Contribute to Justice for All
Now we are in the right track.I am pretty sure that it will be the best contribution we are generating for our children. I really appreciate your hard work and dedication to bring our team up to this level. Together we can make the difference. Now we have a foundation and we can do many things for helping our fellow human beings.Now we have transparency in every thing we do. Now we, the people, have ... Read More

We did it
We did it -- Europe just banned bee-killing pesticides!! Mega-corporations like Bayer threw everything they had at this, but people-power, science and good governance came out on top!!

Bee "die in" at Bayer's headquarters, Cologne
Vanessa Amaral-Rogers from the specialist conservation organisation Buglife, says:

“It was a close vote, but thanks to a massive mobilisation by Avaaz members, beekeepers, and others, we won! I have no doubt that the floods of phonecalls and emails ... Read More

Strop Monsanto
One mega-company is gradually taking over our food supply -- putting the planet’s food future in serious danger. But we can turn the tide on Monsanto and other companies that push through policies that prioritise their profits over the public good. Pledge $4 now to help stop this dangerous domination of our politics and our food:

One mega-company is gradually taking over our global food supply, poisoning our politics and putting the planet’s food future ... Read More

Monsanto at it again!
It’s unbelievable, but Monsanto and Co. are at it again. These profit-hungry biotech companies have found a way to exclusively ‘own’ something that freely belongs to us all -- our food! But if we can pressure key European countries to slam the patent door shut on their destructive plans, we can stop this attack on our food. Help build the biggest food defense call ever by clicking here:

It’s unbelievable, but Monsanto and Co. are ... Read More

It's horrific!
A Maldives court just sentenced a 15-year-old rape survivor to 100 whip lashings. By threatening Maldives politicians' precious tourist income we can save this child and stop these outrageous public floggings. Let's quickly build a one million strong call, then place ads in travel magazines and websites:

It's hard to believe, but a 15-year-old rape survivor has been sentenced to be whipped 100 times in public! Let's put an end to this lunacy by ... Read More

Framing of Joseph Dias and Targeting The CSF
This is to draw your attention to the fact that a malicious smear campaign is being carried on to defame Joseph Dias by vested political and communal interests. As you are aware, Joseph Dias and the Catholic Secular Forum (CSF) has been championing the cause of minority and human rights throughout the country. It is a matter of record therefore that over 100 very eminent persons, including parliament, Legislators, Padmashrees, Social Activists, Civil Society, Christian ... Read More

An appeal
My name is Laila and I'm a journalist. I recently wrote a story about a young woman brutally gang-raped by government soldiers in Somalia, hoping that her bravery in telling such a painful story would bring attention to the awful rape problem there. Instead, the government used my article to jail a rape victim and another journalist covering the story for ‘insulting the state’!

After an international outcry, an appeals court just overturned the woman's ... Read More

Pakistan and Islam
It is a common Pakistani liberal view and is only partially correct. It ignores the elephant in the room - Islam. They are all fighting because they all believe that "their Islam" is the true Islam. And equate the problems of minorities in Pakistan with those of minorities elsewhere - the plight of Christians in Pakistan may be comparable to the plight of Christians in Egypt or Iraq or even of Christians and Hindus ... Read More

War on women
Violent and abusive men often use their power to obstruct reforms that would protect women. Incredibly, 260 Indian politicians charged with violence against women are fighting off a proposal to make them step down. Only a global, coordinated effort to make candidates like these pay at the polls can banish them from office. Avaaz will collect donations only if we raise enough to win -- pledge to chip in $4 now:

It’s the same story ... Read More

IMPEACHMENT OF SRI LANKAN CHIEF JUSTICE
I am writing to express the Law Council of Australia's concern regarding reports of threats and intimidation against the legal profession and judiciary in Sri Lanka, and to request that the Australian Government encourage the Sri Lankan Government to respect the important roles that an independent legal profession and the rule of law play in democratic societies. The Law Council is particularly concerned about recent reports that the Sri Lankan President, President Rajapakse, has dismissed ... Read More

