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'We reserve the right to defend ourselves'E-mail from readers the world over
Date: Tue, 13 Apr 1999 11:56:39 +0530 This is indeed a matter of pride for every Indian that we have developed and successfully test fired our most prestigious IRBM Agni-II. Indeed, with the ongoing threats from the neighbouring countries and worldwide policeman -- the USA -- to counter, this is the right and long overdue step. With the unwanted interferences in the sovereignty of countries like Yugoslavia, these global self-styled supercops can do the same in India by making Kashmir an issue. We should be well prepared to retaliate in such conditions and also maintain power balance in our favour with a solid commitment to no first use of nukes. Indeed, we must not stop in determining our defence needs and also maintain updated military warfare. We reserve the right to defend ourselves, as we have no policy to attack first. We have already faced three wars, but never provoked any, but this should not be considered as our weakness, any war imposed on us will have to be suitably answered. I congratulate the entire team behind this glorious development and politicians too who are late but have accorded sanction to go ahead in this long overdue task. Arun Sharma
Date: Wed, 14 Apr 1999 16:00:22 +0530 Arvind Lavakare hits the nail on the head. Congratulations and great investigative story from a meticulous and scrupulously honest journalist in the old genre. Lavakare must also mention how the interview with George Fernandes in Rupert Murdoch's Star TV went suddenly inaudible to realise the games being played out in the foreign infiltration of India. Surprising that nobody noticed that this 'disturbance' is purposeful and willful. Ashok Row Kavi
Date: Wed, 14 Apr 1999 10:23:25 +0100 That was not an article befitting a maestro like Sheikh Chinna Moulana. It will be nice if you could come up with a more elaborate article covering things like where he came from, his childhood, family background, achievements etc. Hope to see one soon. Chalapathi
Date: Sun, 14 Feb 1999 16:44:26 EST This is exactly the theory that I have been churning in my mind for years. It is a case of lost and found relationship with the respected Francois Gautier and his findings. Indian values -- the most nurturing part of this globe that Bharta is, helped a majority of the tribes to settle down in the land and evolve a spiritual society over generations. This religious nature of the people imbued in them the most basic value for all human civilisations to become stable and mature. That value was humility. A certain section of this evolving society wandered away for greener pastures. In the process they developed different set of values to survive as they moved into dangerous territories, where no food, water and shelter could be easily available unless these wanderers fought the dark or icy elements of nature! They could not evolve into a culture, however, they became barbarians. They came back to get back their place in India. These returning non-resident Indians were generally fairer, stronger and seeking knowledge. They took away all that was built by the more wise Bharatvasis and drove them back south. I appreciate their great thirst to know and love India and be back home in India. We Indians have taken our motherland for granted, since we already know that we were the driving force behind all this modern civilisation. I am looking for spirituality and I will also want to return home some day. Nithin Sreedevan
Date: Fri, 19 Feb 1999 11:08:04 -0500 I totally agree with what Ashwin Mahesh says. It's high time the educated and elite of this country stop blaming the government for all the ills in our society. If the government can't solve all our problems, I think we are capable enough to solve them ourselves! I was reading in one of the recent issues of India Today which tried to explain why NRIs who came to India during the reforms phase ('91 onwards) with high hopes have started to returning claiming that India will never change and things are just as bad as they were before the reforms! What on earth did they expect? India will change just like that? Without any effort on their part? I think, it's high time they take a leaf out of the history of the country they went to. Remember what JFK once said? "Ask not what the country can do for you, ask what you can do for the country." This is what made America the country it is today. And that's the only thing that will make India. Let's get involved in nation building. Are any NRIs listening? Dennis
Date: Sun, 21 Feb 1999 18:27:47 +0800 I bumped into this article today by Priya Ganapati -- Black Leather Jacket? I am surprised to note all this focus pocus about Shell and TCP/IP connections given by VSNL. There is no such thing as Shell anywhere else besides India I guess. Here in Singapore I have 10Mbps ADSL (about 150 times faster than 56.6 K modem) dedicated line in my house and I pay just Rs 900 per month. This line comes with a splitter so I can use the phone when surfing with out disconnecting. VSNL should allow unrestricted usage of the Internet -- that is the way to go in the next century (if we didn't in this one). Guess once the ISPs come in (when are they coming does anybody know?) things should be better. Indian kids are very computer savvy if they have what the other kids around the world take for granted we can create a knowledge-based economy, very soon. Feroz
Date: Tue, 13 Apr 1999 11:04:16 -0400 One of the best articles I have ever read. If this doesn't stir and motivate the cricketers to do better, I really do not know what does. Probably most of them have started playing just for the pay-check and the perks.
Anil Varadarajan
Date: Tue, 13 Apr 1999 11:12:26 -0400 This is a very good article. Most of the people would have read this except those it is directed at. Is there any possibility to mail this to our Indian cricket team? Keep up the good work. B S Chinnakrishnan
Date: Fri, 19 Feb 1999 15:41:40 -0500 Keep up the good work. I wish you can do this type of travelogue for villages from various states, hill stations, historical places etc once every week. Abul Meghani
Date: Thu, 04 Feb 1999 20:40:01 -0800 Zakir is such a great man. Will be seeing him in a concert with Ali Akbar this month. A true 'world' musician.
Pathikrit SenGupta
Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1999 22:17:49 +0600 Raymond Chandler and Damon Runyon were authentic American writers, who created a different vocabulary and rhythm. Always a great read. Hemant
Date: Tue, 09 Feb 1999 19:02:53 -0500 Most of the hit songs of Anu Malik are plagiarised. I wish you had indicated the songs which have been copied and became hits. It is a shame that this music thief is so shameless that he openly concedes: "What else can he do when a hit is expected of him every week. I am no Beethoven. I am not even a Shankar-Jaikishen, Laxmikant-Pyarelal or R D Burman." In India patent laws are called copyright. Annu Malik believes copyright means the right to copy. It is high time that Indian copyrights are amended to protect creativity and creators. It is unfortunate that the real writers of music are not financially well off while plagiarists like Annu Malik are making money off their hard work. Tahseen Khateeb
Date: Tue, 02 Feb 1999 15:26:03 -0500 Sounds really interesting. Finally a real artist of Husain's calibre is making an Indian movie. Can't wait till it's released. I just hope those Right wingers (you know the Talibani keepers of Indian culture, don't get an unnecessary itch). And Madhuri. A befitting tribute to a great actress. Ashish
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