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Book Review – Brexit and Ireland: The Dangers, the Opportunities, and the Inside Story of the Irish Response by Tony Connelly
I found this book by Tony Connelly to be an excellent primer on Brexit and in it the author has covered in detail the potential impact of Brexit on Irish state. Brexit is perhaps the greatest economic and foreign policy … Continue reading
Book Review – Night Trilogy by Elie Wiesel
I’d read Night before when I was quite young and don’t think had then grasped the depth of depravity described in this profound memoir. Reading it again now, when I’ve accumulated perhaps a bit more wisdom made this book shine … Continue reading
Book Review – Why I’m A Hindu by Shashi Tharoor
This book is a light primer by an Indian politician covering the basic tenets and sacred texts of Hinduism. I’ve read Shashi Tharoor’s earlier works, some of which I can vouch to be pretty good, but this book has been … Continue reading
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Book Review – The Ideology of India’s Modern Right
Subramanian Swamy is like a Rasputin of Indian politics, nobody is more courageous or bolder than him in contemporary India. In this book he strives to articulate the ideology of the India’s modern right and summarises it as Virat Hindutva. … Continue reading
"Those Irish are a disgrace to mankind!"
– political cartoon from a German newspaper after marriage equality referendum
The Desi Cow – Almost Extinct
India is the world’s largest producer of milk. But in 10 years, we will be forced to start importing it. And the Indian cow will no longer exist.Jay Mazoomdaar investigates a looming disaster Jay Mazoomdaar More by the author > … Continue reading
Today is 11/11/11
Today is 11/11/11 The number eleven has a special characteristic in mathematics where it is the sixth prime number. It contains some interesting peculiarities where the number eleven times itself equals a PALINDROME: (2 digits) 11 x 11 = 121 … Continue reading
How to wipe out Islamic terror : An article by Dr Subramanian Swamy in DNA
The terrorist blast in Mumbai on July 13, 2011, requires decisive soul-searching by the Hindus of India. Hindus cannot accept to be killed in this halal fashion, continuously bleeding every day till the nation finally collapses. Terrorism I define … Continue reading
Sorry state of Indian intellectuals!
Arundhati Roy wants an Azad Kashmir! This Sunday she took up the dais with separatist leader (sic) and Pakistani stooge Syed Ali Shah Geelani and made a statement that Kashmir has never been an integral part of India. Arundhati’s statement … Continue reading
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