Ishwar Sharan's Blog, page 175

Inside the Invisible Government: War, Propaganda, Clinton and Trump – John Pilger

To the militarists in Washington, the real problem with Trump is that … he seems not to want a war with Russia; he wants to talk with the Russian president, not fight him. … Did he really mean it? Who knows? … But what is clear is that Trump is considered a serious threat to the […]

Julian Assange: Clinton Foundation and Islamic State are funded by the same money – DC

X The Clinton Foundation just recently confirmed it accepted a $1 million gift from Qatar while Hillary Clinton was US Secretary of State without informing the State Department. – Deccan Chronicle London: Wikileaks founder Julian Assange claims that Hillary Clinton’s foundation has received generous donations from the same wealthy officials of Qatar who have also […]

A Clinton presidency will be a disaster for India – Arvind Kumar

A Hillary Clinton win … would bring back the hostility of the 1990s towards India that existed under the presidency of Bill Clinton. … A Hillary presidency will be an unmitigated disaster for India. – Arvind Kumar  Every four years, during the presidential election process in the United States, a question invariably comes up, “Which candidate is […]

Supreme Court has defined secularism, not Hinduism – Prakash Nanda

There cannot be true secularism unless all the religions in India are treated equally under Indian laws and politics is liberated from the hegemony—not necessarily influence—of religion. – Prof Prakash Nanda A constitutional bench of the Supreme Court hearing the case of using religion during elections to seek votes asked a question on Thursday (28 […]

What the new global order looks like – Gautam Sen

The US is busy organising a coalition of Asian powers to curb Chinese overreach. This medley of Asians powers includes Japan, India and Vietnam, all of who have territorial and military disputes with China. – Dr Gautam Sen The collapse of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, or USSR, in 1990 was as significant for […]

The Muslim takeover of West Bengal – Janet Levy

West Bengal’s Muslim population has increased to 27% (up to 63% in some districts), as per the 2011 census and Bangladesh’s Hindu population has decreased to 8%.  While the situation for Hindus in Bangladesh is certainly dire, life has become increasingly difficult for Hindus in West Bengal, home to a Muslim-appeasing government and a breeding […]

Decoding the Idea of India – Michel Danino

When the ancient Greeks referred to “India”, the Chinese to “Tianzhu” or the Arabs to “Hind”, they had in mind something more than a mere geographical expanse beyond the Hindu Kush or the Himalayas; what their testimonies express is an underlying cultural unity as a defining factor for “India”. – Prof Michel Danino It is […]

Diwali: The lamps in true light – Swami Tejomayananda

“Diwali is the day when we harvest the results of our hard work blessed with wealth by Mother Lakshmi. We pray to her with gratitude and ask the gracious Divine Mother to shower Her blessings in abundance for the coming year, give us the intelligence to use our wealth in the right manner and give […]

No room for courses on Hinduism at JNU – Prakash Nanda

Now, if JNU, one of India’s foremost universities, refuses to teach Indian culture and yoga with the logic that it would lead to promotion of Hinduism in a secular country, then where else can one study Hinduism in India, where 80 percent of the population happens to be Hindus? – Prakash Nanda  Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) […]

The answer Quora monitors couldn’t digest – Maria Wirth

It seems truth cannot be told anymore. I had written an answer to the question “What do Western atheists feel about Hinduism?” on Quora, but after over 11k views it was taken down, allegedly violating the “be nice, be respectful” policy. I cannot see anything objectionable in my answer. Why would they let it “collapse”? […]