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Sunday, February 26, 2006. Understanding Pakistani concerns over the India-US nuclear deal. Anand Verma characterizes the Pakistani mentality as one overwhelmed by feelings of inferiority and a reflexive "anti-Hinduism". As the current Pakistani Army leadership equates India with "Hindus", this negative sentiment towards "Hindus" is liberally heaped upon India. This is a depressing but accurate assessment of affairs. Pakistan is today economically reeling under three major problems:. The agricultural sec...
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Thursday, August 31, 2006. ACP Vinod Bhat R.I.P. There is little I have to say about this. I was asked to comment upon this event in email exchanges with some of you. I give my condolences to the family and colleagues of ACP Bhat. Posted by maverick @ 9:54 AM. Links to this post. Friday, August 18, 2006. Changes in the pattern of intelligence targetting of India. 1) Rabindra Singh, an RAW officer was recruited by the CIA and subsequently fled the country. 1) Prior to colonization, a number of european po...
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Sunday, April 30, 2006. Moonstone: What Dreams May Come. What follows is a vision of what lies ahead for the Middle East. This is my opinion and I present it before you. A few decades ago, this would have all seemed a mere phantasm. And yet, it had happened all so quickly. In less than a century, Pakistan had catapulted from obscurity to the forefront of a new world order. Masters not Friends." though Mohammed."Masters.". Posted by maverick @ 7:33 PM. Links to this post. Wednesday, April 19, 2006. Iran i...
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Friday, December 29, 2006. Heroin Seizures - 2006. We are heading for a very difficult time in these matters. Posted by maverick @ 10:33 AM. Links to this post. Monday, December 18, 2006. The Goddess in India. I recently purchased a copy of The Goddess in India. By Devdutt Pattanaik. It is a fantastic book. I was also forwarded this article by Terence Kealey. In the article Terence says:. The standard explanation is that Hinduism harnessed sex in the service of mysticism. It is not "Hinduism" that says a...
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Sunday, October 08, 2006. The Vande Mataram Controversy. A short break from the unrelenting flow of national security posts here. A friend of mine asked me to comment on the recent Vande Mataram controversy and I wrote the following reply which I now share with you. It is difficult for me to discuss the song Vande Mataram, without the specific context in which it was rendered, i.e. the conversation between two characters Jivananda and Mahendra in Bankim Chandra's epic, Anandamath. If some Indian Muslims ...
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Wednesday, November 29, 2006. The Secret of Deja Vu: The PADE tests. I had a celebratory drink with my friends yesterday. They had an even bigger party planned but I could not attend. Quite naturally I expected spirits to loosen up tongues but oddly enough they didn't. I think the PADE test means the following:. 1) While we are still "light years" away from a field ready ABM system, who isnt? Why should I stockpile these things waiting for a day which I hope and pray will never come? What is the bottom l...