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:lol: Said keeping tongue planted firmly in cheek?

Actually it does. 2015 Joint Statement By President Barack Obama And Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif | whitehouse.gov

I consider myself as a largely unbiased observer on such matters & I happen to think that media coverage is quite loony at times. I also agree with you that some of those who blame the media are arguing through the prisms of their own biases & a few may have their heads buried in the sand...

Everyone had some sort of active chemical weapons program, including India. Means nothing. There has been more damage due to the invasion than if all the chemical weapons produced in Iraq & Syria were used.

He has spoken out about these matters but he simply can't be expected to do it for every incident and certainly not immediately. Those statements are usually said as not being enough or being too late etc. Many ministers have spoken out against such violence but I think you overstate the...

You have a limited understanding of the Indian constitutional position. The PM has very little role to play unless any violence is so widespread as to cause a complete breakdown of law & order. He can of course, talk in general terms & criticise an attack (not the state government) but that will...

Seriously man? No one is buying that. Saddam Hussain was no angel but you would have to agree that Iraq has fared far worse since his ouster than when he was in power. Same in Libya & Syria.

The Prime Minister simply can't speak & condemn in the manner that many wish. No PM can. Law & Order is a state subject & the centre has nothing to day with it. Prosecuting cannot be done by the centre. The PM can neither order a prosecution nor clamp down on any group or organisation, it is for...

You seriously think that David Cameron is going to ask Modi uncomfortable questions ?

These incidents have been happening for ages. Unfortunately. What is happening now is the deliberate linking of the Modi government to these types of incidents. While there may be some truth to anti-Muslim groups getting emboldened by the rise of the BJP to power at the centre, there is almost...

Sharif Assures Obama of Action Against LeT, Other Terror Groups By IANS Published: 23rd October 2015 WASHINGTON: Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Thursday assured US President Barack Obama of Islamabad's resolve to take effective action against Pakistan-based terror outfit...

The point made earlier still holds. Why should Muslim majority provinces like Bengal & Punjab be autonomous because they oppose the rule of the majority but the Hindus & Sikhs in those areas be forced to stay inside a Muslim majoritarian province. Surely the safeguards that you mentioned could...

No Time for a Nuclear Deal with Pakistan A nuclear deal with Pakistan is simply not worth the effort for the United States. By Daniel Markey October 22, 2015 David Ignatius’ Washington Post column of October 6 broke the story that senior U.S. policymakers were discussing a “blockbuster”...

The South Asia Channel The Desi Factor in U.S.-India Relations The increasing stature of Indians in U.S. society has changed the way Americans think about India and impacted U.S. foreign policy. By David J. Karl October 21, 2015 Narendra Modi’s visit last month to the San Francisco area...

Bloomberg chaps seems to be taking a leaf out of my playbook......:lol: Kashmir: If progress is to be made, India must dictate the terms | Page 15 Pakistan, India to operate banks across border soon: Mansha! | Page 2

India and Pakistan Can Do Business 2 Oct 21, 2015 6:00 PM EDT By Editorial Board The White House has played down reports that it might reach a deal to restrict Pakistan's nuclear weapons program when Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif visits on Thursday. If President Barack Obama still wants to...

You are suggesting a possible depopulation of Hindus & Sikhs from the full province of Bengal & Punjab & move them into the Gangetic plains? Why would anyone accept that ? It was, as you know, Jinnah's proposition, one that Mountbatten dismissed as unrealistic on the grounds that if Muslims...

Err...Jinnah....?

...but condemn Sikhs & Hindus to live as minorities under Muslim majoritarian rule. ...and move where exactly. What about those Hindus/Sikhs in zone B&C? Where do they go? Seriously? :woot: Taslima Nasreen could have sat in Calcutta in a Muslim majoritarian province & had her freedom of...

We have a very poisoned history in this country of ours, doc, there is no running away from it. This is not just about Hindus & Muslims, it is the poisoned chalice of history that we drink from that makes this the way it is. We can, of course, not be prisoners to history but that takes a far...