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September 19, 2017

Why Rajdeep Sardesai blocked me on twitter

Rajdeep Sardesai, Times of India, Freedom of Expression, Rohingyas, Bullet Train, Sangh Parivar, Gauri Lankesh, Demonetization, India, Arjan Singh, Arvind Singh, Sagarika Ghose, Indira Gandhi, Sam Manekshaw, UPA, Pratibha Patil, Manmohan Singh, AK Antony, APJ Kalam, Sitaram Yechury, Digvijaya Singh, Manish Tewari, India-Occupied-Kashmir

Rajdeep Sardesai (left) and writer himself

I found myself blocked on twitter by Rajdeep Sardesai today.



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Published on September 19, 2017 18:13

September 14, 2017

Democracy is wrecked in United States

US is controlled by big money groups

US is controlled by big money groups

We all hear all sorts of patriotic inanes about how wonderful we are and how thankful we are to our brave military who defend our liberty.



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Published on September 14, 2017 06:09

September 13, 2017

A pale horse: and a rider of death

Two of America's most populous states, Texas and Florida, are in hurricane ruins, and Washington is fomenting more wars.



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Published on September 13, 2017 06:16

August 22, 2017

What’s driving up Amazon’s shares?

Jeff Bezos, Bill Gates, Amazon, Walmart, Macy’s, Sears, Washiington Post, Apple, PropOrNot

Jeff Bezos: Does Amazon make enough profits?

Here are today's top stories on Bloomberg...



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Published on August 22, 2017 23:39

August 6, 2017

Sanctions fallout: Russia-China now joined at the hip

US dollar, Russia energy sector, Moscow, China, Beijing, Global Times, Max Keiser, Washington, Germany, ruble, yuan, Kommersant, Donald Trump, Titanium

Sanctions will only bring Russia closer to China

The downfall of the US dollar as the world's reserve currency appears guaranteed.



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Published on August 06, 2017 23:03

August 2, 2017

Doklam has put Russia in a quandary

India-China standoff, Doklam, Sikkim, Moscow, Russian diplomacy, Washington, RAND Corporation, Winston Churchill, Bolshevik Revolution, SCO, BRICS, Xiao Bin, Xinjiang

Russia in a spot to play a mediator

By M.K. Bhadrakumar



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Published on August 02, 2017 23:17

July 28, 2017

New US sanctions on Russia on “hacking” lies

Vladimir Putin, Trump, United States, Russia, Military/Security Complex, congress, Hitler, Poland, EU

Drummed up charges on Russia's hacking

The Congress of the United States by almost unanimous votes in both House and Senate has made it clear that Congress had rather destroy the President of the United States and to increase the risk o



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Published on July 28, 2017 22:30

July 26, 2017

Folly of equating Vande Mataram with religion

Partition, India, Jinnah, Pakistan, Vande Mataram, Maulvis, Maulanas, Muslim, Islam, Allah, Hindus, British imperialism, Congress, Muslim League, Mohammad Ali, Jinnah, Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, Abdul Hameed, Ashfaq Khan, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, A. R. Rahman

Which Indian doesn't have tears in eyes on Rahman's Vande Mataram?

The Partition divided India. Jinnah went away as soon as he made Pakistan. But the poison remained in Free India. The unassailable symbols of our freedom struggle came under its assault.



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Published on July 26, 2017 07:00

July 15, 2017

Khusro, a Hindu-hater, beyond words

Amir Khusro, Hazrat Nizamuddin dargah, composite culture, Hindu, Muslims, BJP, Urs, Khayal, taraana, Qawaalis, Urdu, tabla, sitar, Masnavi, Rubai, Jawaharlal Nehru, Discovery of India, Dr. Rajendra Prasad, jizia, Ling Mahadeo, Deo Narain, R.C. Majumdar, Indira Gandhi, Sagarika Ghose, Saif Ali Khan

Amir Khusro; Nehru at Nizamuddin dargah

Amir Khusro is a legend for good reason.



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Published on July 15, 2017 23:58

July 13, 2017

Kashmiriyat and other betrayals of India

Junaid, North 24-Parganas, West Bengal, Hindu, Muslim, Amarnath yatra, Salim, Kashmiriyat, cow vigilantes, Hindu LeT terrorist, DALALS, Haider Ali, British, Marathas, Nizam, Hyderabad, Tipu Sultan, Mir Jafar, Jaichands, Jihadi, Gandhi, Patel, Nehru, Francois Bernier, Shah Jahan, Aurangzeb, Alexander, Timur, Abdali, Nadir Shah, Shaka, Kushans, Huns, Arbas, Afghans, BJP, Hindutva, Hindu Rahstra, Israel, Jewish

Dainik Bhaskar was lampooned (left); and the grieving Amarnath families (photo courtesy FirstPost)

Three communal incidents have rocked India in the last fortnight.



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Published on July 13, 2017 01:24