Was President Barack Obama’s speechwriter an Indian MP? His speech in Parliament was liked by the politicians and one can well understand why. It had references to Mahatma Gandhi, Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar, UN Security Council seat for India, 26/11 attacks, terrorism, Pakistan and even the Panchatantra! I am surprised he didn’t quote from the Vedas, [...]
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Beware of Greeks bearing gifts….
Posted: March 25, 2010 in Pakistan, USTags: Pakistanis, Trojans, US
My former colleague and good friend, Candice, now a marketing manager at Vodacom in far away Dar es Salam, believes I should rename my blog “Mohan Sinha ko Gussa kyo aata hain!” I shouldn’t be ranting and getting mad, she feels. There should be self-expression. She thinks I should be writing on Aloo tikki! I [...]
Must we always turn the other cheek?
Posted: September 23, 2009 in Pakistan, USTags: Kargil, Mahatma Gandhi, Pervez Musharraf, SAYPM, South Asian Youth Peace Meet
I wish that holding talks, peace marches and candlelight vigils at India Gate or the Wagah border could solve the problems between Indian and Pakistan. But since it can’t and never will, let’s get real. Today at the South Asian Youth Peace Meet (SAYPM) at the Symbiosis Institute of Media & Communication in Lavale, Chintamani [...]
Here’s something that I picked of the www, and which will definitely make you smile. A list of the ten worst corporations of 2008 in the US. There are names that you would usually have thought are the last word in corporate excellence. Some of them have tie-ups with some of our big names. Of [...]