Ontario immigration
Thank you for your email in regards to your proposal for increasing Ontario’s share of immigration. Unfortunately, I am unable to meet with you at this time due to scheduling constraints.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your interest in Ontario’s immigration levels. As you know, immigration is critical to our economic growth and future success. Newcomers are also an important part of our communities, and when newcomers succeed, Ontario succeeds. ... Read More

Is democracy historically Indian?
It has been my view that some ex-pat Indians become nostalgic about the country they left, and see some of the things to be far better than they are. For example, democracy has been characterized as historically Indian. Chanakya (or Kautalya) has been brought in to support this view.

I read something about Chanakya at college in my political science course. He existed around 300 BC, and has been regarded as a great statesman -- he ... Read More

Shockingly high rapes in Sweden
Recent articles suggest that the rape incidents are bad as it is in India, it's just as bad or worse elsewhere. Both place heavy emphasis on percentages and reportable numbers.

A reality check on those numbers please, and on articles where the premise rests on how it might be worse outside India because of reported numbers. It reminds me of when older female relatives in India would cluck and sniff about how "We in India ... Read More

Rape, a universal problem
Yes, rape is a universal problem. However, the last time I checked for the U.S., overwhelming majority cases of rape involve close relatives or by someone the victim knows. Rapes by strangers is not at all common. Serial rapists are in the same category as serial killers -- certainly not an every day phenomenon. So before we generalize statistics ought to be examined. Reliable crime statistics are a big problem vis-a-vis India. If, however, ... Read More

Respect for women in India
In the ancient and live Hindu tradition, the gods are revered, with accompanying godesses. In my part of Bengal where I originate, there is Saraswati or the goddess of learning and Kali the goddess who represents the suppression of all evil, with the appropriate and vast pujas in each instance. India sould be a model where there is full respect for the woman in all the contributions one makes to life and society. Rape should ... Read More

Rape is a global problem
Indeed the problem is global, you will be shocked to know the rape and murder figures in just New York alone for last year. May be this will prompt all of us to Google frequently.

There was a report a few weeks ago - Sweden leads the world, where almost every other woman is being raped, and the United States is among top ten nations.

Googling regularly, will hopefully mitigate our prejudices against one group ... Read More

India and Singapore
I visited Singapore in 1995 and was stunned to see how what was a backward, third world colony in 1960 had been transformed into a first world nation-state during one political lifetime, under the leadersdhip of Lee Kwan Yew. However, there is one caution that I would like to make to Nand's point about the superior performance of a "benign, authoratarian fegime" under Asian, 3rd world conditions.

Note that starting from Japan, all the societies ... Read More

Gang rape in Delhi
It is during tragic times like that of the gang rape and the unforeseen death of Amanat in India and all the way to Singapore that like in the case of the U.S. Newtown shocking
incident in the school with the departure of the innocent children and educators that there was an interfaith ceremony with the President of the United States. It would be appropriate if in India His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Nobel Peace ... Read More

Morgan's threat
The arguments Piers Morgan makes in favor of tighter gun controls, on their own, deserve debate. However, it is surprising that Morgan would use a personal tone in this essay, by threatening to leave the U.S.

Where would Morgan go next? Could he go back to the U.K. and resume a career in journalism, after running away from his homeland's tabloid world under considerable cloud? Isn't Morgan ethically challenged himself, ... Read More

Benign regimes
Was India better governed by the British and therefore the fight for freedom was unnecessary. It further suggests that having won the freedom India would have been better off under a "benign authoritarian" regime such as that in Suharto's Indonesia. However, it makes no reference to that regime dispossessing, displacing and killing millions of Indonesians to extract oil via the various multinational corporations for private benefit. The question to ask is how benign is ... Read More

