Ashish Shukla's Blog, page 42
February 22, 2016
Indian media is sick and hurting
The JNU incident has made many believe that Indian mainstream English media is sick, very very sick. They would pick on a Dadri and a JNU but would ignore Kannur's Sujith or Malda. Their agenda is casteist and divisive. A fine piece on Indian media by R. Jeyamohan is worth our time.
February 19, 2016
How can US abandon Kurds to Turkey?
This is second and final part of our series on Syrian War, rapidly drawing to a climax. If Turkey commits boots to the ground, Iran and Russia would surely do likewise and apocalypse would be upon us.
February 18, 2016
Syrian War: None of us are safe now
In a two-part series from two different distinguished voices, we bring you Syrian War rushing towards a climax which could be World War III or humanity going up in smoke. We scarily await our fate.
February 16, 2016
What war does to soldiers
Lance Naik Hanamanthappa Koppad died after a rescue operation from Siachen last week. An inside view of what wars do to soldiers.
February 13, 2016
Russia would bleed dry with sell-offs
There is no need for Russia to accept this pro-rentier economic philosophy that bleeds a country of public revenues. Neo-liberals are promoting it not to help Russia but to bring Russia to its knees.
February 11, 2016
Capital woes of garbage in India
The striking municipal employees of Delhi this week relented after the high court intervention but it appears only a pause before it drops its broom again on rulng Aam Aadmi Party (AAP).
February 9, 2016
Wonder why US doesn’t win any war
Here’s my 21st century rule of thumb about this country: if you have to say it over and over, it probably ain’t so.
February 7, 2016
America’s New Vietnam
It was half a century ago, but I still remember it vividly. “We have to help South Vietnam,” I explained. “It’s a sovereign nation being invaded by another nation, North Vietnam.”
February 5, 2016
Reuters and other lies on South China Sea
Once you have read this piece by Peter Lee, an American, on South China Sea you would start hating your newspapers for the lies they serve up. Ignore it and remain a sucker all your life.
February 3, 2016
Iran could be the new China
It’s currently quite a toss-up when it comes to naming the hardest working man in geopolitical business: Chinese President Xi Jinping or Iranian President Hassan Rouhani.
