Afghanistan

You cannot control terrorism with an increase in the army operations. In fact terrorism grows under the current conditions. What is the point in killing so many people? There has to be clearly stated goals. My guess is that there is a desire to return to colonization. But no one is happier because of these decisions of the past few years. America had more or as much control of oil before the Iraq war and also a lot more money. So even oil the oft stated reason for these stupid wars is not much of a reason any more.

Manmohan Singh (India's PM) has supported troops activity in Afghanistan. But he should know better. Army activities in Kashmir has alienated the Kashmiri people from India. Think of Kashmir of thirty years ago. It was the prime spot of vacationing for every Indian. If you have not been to Kashmir you have not traveled at all. But now traveling to Kashmir is impossible. Those peace loving people have turned radical or at least that is the image. If the Indian government had handled the Kashmir problem gently instead of agressively Kashmir perhaps would have been the same.

America had a chance with Obama. The muslim population of the world had expectations of change in American policy. But looks like Obama is going to handle the problems at hand like India did with Kashmir. There are situations where aggression works. It worked with Sikh agitation only because it is a small population and the dissent did not propagate. Thus what worked for Punjab did not work for Kashmir.

Radical Islam is the reason that prevents muslims all over the world from progressing and catching up with other cultures. But this change must come from within the community than outside. But there are conditions arising usually from exploitation that allow radical ideas to survive. And honestly we must all work towards changing those conditions. So that we may all look with peace at the moon where there is water and hope.

Smear campaigns

People who indulge in smear campaigns must be suitably punished. These are people responsible for disturbing the lives of people better than them. And perhaps that is the only reason for the hyenas to launch a smear campaign.

Domestic violence education

Britain is doing the right thing about teaching the definition of domestic violence at schools. And yes it should start at a very young age. The problem begins at home. Small boys grow up seeing their fathers abuse their mothers and it becomes a learned behaviour. Also women see their mothers adjusting to violence and in later life come to accept it as part of family life. Domestic violence is distasteful to people who never experienced it. But it is sad that many people in the world think that a home cannot exist without domestic violence. For me it is very gross to see a man wanting to hit a woman. In fact hitting children is gross too but the society seem to think its alright. But hitting children brings in the idea that a family member is allowed to physically hurt you and a child must learn to adjust to it. Goes to show how the laws have failed to protect the vulnerable. Yes at a very early age we must learn to say no to violence against ourselves and others. There are civilized ways to settle disputes. We must go to school to become educated not just literate. And perhaps this simple step by Britain schools will reduce wars in the long run. Yes, we jump at every sign of hope because we are very optimistic as a species.

Manmohan Singh

Manmohan Singh reminds one of all the good things India stands for. Perhaps he reminds one of a kind and wise father. India is lucky to have him as the Prime minister.

Copy cats

I do not see why India should copy China's style of development. India is growing slowly, steadily, and certainly. India is free so far and should not indulge in unnecessary competition with China. America makes the mistake of competing with everyone. Life gets miserable in such a state of competition. India's problems are internal discord among people. If the people of India hold together they go far else they will go no where and may even get colonized. Such is life.

And if comparisons must be made with China then it is this lack of discord among its people that India must envy rather than pace of development or affluence. On the other hand many in China will envy India's freedom. Yes! Freedom is a great prize to cherish.
In fact America will hold advantage over most countries for a long time because there is a sense or appearance of freedom here.

Communion

The holy communion is breaking of bread in the memory of Christ. Jesus himself requested that whenever people gathered in his name they should partake in communion. Communion has nothing to do with being a good catholic but it is about being part of a church that gathers in the name of Christ. It is a shame that the catholic church in America has made a political statement out of it. It is more sinful for a Bishop to deny Kennedy communion as opposed to a sinful Kennedy taking part in the communion. Let us remember that unlike other spiritual leaders Jesus Christ has asked very few rituals of his followers and lets not destroy the simplicity and sanctity of these rituals.

Expression

It is time Indian muslims openly declare Kashmir as integral part of India. Sometimes united nations has to pay attention to a region because sometimes there are gross violations of basic human rights. So it is important that all voices be heard. India is a preferred place to live by many people of all religions but this voice is seldom heard while the voice of dissent or discord is usually the loudest. And these voices create big problems for India.

Double standards

On the one hand President Obama is asking kids to study hard and on the other hand they hike fees in California. To what purpose should the children study if they cannot afford college? The countries that US competes with have subsidized education. Someone is waging a proxy war with American children. The students in America pay way too much for their education already. What happens to this money anyways? The teachers are not paid a whole lot. Someone else takes all the money. There are many questions that needs to be addressed here.

Children are fighting their own battles on the streets of the world today. Its a shame the grown ups are wimps.

Status quo

Every innovative and successful human enterprise eventually gets taken over by morons who like status quo. Farming is now controlled by people who like status quo and hate innovation. Similarly machining in industry, religion and philosophy are under the control of people who hate change. Academics is going that way too. Change or difference of opinions becomes blasphemy when morons control it.

Jai Jawan, Jai Kisan

Lal Bahadur Shastri gave India the slogan Jai Jawan, Jai Kisan and it is perhaps one of the most relevant slogans of all times. Now with agricultural labor dwindling and even stigmatized it is time to remember this slogan. We need to give the same respect to the farmers who till the land as we do to the men who defend the land.

Hurting sentiments

Good questions hurt sentiments of people who have something to hide. Gestures and speeches do not serve the purpose of actions.

Dancing

Dancing is the search for finding something that is essentially you while trying to ignore the effects of the wrinkles of time and experiences on your mind and body.

Domestic Abuse

No matter how angry someone gets one rarely hits someone outside the house. Its a serious crime. But within a home children and women are abused. It is not that people cannot control their actions but they think they are not required to.

Language

When I write I double check my language not so much for spellings but for understanding. To my pleasant surprise I understood the words correctly in the first place. But many words that you do not often use bother you when you use them while writing.

Applying for jobs

Institutions ask you for transcripts and other stuff which costs money. I do not see why the candidates need to spend money to provide information for a job they are not guaranteed to get. I can understand the candidate spending money to prove something
that is required for an offered job. In fact candidates must be reimbursed for money asked to spend without providing a job. Fie on institutions that do not do this.

New era

Palestine must try to get a sovereign state as soon as possible. That is in their best interests. Status quo is only good for Israel. Palestine must come again and again to the negotiation table and push for their demands. Palestine would prefer that there be no Israel but that is not possible. Things do not go away by wishing it. Moreover, people of Israel are good people and will only add to enriching the culture of the region. So Palestinians need to see what they want with Israel as a state in the picture. That might be surprisingly a new approach to Palestinians. This is not the usual fight against colonization. Unlike colonization, Israel is home to the so called occupiers. They are not there to exploit the region and run but to live there forever.
Creating two states from one is easier said than done. When countries divide there must be some international laws that should be followed about property and life. What happens in practice is loot and murder. The division of India and Pakistan is an example that history should never forget. Unfortunately international history taught in schools is mostly about world wars which pertains to only Europe and couple other countries.