Democracy and dictatorship
I think that Indians are unduly proud of their democracy. To me, the quality of governance is more important than the form of government and, on this score, India gets an almost failing mark. India has a tremendous system on paper and is perhaps a most unjust society in practice. I would much prefer a harsh authoritarian rule that delivers for the aam admi than a democracy which cannot do so. We seem ... Read More

Indian deocracy and Pak dictatorships
Democracy is participatory governance by all in contrast to one or more dictators lording over all. Democracy needs equitable participation by all in contrast to one or more dictators enforcing their will on all. Democracy requires responsible action by one and all in contrast to all expecting one or more dictators to do it on their behalf. This does not mean democracy is without fault. But, the fault lies with its inherent participants waiting for ... Read More

Is New Delhi the most dangerous city for women?
This survey, which asks about feeling safe walking home alone at night, is perhaps more matched to the Delhi situation, and shows a different picture from those -- not just the one reported by Reuters

-- that consider the danger of being female, and include measures of skewed sex ratios (and "missing" women), differential health care, etc. You will find that India (at 69% of women who feel safe) is just below those countries (at 70% ... Read More

Piers Morgan is nuts
It Piers to me that Piers is nuts if he thinks that we, The American Gun Owners will just simply believe that he knows what he is talking about. or Turn Over Our Firearms. It just won't happen.

John Keatts. American Conservative.

Pairof Keats

IANS

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Fox news and Ravi Shankar
Did Fox, National Review and the rightist talk radio give the same sort of coverage to his passing?

It would be interesting to think about a parallel collection links from Indian media. Indian media, while giving adequate coverage, has generally not gone into raptures over Pt Ravi Shankar's life. Is the liberal media's general coverage of Pt Ravi Shankar's life and passing , some form of nostalgia for the 60's?

Among Indians who grew ... Read More

Driniking to become a sin for Kerala Catholics?
If drinking alchohol for Kerala Catholics is to be declared a sin by the Church leadership, it best take wine that is usually used in church service, out of the church or find a replacement. Furthermore, the more one bans alchohol the more likely this will be challenged with further consumption of alchohol and even lead to potential black market practices. The Church leaders should focus on educating towards proper consumption of alchohol and ... Read More

BKS Iyengar and Ravi Shankar
What about Yogacharya BKS Iyengar who is credited for having popularized yoga in the West and of course, for giving it a new dimension with his focus on precision and alignment and invention of props to make yoga accessible to all.
Sunaina
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Infuriating article
You know the infuriating article in the paper about that same bailed out bank caught ripping everyone off again? Or the story a friend mentioned last night about a wrongfully convicted man who still isn’t free? Well now each of us has the power to do something about it -- by launching a campaign on Avaaz’s new community petitions site to rally our friends to tackle that injustice and win.

Shanker is an Avaaz member ... Read More

Secret deal to kill planet
A secret deal could allow China’s energy companies to take over an enormous toxic oil reserve with devastating consequences for the planet. A lawsuit is our big chance to stop it. Click to chip in and Avaaz will only process your donation if we raise enough money to make this important case happen :

Right now, the tar sands, a toxic oil reserve almost the size of Saudi Arabia's but over 3 times as dangerous ... Read More

Canada's RCMP and minorities
We just heard that following a report on the status of women in the RCMP that Commissioner Bob Paulson pulblicly released, the Minister of Public Safety, Vic Toews immediately reacted and he expected a plan of action to be fast delivered. He imposed a tight deadline on the Commissioner for a propsed line of action. The Minister felt that it was not enough to release the report, with no clear action plan. This reminds me ... Read More

Indo-American in US politics
First, NYT published a column advising Indians to stay out of politics. Then, an article announcing the victory of Tulsi Gabbard, the Hindu candidate, claimed that ALL five Indian American candidates running for elective office lost. (see: http://www.firstpost.com/world/tulsi-gabbard-shows-bobby-jindal-its-cool-to-be-hindu-521372.html )

Now comes the news that Ami Bera has won the race in California.

