Many people, including many Indian economists, believe that for progress India should encourage and facilitate foreign investment in India. https://www.investindia.gov.in/team-india-blogs/advantages-foreign-direct-investment I do not agree, and would like to give my reasons. The English economist Adam Smith in his classical book ‘ The Wealth of Nations ‘ published in 1776 advocatedContinue Reading
Dr Vatsa and Valli have unscientific understanding of religions. I recently saw this interview of Dr Aviral Vatsa, who is a medical practitioner living in Scotland, by Valli Bindana, a film maker who lives in California. Both are of Indian origin. Dr Vatsa and Valli are both self proclaimed atheists (Continue Reading
I had written articles recently predicting that a people’s guerrilla war will begin soon in Pakistan against the Pakistan military, since the latter have inflicted horrible atrocities on the people, and tried to choke the people’s mouths by unleashing a reign of terrorhttps://indicanews.com/justice-markandey-katju-terrible-times-are-coming-to-pakistan/ https://indicanews.com/justice-katju-nawaz-sharifs-return-will-set-the-pakistani-prairie-on-fire/ It seems the people’s guerilla warContinue Reading
“The lady doth protest too much, methinks” is a line from the play Hamlet by William Shakespeare. It is spoken by Queen Gertrude in response to the insincere overacting of a character in the play to prove Hamlet’s uncle’s guilt in the murder of his father, the King of Denmark. The phrase is used in everyday speechContinue Reading
The Indian Supreme Court by its verdict delivered on 17.10.2023 in Supriyo vs Union of India has rejected the petitions claiming recognition of same sex marriages https://main.sci.gov.in/supremecourt/2022/36593/36593_2022_1_1501_47792_Judgement_17-Oct-2023.pdf https://thewire.in/law/sc-judges-show-empathy-with-queer-concerns-but-fail-to-give-relief-citing-complexities-ahead In this connection I may refer to an incident in California. When I was there I was invited by two Judges of theContinue Reading
Ever since Israel declared itself a sovereign state on 14th May 1948, Israelis, knowing they have the backing of Western powers, have been kicking around the Palestinians, as if the latter were dogs. Earlier, over 90% people living in the territories of Israel were Arabs. After creation of the stateContinue Reading
Imran Riaz Khan is a well known Pakistani journalist who was arrested by the Pakistan police on 11th May, 2023, and ultimately released on 25th September There was wide speculation in the media about his disappearance for over 4 months, and some even feared he was dead. He was interviewed by manyContinue Reading
Today, 2nd October, is Gandhi Jayanti, or the birthday of Gandhiji, and some people have asked me to send my greetings to people on this occasion. I regret I cannot do that, as I regard Gandhi as objectively a British agent, who did incalculable harm to the Indian people, for which they areContinue Reading
The godi media says ‘Hindu, Hindu, Hindu’, while Arfa Khanum Sherwani says ‘Muslim, Muslim, Muslim’, all the time. Thus they are two sides to the same coin, dividing and polarizing society, like the Hindu Mahasabha and Muslim League before Partition. Neither godi media nor Arfa talk much of massive povertyContinue Reading
Indian High Commissioner to the UK, Vikram Doraiswami, faced obstruction from Khalistani extremists when attempting to visit a gurdwara in Scotland. The incident has taken place amidst escalating tensions between Canada and India, triggered by allegations of Indian involvement in the killing of terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar. In a purportedContinue Reading