Ashish Shukla's Blog, page 50
September 22, 2015
US-China must avoid a new cold War
China’s president Xi Jinping is in United States for a weeklong official visit at a time when the relations between world’s two biggest powers are at its lowest ebb and a new Cold War looms. Among other issues, China’s “One Belt, One Road (OBOR)” strategy is giving a lot of misgivings in United States whose official policy is “Pivot to Asia.” World’s top intellectual and leading analyst of China-US relations, Shen Dingli dispels a few notions.
September 20, 2015
Why India will never drift away from Russia
Indian media cried hoarse over reports on Russia-Pakistan military tie-up. It has turned out to be manipulated.
September 19, 2015
10 Things you should worry about Refugee Crisis
The present refugee crisis should worry not just Europeans alone. The future, seen from all angles, only suggest a terrible war and devastation ahead. The two EU meetings in next few days would solve little.
September 16, 2015
Katju vandalizes Tagore's memory
I bemoan that our intellectuals, historians, journalists, educated young or old have let former Supreme Court judge, Justice Markandey Katju’s description of Rabindranath Tagore as a “British stooge” pass without a murmur. What hope there is left for our lost people?Hang your head in shame, sleep on a bed of fire, drink the poison of your impotency if you let it pass.
September 14, 2015
Are refugees pawns in Germany's game?
Germany's chairty for refugees need a closer look. Poignant images of refugees could turn into a pretext for full-scale war against Syria.
September 13, 2015
Water wars and thirsty Indian cities
Thirsty Indian cities will add another 500 million people by 2025. Polluted rivers, no ground or surface water. Water is already being ferried from 200km afar. Your deprived neighbourhood could cause riots and torching. It's time we wake up to impending water wars.
September 11, 2015
9/11: How bin Laden’s family was flown out of US
Below is an excerpt from writer Ashish Shukla’s book “How United States Shot Humanity: Muslims Ruined; Europe Next,” available worldwide, in which 9/11 events have been examined like few other works have.
September 9, 2015
US ignores facts in South China Sea disputes
Instead of being an aggressor, it is China which is facing military action from the Philippines, backed by the United States
September 5, 2015
Serbia sets example for EU in refugee crisis
Local residents in Serbia are offering watermelons from their gardens to asylum-seekers. There are hoses of water running for them to drink from. In Miratovac, people hand out milk to mothers of young children. Contrast this with the European Union which has only inane and flimsy reasons to keep out refugees. It doesn't lack capacity--only political will.
September 3, 2015
Why has West shunned China’s WW II parade?
China celebrates the 70th World War II memorial parade in Beijing today. West has shunned it, saying military display on the occasion is in bad taste. All it has done is to bare its’ hypocrisy.
