The Indian budget every year has always been an eagerly awaited event. For many decades, the best minds in economics, finance, tax, business and industry throng the media house to analyze the provisions shared by the Financial Minister.
Sometimes major events completely disconnected may be data points for the plans of the different powers around the world. The challenge is to discern what purpose they serve? More critically, what are we moving towards?
When the US Ambassador threatened India's "Strategic Autonomy" policy over India's friendship with Russia - much more than meets the eye was at stake. Let us unpack how the Ukraine war has fundamentally changed the US and the world. And why are we here anyway?
Today is Narasimha Jayanti. Narasimha was the Vishnu avatar with half man and half lion physicality. His presence was important because the rakshasa Hiranyakashipu, after getting the boon of immortality (with some conditions), had unleashed numerous atrocities in the world.
It is therefore, an auspicious day to create something new. This is a new newsletter tool and will be more detailed one.
connected destinies
Destinies and well-being of India and globally residing Hindus are connected. Just because something is happening in India and groups are doing things there, does not mean that our rights and we are safe here in the other countries. Case in point is the story of Ravi Hooda
What Hooda did was to share his thoughts on the announcement by mayor in Toronto. Folks in India started working on doxxing him out and bullying the authorities in Canada to terminate him from his job.
That is the challenge we all face. It is no longer just a question of some forces taking control in India. The fact is that there is rampant Hinduphobia and networking being done by these forces across the globe. Remember what is going on in the CAA case is not just about Modi. The law, passed by the Indian parliament is being targeted, along with Modi, in the US.
We discuss the important point that most commentators have missed about CAA. There is a fundamental difference between a Refugee, an Asylum seeker and a Migrant. From applicable laws to pulic policy options in dealing with them is different. To equate the illegal Muslim migrants from Bangladesh to persecuted Hindu refugees is fundamentally incorrect.
Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) addresses a group - refugees - which is fundamentally different from Migrants as per International laws. Why the confusion?
India, and indeed the world is bearing the onslaught of terrorism. Majority of it is undertaken by Islamic jihadi terrorists sponsored by different forces. In India, Pakistan has been found to be the main force behind the terror attacks.
After the Handwara attack where 5 bravehearts were martyred - an Indian army colonel, a major and two soldiers, along with a Jammu and Kashmir Police sub-inspector - the Indian security forces went after the Hizbul Mujahideen group and their leader. And yesterday Riyaz Naikoo has been eliminated. Predictably, the so-called liberal-leftist-Islamist journalists and terror apologists in India have started working to humanize the terrorists, while having nothing to say about the Indian forces. Forces which ensure the rest of the country can survive.
As per typical modus operandi adopted by the liberal cabal, insignificant details of terrorists like their characteristic traits, areas of interest, family background, educational qualifications etc. are highlighted to humanise them and whitewash their criminal tendencies
We all need to evolve ourselves if we need to see a world that lends itself to peace and social well-being. Humanizing of terrorists, and curtailing people’s freedom of speech and creating false narratives to push an ideological colonial framework will hurt us all.
As Chanakya says in the celebrated serial directed by Chandraprakash Dwivedi - जिनमें स्तिथियों को बदलने का साहस नहीं होता, उन्हें स्तिथियों को सहना पड़ता है कल्याणी. Those who cannot change the circumstances need to live with things.
स्तिथियों को बदलने का साहस
Let us invoke the Narasimha in us. Compassion and love with fierce intense engagement with the world.
The I.N.D.I.A alliance has clearly expressed its election plank - annihilation of Sanatan Dharma or Hinduism. In order to dismantle the Modi government. It is not an electoral battle anymore but a civilizational battle now.
Richard Cloward and Frances Fox Piven wrote about disruptive militant protests in 1966. Movements like Occupy, Woke protests were its offsprings. Even in India, anti-Modi government protests bear its imprint. An analysis.
'The Vaccine War' is a beautiful story of very complex times. Vivek Agnihotri has weaved together a masterpiece dealing with a subject very few would have touched. The pandemic and the triumph of India.
Chandrayaan-3 landing on South side of moon was not just the triumph of scientists at ISRO today but a tradition and history of science that looks at exploration as a spiritual path. It is a story of a battle against all odds and challenges!
Every Sunday AM (US Time)/ PM (India time), we send out a weekly detailed newsletter. We also share other insightful notes during the week. Its free. Do sign up and share with friends!