Mourning celebrities, right or wrong?
Whenever I publish a new article or blog post on one of my websites, these days I post a link in my Twitter account. The day Michael Jackson died I had logged on to my Twitter account to post a link,...
View ArticleAbout that mosque at ground zero
Personally speaking, I’m not in favor of expressing views that are not directly concerned with me and that too from thousands of miles away but since I am coming across so many views and counterviews...
View ArticleCan’t we have it as a rule?
First, I read a very outrageous headline yesterday on Google news: “Maoists kill a cop, Nitish’s security tightened”. It is any body’s guess what is the attitude of our politicians when it comes to...
View ArticleThe French ban on the burqa
The French government recently banned Muslim women from wearing the niqab. Some Muslim baiters that I follow on Twitter were naturally upbeat about the entire thing: “these Muslims want their way...
View ArticleDoes the killing of Osama bin Laden solve the problem of terrorism?
Just after it was declared that Osama bin Laden has been shot dead someone tweeted, “Good, now can I bring my shampoo when travelling by air?” Although it was said in jest there are many who believe...
View ArticleHow to handle a regional bully like China
China has been a regional thorn for India ever since the 1962 war. India took a severe beating (due to Jawahar Lal Nehru’s shortsightedness and the foreign policy ridden with a personal agenda) in that...
View ArticleShould governments get access to Twitter data?
Initially when I had thought of the topic my immediate reply was “no”, but then I thought as an identity, as an entity, what is Twitter and how much independence it should get when it comes to adhering...
View ArticleHaving a dialog with the Taliban is useless
The recent beheading of 17 people for participating in a dance party has again proven that the Taliban is not an ideological entity, it is a civilizational fault. Their brutalities have no parallel in...
View ArticleWhy were the Italian Marines forced to come back to India
Recently the Italians cocked a snook at the Indian government by refusing to send back the Italian Marines who are accused of murdering two Indian fishermen in the Indian Ocean. These Marines have...
View ArticleDoes technology help create an Orwellian world?
As more and more secrets tumble out of the recent surveillance gathering scandal in the USA and also considering how various governments, including India, are constantly working towards curbing freedom...
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