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“We are this close to bombing Pakistan” – Washington Insiders in frustration
One of my bosses once said, “you should give people a long enough rope, so they can go and hang themselves”. When the rope is being given, it seems like...
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Dharma Civilization Foundation establishes First Chair of Hindu Studies in the US
University of South California is doing a first. USC School of Religion is establishing the first chair of Hindu studies in the United States. The Chair has been established thanks...
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Pakistan’s Disintegration and Nukes Falling to Extremists is Obama’s Greatest Nightmare
Obama’s biggest national security concern is Pakistan. This was revealed by a book “Confront and Conceal: Obama’s Secret War and Surprising Use of American Power” written by David E. Sanger, chief Washington...
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Is Pakistan Hurtling to its Ruin?
Where is Pakistan going? Towards assured ruin I would suggest. Consider the events: A major terrorist attack happens on Indian soil – Mumbai in November 2008, perpetrated and organized by...
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Obama makes an off-color joke on Michelle
The American President race is heating up and so is the fund raising as well as focus on every line that the two candidates – President Obama and Mitt Romney...
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Pak PM Gilani’s interview to CNN and the larger malaise
Recently, there was an interview by CNN with Pakistan PM Yousuf Raza Gilani. Two particular portions of that interview have become extremely insulting for the Pakistanis. 1. “Look me in...
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“Are my hair just like yours, Mr. President?”
It is a tradition in White House that a departing staff members get to have photographs taken of their family with the President. So, Carlton Philadelphia, a Marine and member...
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Is Pakistan taking on US in a high stakes gamble?
Pakistan seems to be digging a greater hole for itself. It has played its hand way over its “pay grade” by going after US and snubbing them openly. First it...
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Finally, Turbaned Sikh will be seen as Police personnel in US Capital!
America’s capital – Washington DC – will be the first place to allow turbaned Sikhs to join the police department. Washington DC’s police chief on Wednesday gave the green light...
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10 million Indians want to emigrate to US
Most people are not satisfied with where they are. They would like to move out of their present countries to “greener pastures”. It seems of all the destinations in the...
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Interesting News: Lady Gaga, Osho and the Ridicuously Photogenic Runner
Sometimes you find that news these days tests one’s sanity. Here are two pieces of news that made me wonder a bit: Lady Gaga gets an Osho tattoo: The pop...
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Abuse of the Indian maid by Indian consulate employee and the Indian system!
Let me share a realization that most have in the US. No one treats Indians as bad as the Indians themselves. Through our actions, we literally shout to others –...
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The Hacking Wars and the coming “March Storm”
Unbeknownst to many, there is a virtual war going on. Hackers vs the US Government. Recently, computer hacking group LulzSec has been brought down by the FBI, when they arrested...
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Rare footage of Steve Jobs sharing his beginning in the Computer industry
Very few people in the history of technology have impacted the world as profoundly as Steve Jobs had done. Until his death recently, he had reinvented the world of computing...
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Osama’s body flown to US and Mid to Senior Pak ISI and Army brass knew of OBL’s stay
The latest Wikileaks expose of emails by Stratfor’s VP for Intelligence Fred Burton shed interesting light on Osama Bin Laden and also Pakistan’s role in it. For one, it seems...
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China’s Economic Model Unsustainable: World Bank
Was talking to a colleague who just joined the company and had just left Greece. He was telling us about how the Greeks are lining up at the banks to...
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US Forces stationed in India: Should we be worried?
The US Pacific Commander Admiral Robert Willard spoke in a Congressional hearing on March 1, that India and US teams were working together to get a handle on the Lashkar-e-Taiba for the 2008...
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Indian Users Trump US Smartphone Users in Net Access
Interesting finding from a survey conducted by IPSOS and Google about the smartphone usage by customers in US and India. It seems that when it comes to using the Smartphones...
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Dow’s spying on activists and our collective involvement in Bhopal Tragedy
Close on the heels of Dr. Singh’s statement about the US NGOs behind the protests against the Nuke plants, comes this revelation from the Wikileaks. Indian activists fighting for the...
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Americans Holding onto their cars longer now
Impact of a bad economy and job market is seen everywhere. Americans are keeping their vehicles longer and postponing their buying. Which means that new car sales will be impacted...
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Education Achievement Gap between Rich and Poor rising rapidly in the US: a study
The future of US is being dented like never before. It is becoming harder and harder for lower income kids to get better educated than that more affluent. This is...
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Indians and Chinese Discriminated against in College Admissions in name of “Promoting Diversity”
If you are an Indian or Chinese student, the chances are you are discriminated when it comes to College Admissions in the US. This is being proved by repeated studies...
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How Western Classical Music is being kept alive by Far East
The American Classical music scene is a strange and interesting game of musical chairs when it comes to the audiences. The White American audience, which predominated the classical music halls...
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The Business of Death: Cremation vs Embalming
Unbeknownst to many who don’t live in the US, Death is a very lucrative industry. And if the Indians think that the Haridwar-based Sati-Ghat side Panda (pandit) is asking for...
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Five Predictions for 2012: How will the world be like?
This year, 2012, is a significant year in many ways. There are enough doomsday-sayers, who believe that 2012 will be the end of the world. World, as per the great...
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Local Congressman remembers 26/11 massacres
As the Americans take off for the Thanksgiving, I just got an email from Congressman Pete Olson (Pete Olson’s website), who represen
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India is China’s #2 target
George Bush was in Mumbai to meet the business tycoons.
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Are Pakistani Nukes in danger of going to Jehadis?
It is a common whine by many so-called “Political and Defense analysts” of Pakistan that US is after their Nukes.
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As I remember it: The day of 9-11 by Anindita
I was a new immigrant to America, just barely two years old, trying to assimilate into the culture, still trying to comprehend the significance of my skin color and my place in society, but still full
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Jharkhandis lead the march to Downgrades
People from Jharkhand are on rampage to downgrade everything they represent.
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US Credit Rating Downgraded while People on Food Stamps on all-time high
The unthinkable has happened! US Credit Rating has been downgraded from AAA status by S&P. Even the Debt Ceiling deal last week wasn’t enough to help in this case. Why?
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How Pakistani Intelligence may have bribed US Establishment into Betrayal of America
An interesting news broke out yesterday.
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Food Supply in the US: How Death and Disease is Orchestrated by Corporates and the Government
When a person eats food, one doesn’t really care about what is in the food that one eats. Specifically, in the western countries. But should one? Is our food good?
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Whither Goes Pakistan?
In the past one week or so – after the operation to eliminate Osama Bin Laden – a strange response, belligerant and one removed from reality has come forth from Pakistani analysts and the estbalishmen