Several gems in this piece, as usual - The first major successful resistance to US hegemony was in 1949. That's when an event took place that, interestingly, is called "the loss of China". It's a very interesting phrase, never challenged. There was a lot of discussion about who is responsible for the loss of China. It …
Swatting nonsense away
I had previously posted how silly the debate over Obama's faith sounded to me. It was also annoying to see how the oldest democracy in the world seemed to not have moved beyond these prejudices and how non-secular this made them sound...So when I read these comments by Obama on the issue, I felt I should post …
"Obama is a devout Christian!"
The White House insists President Barack Obama is a "committed" Christian whose faith is an "important part of his daily life," despite growing opinion that he's a Muslim."He prays every day and he seeks a small circle of Christian pastors to give him spiritual advice and counseling,"the White House said in a statement to CBN News Thursday."The president's …
Democracy and Heads of State
So this one is about the two largest democracies in the world - India and the US, and a sketchy view of their heads of state. If we tried comparing, its hard to say who is doing better - honestly. A year back, it never seemed like that would be in question.India follows the Westminster …
Obama’s speech to the Islamic world
Here is the much-hyped speechIt is easy to preach when you are the US of A. Obama makes provocative statements, but stays clear of owning up responsibility on behalf of his country, except in the matter of Iraq where he can conveniently blame his predecessorI join issue with the following - 1. US will continue …
O-mama!
Cliched, I know! I couldnt resist a post on this one...Obama! Obama! I was getting a little tired of seeing Obama 08 t-shirts around and am glad it all got over finally. I am a bit of a cynic when it comes to the USA and hence, don’t want to make too much of the …
Suvojit Chattopadhyay 