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Leaders without followers ... (other than a few stray Talibanized male youth in some urban pockets).

You can go as deep into Yoga as you want to go. The physical Asanas are only the surface, but you can benefit even from the surface. Yoga is Dharma, but Dharma does not mean religion in the Abrahamic sense. It was funded by a grant from a private foundation.

They should be sequestered in camps. Those who can claim religious persecution in BD should be given refugee status (with due safeguards against false declarations). Rest can either stay in the camps or go back to BD and apply for visa legally if they wish. For those who choose to stay in...

You presume too much, my friend. As was mentioned, I would have been happy if the Nitish myth really had substance.

I wish Nitish was really as good as his image but the facts are something else. Corruption continues with a vengeance ... Firstpost: Bad news Bihar: Is the Nitish Kumar miracle a myth? Editor-in-Chief of Bihar | OPEN Magazine For a genuine success story you have to go to Modi's Gujarat. There...

Buddy ordinary Americans are treated in pretty much the same way.

Can somebody give a summary.

See also The British Empire, Ecology and Famines in Late 19th Century Central India for a study of causes. Overall British were successful in killing some 45 million people by famine. Which is a huge number by any standards, but especially considering that the population in those days was much...

See Timeline of major famines in India during British rule - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia For photos see THEN AND NOW: 15 FAMINES UNDER BRITISH RULE &TOTAL INDIANS DEAD 45 MILLION

Russia is not really giving support to govt of Syria ... a few months back they did not return the Mi-25 helicopters that Syria had sent for servicing, and just today you have this statement - Syria's Assad losing control, rebels may win war: Russia - The Times of India For Syrian minorities...

British were responsible for creating dozens of famines in which millions were slaughtered by starvation, even in traditionally fertile areas.

Spoofing an encrypted signal, created with a private key, is pretty much impossible, if the encryption is reasonably strong.

The royal government of France (which was overthrown in the revolution) was not an amenable medium for the elites of Europe. Napoleon too became uncooperative and had to be restrained. It was this domestic turmoil, in which large numbers of French people were slaughtered, that kept France busy.

In Syria the Assad govt is under a lot of pressure. Although Assad has his faults I do think that he is better than the opposition. There is a possibility of Libyan situation repeating in Syria. Recently the Syrian opposition was recognized as the legitimate government by the "friends of Syria"...

Swamy is a Pied Piper for idiots.

The big problem is use of religion for political purposes. The Vatican is a political animal. As long as religion is about your personal spiritual development, it is fine. But if foreign entities are giving money, appointing Church leaders then those Churches need to be explicitly recognized...

India and Israel have a cooperative relationship but it is somewhat low key. India would not want all the Arabs to support Pakistan against India, and Israel would not want Pakistan to interfere in the local conflicts with Palestinians and neighbors. As regards the Palestinians, they do...

Not really revenge for 1962, but there are other issues ... from another thread (slightly edited) -

If they see any value they are welcome to come to us. But we are unlikely to enter into a military alliance with anybody. A nation of India's size has to stand on its own strength. Having said that, there are significant trade relationships with both the US and China. With the US we also have...

India has to remain on good terms with all major powers (including the US), strengthen its defense, and watch how events develop. At the same time there can be a dialog with China to reach some understanding about the future of the region and also about global issues.