What does all this prove? Nothing, in my opinion. It's still early days and the number of ... Read More

In hours, Uganda could pass a law that could impose the death penalty or life imprisonment for homosexuality. An international outcry shelved this bil
Stop Uganda's anti-gay law

The Ugandan Parliament is set to pass a brutal law that may carry the death penalty for homosexuality. If they do, thousands of Ugandans could face execution or life imprisonment -- just for being gay.

We've helped stop this bill before, and we can do it again. After a massive global outcry last year, Ugandan President Museveni blocked the bill's progress. But political unrest is mounting in Uganda, and religious extremists in Parliament ... Read More

HAPPY Deepavali !
This is to wish members of the Hindu faith community a 'Happy Divali'.

My friend, Bish, Chennai, (editor, The Hindu, an excellent secular newspaper in India, with an online edition, among many other great newspapers), wrote in his Divali wishes that it is about the triumph of 'good' over 'evil', and not just about firecrackers and food, and lights.

I have been involved in organizations of interfaith understanding, since a graduate student, for more than ... Read More

Vitamin C and Dr.Jones
I feel compelled to tell you my experience with Vitamin C and Lysine. last November 2011 I was in the hospital because of chest pains, on examination it was determined that I had one blocked artery and a stent was installed. In January 2012, I was re-admitted to hospital once again suffering from chest pains and it was determined that the stent was blocked; a balloon was inserted and the blockage was squished out ... Read More

In support of Muslim-Hindu Indonesia.
When one reads and views on television all the serious conflicts in the varied Muslim countries, it is most encouraging to see the coexistence of Hindu Bali citizens and the rest of Muslim Indonesia which breaks the stereotype that the Muslims are always in conflict or in power struggles.

There is much to be learned from this sound intercultural, interfaith relations that other Muslim countries by which may be inspired towards peace. It would be ... Read More

Pravasi rights squashed by Govt of Kerala
I was really stunned reading your story that the "Govt. of Kerala is trying to acquire them by trying to overturn the High Court's decisions in your favour.

I feel the Kerala govt. is trying to squash you like mashed potato, and someone is trying to take revenge against you. In my opinion, this is the time for the PRAVASIS to show our protest against the Kerala Govt. , the same way we ... Read More

Malala's hope
Malala has dedicated her childhood to championing education for girls like her in Pakistan. As she lies in a hospital bed, a tragic victim of Taliban gunmen, let's help make her dream come true.

One part of Pakistan has already started a successful programme of paying families which send their girls to school regularly. But in Malala's province the government is dragging its feet. Senior politicians have offered Malala help, and if we act now we ... Read More

Children's programs
I am sending you this query to see you possibly have or know of any children's programs that may be interested in a free e-version of my books.

I found you by searching under various South Asian Diaspora Arts groups under different countries and found sites like yours by looking under countries that had a sizable South Asian Diaspora population. Please check out the site and see if either Manni From A World Beyond Stars ... Read More

Is affirmative action needed?
The original idea was to pull the ones in the ditches up on to a level playing field; much of it is accomplished in segments. However, there are segments of population that are still at the bottom of the pit, like the Muslims and Dalits. I am sure you have read the famed Sachar Report.
The right wing Indians don’t believe in this original idea of capitalism, to them “I earned it to be here, let ... Read More

The rage
A US magazine cover (right) tells the media's story of the last 2 weeks: raging Muslims are out to get all of us. But it's not true, and together we can set the record straight, and begin changing our broken media for good.

