies, bullock cart, busses, Calcutta, East India Company, Electricity, Governor-General of India, India of 1850, Indian Postal Service, Indian subcontinent, Indians, Lord Hardinge, Madras, Maharashtra, rail network, railway system, railways, Roorkee, telegraph, telephone, Thana, Uttar Pradesh, Warren Hastings, word of mouth | Leave a Comment »

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 XII

Posted on April 19, 2009 by Pavan Gupta

Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee was perceived by Indian voters as a strong and decisive leader in 1998-99. His 13 month long second term plus 6 months as ‘care-taker prime minister’ convinced the people that the country would be safer in his hands. General Elections were held in India from September 5 to October 3, [...]

Filed under: Indian Politics | Tagged: 'care-taker prime minister', 'Kargil', 'white-bimbos', 5 Pakistani terrorists, Af-Pak, Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh, Al-Qaeda, Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Bangladesh, BJP-led NDA, bloodless coup, Bush administration, Chief of Pakistan Army, Clinton Administration, Clinton-Vajpayee dialogue, Daniel Pearl, General Elections, General Pervez Musharraf, Government of India, IC-814, India Parliament, India’s foreign policy, Indian Airlines, Indian intelligence, Indian prison, Indian subcontinent, Indian voters, Jaish-e-Mohammed, Kargil War, Kashmiri terrorists, Lok Sabha, Maulana Masood Azhar, Mushtaq Ahmed Zargar, non-Congress government, nuclear exchange, Pakistan, Pakistan nationals, President Bill Clinton, President of the United States, Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, Prime Minister of India, Prime Minister Vajpayee, Taliban, The Wall Street Journal, The Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl, Vajpayee administration, Washington DC | Leave a Comment »

The evolution of India’s foreign policy – Part XI

Posted on April 18, 2009 by Pavan Gupta

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 [...]

Filed under: Indian Politics | Tagged: 'Kargil', 'Kashmir Dispute', AIADMK, AIADMK chief J Jayalalitha, Bill Clinton, China, Delhi-Lahore bus service, denuclearized South Asia, DMK chief K Karunanidhi, economic and military strength, India, India’s foreign policy, Indian Army, Indian subcontinent, Indo-US relationship, Islamic zeal, Jammu & Kashmir, Japan, Kargil War, Kashmir, Lahore Declaration, Maharashtra, Mamata Banerjee, Mayawati, Mulayam Singh Yadav, Nawaz Sharif, NDA, NLI soldiers, Northern Light Infantry, nuclear attack, Operation Vijay, Pakistan, Pakistan's Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, Pakistan-administrated Kashmir, Pakistani Army, Pakistani militants, Prakash Karat, President Barack Obama, President Bill Clinton, President George W Bush, Prime Minister Vajpayee, Russia, Strobe Talbott-Jaswant Singh dialogue, Thackerays, United States, Uttar Pradesh, Vajpayee administration, West Bengal | Leave a Comment »

Obama has re-hyphenated India-Pakistan!

Posted on April 5, 2009 by Pavan Gupta

This is not a coincidence that as soon as Barack Obama became the nominee of the Democratic Party last summer, his personal opinions became the policy positions of the incoming administration. Obama has been saying that he would like to facilitate a dialog between India and Pakistan to resolve the Kashmir issue. In other words, [...]

Filed under: American, Indo-US relations, International, Pakistan | Tagged: Barack Obama, Democratic Party, India, India-Pakistan, Indian subcontinent, Inter-Services Intelligence, Jimmy Carter, Kashmir, Kashmir issue, Muslims, Pakistan, re-hyphenated India and Pakistan, UN, United States of America | 2 Comments »

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