It is time once again to lay that old chestnut to rest. The specious claim that the IITs are better than some of the best universities in the world is beyond slack-jawed silliness. I am reminded of that by this… Read More ›
Month: March 2013
India Policy Institute Conference-workshop on India’s Governance Apr 13-14th, New Delhi
Sanjeev Sabhlok, Exec Dir of India Policy Institute, is having a conference on “How can India’s governance become world class?” in New Delhi on 13-14th April. Shri Gurcharan Das will give the inaugural address and Sanjeev Sabhlok will present the… Read More ›
Open Thread: Say what you will
Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, comrades and friends. (Hitchens favored that greeting at many public events.) Sorry for the relative silence around here. Things are in a mess. But there’s hope. Anyway, do leave a comment with your thoughts…. Read More ›
On Immigrants’ Love for their Old Country
I live in the US and call California home. Yet, I am an Indian; having being born one, I will always be one. The US is home but so is India. I owe loyalty to both countries. I explored that… Read More ›
AAP’s Prashant Bhushan’s Extraordinary Claim
An extraordinary claim made despite all the contrary evidence, just as contrary to all evidence, Islamic terror is dismissed with the facile statement that “terrorism has no religion.” The English translation says, “In India, Hindu sponsored terrorism is at its… Read More ›
Narendra Modi shreds Pseudo-secular Journalist Rahul Kanwal
The power of having truth on your side is Narendra Modi’s biggest weapon against the barrage of pseud-secular bullshit that he has to routinely face from journalists. A few days ago I had posted one example of Modi’s devastating reply… Read More ›
Modi Kicked the Hornet’s Nest
Greetings from San Jose, CA. I am back and ready to get cracking. I have not been writing much of late (how’s that for an understatement) but the little grey cells have been busy. My colleague Rajesh Jain asked me… Read More ›