In January, 97% of us voted for Avaaz to build a new people-powered media. Our first big post shows what most media aren't telling us about the protests, and how hilariously and ... Read More

Sensationalism at the cost of truth
Right, sensationalism at the cost of truth. The New York Times, still the best newspaper in its class (and I mean newspaper, and only newspaper), could avoid such simple and obvious mistakes that hurt its credibility by paying a tiny sum to an impoverished ex-Columbia grad, ex-Indian Administrative Service officer, and author of 9 books to have a quick look at any of its pieces about India. I could have spotted that error in one ... Read More

The Character of Mohammed
Did you know that Mohammad was a drunken, child molesting, cowardly pimp? The Ayatollahs and Terrorists do not want you to know the truth about Islam and promise to harm you if you tell anyone. Fight back and read this well written, totally funny, parody on the founding of the so-called religion.

The good non-biased reviews on Amazon.com "How Fatima Started Islam" are very accurate in describing this both laugh and insult per page well ... Read More

PHASING OUT CANADIAN STUDIES PROGRAM
Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) has lately announced that it will phase out the funding for the International Canadian Studies program, which lasted for about forty years. I received this announcement with mixed feelings.

I strongly believe that instead of phasing it out, its money should be channeled into other programs. The five million dollars that Canada invests every year in the Canadian Studies programs in 55 countries can ... Read More

Putin and Pussy Riot
Putin's war on dissent may have met its match in Pussy Riot, the female protest group. The European Parliament is calling for an asset freeze and travel ban on Russia's corrupt elite -- let's join their call and make it a reality -- sign the petition:

Facing 2 years in jail for singing a song criticizing President Putin in a church, a member of Pussy Riot gestured to the court and said in her show-trial's ... Read More

Fareed Zakaria
Fareed Zakaria and CNN are fast turning irrelevant to American media market. Fareed's recent contribution has been his memoirs from his excursions to socialist Europe that he has been presenting on CNN as panacea to American economic problems namely unemployment, healthcare, infrastructures.

A month of suspension sounds like a slap on the wrist for something as serious as plagiarism.

Probably, CNN is looking towards market towards its own exit and of that of Fareed.

Ratnendra ... Read More

Indians and eating
I think what irked most of the Indians (in India and abroad) is her remark of 'Indians still eat with their hands.' Every reporter plays on the stereotypes and cliches, but that's not a big deal to us. By emphasizing that Indians "still" eat with their hands, she was immediately tagged as insensitive, and to a large extent that was a very poor remark. Also, before the second part of the series was released, everyone ... Read More

Moving Day?
I thought this consumer information would benefit your readers.

Moving day is an exciting and as you know a stressful time. The Ministry of Consumer Services is helping Ontarians make informed choices when it comes to moving. The Ministry receives almost 300 inquiries and complaints about movers each year. Further information is at the bottom of this email.

Consumers need to do research before hiring any company. The Ministry of Consumer Services has the ... Read More

Oprah in India
It would be a little strange for an American to visit Mumbai or Delhi and not notice the cows wandering the streets and hanging out at train stations. Sure, maybe mentioning the cows is a cliché and not the most creative storytelling. But does that make it rude and offensive? Hardly.

New Yorkers, to my knowledge, don’t find it rude when filmmakers or photographers include an image of the Statue of Liberty or Ground Zero."

And Mumbaikars ... Read More

Watch out: Property mafia in India
Are you buying a Property in Delhi or India? - Get ready for 'TAANKA' Slap
Ok, I am not on a mission to criticize the property dealers or real estate agents of Delhi or India but what If I say that they are official criminals. It's not an overstatement. And other fact is they will not be caught.

I have visited hundreds of agents and done equal meetings with them and bought a lots of properties in ... Read More

The under achiever
A couple of weeks ago, Time magazine's cover declaring Manmohan Singh as an underachiever was talk of the country.

This week, Outlook almost completely copied that cover declaring President Obama as the underachiever. Was Outlook trying to be too cute by half? Or was this just a case of ideological retribution since Time had whipped Vinod Mehta's ideological masters in the Congress?

-Vikas
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Media freedom survey needs help
I am a PhD candidate from Germany working on global media freedom at
the University of Hamburg.

