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Disproves your AIT dog and pony show.

sigh ... I am not looking for certificates from you. Why should it not be considered a weakness that they were conquered in the first place.

Sigh ... DNA studies show that the Sanskritic peoples are as Adivasi as anybody else.

उत्तरं यत्समुद्रस्य हिमाद्रेश्चैव दक्षिणम् &#2404...

Both ANIs (Ancestral North Indians) and ASIs (Ancestral South Indians) have been in the subcontinent and influencing each other for many millenia BCE.

Civilizational sphere. Collaboration among kingdoms did happen.

umm ... you seem to be reposting the same stuff? Perhaps you can look up look up Persian suzerainty in the Gandhara area in the time of Cyrus / Darius.

Considering that Gandhara and the environs of present-day Kabul had been part of the Indic sphere since the days of the Mahabharata, it can be considered a weakness that they were first allowed to come under Persian influence at the time of Emperor Cyrus, and later Alexander should not have been...

I would vote for (1), the incursions of the Kushans and Huns came after Ashoka's pacifism. But maybe some weaknesses were present even before that. Before Ashoka there was the incursion of Alexander. It was beaten back, but why could Alexander not have been stopped in Afghanistan itself (which...

She has entered a one-way street, the apostasy law will take care of u-turns.

Mathematical proof reveals magic of Ramanujan's genius - physics-math - 08 November 2012 - New Scientist PROOFS are the currency of mathematics, but Srinivasa Ramanujan, one of the all-time great mathematicians, often managed to skip them. Now a proof has been found for a connection that he...

The only advantage is an assurance that war is not likely to break out on their eastern front. But declaring LoC as IB would require a very fundamental rethink of their strategic vision and their national narrative. (Which is why it is unlikely to happen any time soon.) Containment is not...

Any transitions that may follow will have to be motivated from inside Pak. With nukes floating around, the possibilities for armoured thrusts etc are severely limited. India will need to go on upgrading capacities but it will be for deterrence and defence.

As of now, no Pak govt can dream of taking such a momentous step, so nothing is going to happen in the near future. But if you think it is not in India's interest, then what, according to you, is the downside?

Be that as it may, Kashmir is a rallying point for the Jihadist orgs. Declaring LoC as International Border will take the wind out of their sails. Their disagreement will not be with India but with the Pak govt that has accepted LoC as IB. This assumes that the Pak govt will have the will to...

Kashmir is only the monkey trap (Monkey Trap on Vimeo). But how did the monkey become a monkey in the first place. What is needed is a free flow of ideas, and understanding. All conflicts begin and end in the mind. Will it work? Hard to say. But that is one of the few usable options. Things...

This is a grey area. There are lots of laws, in many nations, including in western nations, that are based on cultural values which may not be shared by everybody.

Power sharing is not inconceivable, maybe as a temporary measure. But you have to understand the nature of the beast. Some entities will feel insecure unless they can exercise complete control. I have chosen my words carefully.

It is like a Muslim in France saying that he wants Muslim girls to wear Hijab in schools. The larger issue is whether, and to what extent, you respect the cultural norms of a large section of the population. AFAIK, the laws regarding cow slaughter vary from state to state.

As regards cow slaughter, it is a cultural thing. We value harmony with nature, respect for life, and coexistence. When we drink the milk of a cow, the cow becomes like a mother. There is a special bond. Personally I do not revel in the slaughter of any animal. But I can understand why...