The aim of my research is to improve the measurement of media freedom
in order to get more objective and realistic results about the

It takes you only 7 minutes, but for media freedom research it means a lot!

Unfortunately, as a researcher I rely on the help of organizations
like yours. Therefore, I want to ask you: Is there any possibility for
you to ... Read More

Thanks to the Ottawa High Commission of India
In response to Foreign Minister Krishna and the need for India embassies to be responsive to persons of Indian origin abroad, I cannot but give extended praise to the India High Commission here in Ottawa and to each High Commissioner who came directly to our home to pay due respect to my dear father's last days where he peaked to 100 years to pass away in peace.

The prime reason that the High Commissioners till date ... Read More

Lal Bibi's plight
After being kidnapped, raped and tortured by Afghan police, 18-year-old Lal Bibi is fighting police impunity and the cultural requirement that she commit suicide. Prosecutors are failing to try her rapists, but a massive global outcry can persuade the donor countries that are about to hand over billions to Afghanistan to use their leverage to force real change for Lal Bibi and all Afghan women. Sign the petition, and tell everyone:

18 year-old Lal ... Read More

Insecurity and behaviour
Insecurity determines one's behavior and not religion. No matter what the religion says, people do what is expedient to them. It's happening in India and now I read that in Pakistan, I shudder to hear from Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka. Every religious group is guilty of it, and Aamir Khan's show Satyamev Jayate put that right through.

Honor killing is pretty bad in India and Pakistan. It has nothing to ... Read More

Clashes in Mynmar and MSF
Médecins Sans Frontières' (MSF)/ Doctors Without Borders has been forced to stop all medical activities in Rakhine State in Myanmar due to the unrest there. Our team has been evacuated.

We are very worried that the victims of the clashes are not receiving emergency care and we are also concerned that the ongoing health care needs of the population are not met. Our HIV patients, for example, are not receiving their lifesaving treatments.

MSF is ... Read More

Despite over a million people have called on world leaders on fossil fuel subsidies our leaders have failed to deliver
Over a million people have called on world leaders to end fossil fuel subsidies at the Rio Earth Summit -- a no-brainer policy that could take one trillion tax dollars from Big Oil and reinvest it in green energy. But they’ve failed to deliver -- even with the backing of the EU, the US and most G20 countries! The talks end in 48 hours. Now is our chance to save them and the planet’s future. ... Read More

Hungry Senegale
My name is Baaba Maal, and I’m a Senegalese musician writing with a personal plea for help. I live in Africa’s drought-struck Sahel region where 18 million people are on the brink of disaster, including 1 million children at risk of starvation. But our urgent appeals for help are being met with deafening silence. Only a targeted and overwhelming demand for action can stop this catastrophe from turning deadly.

The UN says millions of lives could ... Read More

Immigrants support Democrats
Anecdotal evidence suggests that a lot of first generation immigrants from Desi countries are fiscal conservatives. This is understandable since most of us have seen our countries suffer due to socialist and liberal fiscal policies of our respective governments. But despite that, most first generation immigrants (again anecdotal) support Democrats because of the completely loony, and regressive social and moral policies of Republicans.

R Pandy

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Sneak attack on Environment
The Harper government is forcing a massive “budget” bill through Parliament that secretly guts our environmental protection laws and threatens our forests, water and wildlife with new pipeline projects -- but we can create an unprecedented outcry calling on Conservative MPs whose districts would be affected by pipelines to reject the budget. If just one MP breaks ranks, others could follow! Sign now:

The Harper government is forcing a massive “budget” bill through Parliament that ... Read More

Trivedi a non issue
Hari Trivedi In Wisconsin (See Community-News) was sure a non-issue as far as recall was concerned. But, by supporting right to bear arm,

Mr Trivedi has shown that the number of politicians of Indian descent who have chosen to embrace one conservative idea or the other

is growing. This list seems getting longer and longer.

Bobby Jindal - A Republican and Governor of LA

Nikki Hailey - A Republican and Governor of S Carolina

Harmeet ... Read More

"Experts" and Experts
I am hardly an expert on Nepal, but even I can judge this piece as the apparent product of classic parachuting-in "experts" (in this case, neither scholar has worked on Nepal in any serious way -- judging from their bios on their university websites) listening to articulate

(English-speaking) members of the elite, and reflecting their biases faithfully. The judiciary needs to be repaired (true), but they themselves report that the dissolution of the Constituent Assembly (not ... Read More

Karma and action
Karma process cannot be linked to inaction. Since Gita is the most prominent articulation of it let us look at it a bit to get some clarity.

Krishna is very categorical that Inaction is also Action but of a hypocrite. He calls for, not a "Moral Response" (since morality has a predisposed approach to every situation, such that Moral conundrums baffle the religious) - but the "Correct response for the occasion". For ... Read More

No South Asian to receive Order of Canada
It is quite revealing that there were no recipients for the Order of Canada among South Asians.

I must share my own personal experience that is also revealing. I had the privilege of being one of the founding members of the historic Islamic History Month (IHM) each October, over these past four years that was approved by parliament. The prime interest by the Muslim community leaders in my contribution was my professional experience as past ... Read More

India and Indians are special
Speaking as one American who has Indian Blood coursing through his vain's, let me say that India has always been a special place, as are her people.

I am happy to see India Moving Ahead in the New Days on Earth.

I hope that our times together will only improve with new Leadership in Washington, D.C. in the Coming Years.

John Keatts.

Las Vegas, NV.

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Hike in petrol prices
Today petrol l prices in Delhi has gone up by Rs. 7 a litre (10% increase).Last week, chicken prices in Delhi went up from Rs 130 to Rs 160 per kg ( 22 % increase). Chickens are not protesting, rather they must be happy that their status has gone up from lower middle class to higher middle class. For we Indians, there is an increase in life expectancy too. Every one wants modernization and ... Read More

Saftey of journalists
Not only BRIc's Nation But also all over the world Journalist are not safe. very unfortunately my country Bangladesh also one of them.

Taskina Yeasmin
Diplomatic Reporter
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Religion and politics
The assertion that one has to belong to Abrahamic faiths to be politically successful is flawed. It is short of making sense with so much anti-Mormon, anti-Semitism and anti-Muslim rhetoric around.

What does it take? The first generation immigrants are still not a part of the society, our interests are narrower, reflective of our own groups, once we become universal in our approach, and put America first, then we will have universal acceptability.

The Indians, be ... Read More

Religion and politics, India and the US
A George Fernandes was India's defence minister and an Antony now happens to be India's defence minister. Muslims and a Sikh have been elected India's President. The present Prime Minister is a Sikh. In future, a Christian may well occupy the position of India's President or Prime Minister. But I doubt if a Hindu or Buddhist will be elected President of the United States

Ram Narayanan
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How to be politically successful in the US
Only an uninformed person would say that to be successful in America, one has to embrace Christianity. However, to be successful in politics, especially to be elected as a Governor or any other high political position, one must belong to an Abrahamic religion (especially Christianity).

Ram Narayanan
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The value of Canadian studies
The cancellation of the international Canada Studies Program is an insult to our rich Canadian identity in its full diversity and with our underlying core values.

I was deeply touched when I went to Slovakia where i have roots from my Slovak side that the University in Bratislava had a Canadian Studies program and where I was invited to share with them our unique multiculturalism program and related actions. A small and land locked country like ... Read More

How about dog meat in North America?
As someone who has routinely been the target of the wrath of Hindu nationalists, of fundamentalists of all sorts, and of the ultra orthodox, I find myself in rare agreement with those who are concerned about the proliferation of beef in “mixed-community spaces, such as office canteens or hostel messes.”

You ask, “What is your problem if I eat beef?” But those who are concerned about initiatives such as the Beef Festival are not going ... Read More