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Category Archives: India
India’s Soft Power Remains Diminished, But Beijing’s Appeal Remains Untested
The politics of the subcontinent are intractable. That’s because most westerners shape their policy convictions from inside the ideological symmetries of the enlightenment whose apex is Westphalia. Clearly, whoever continues to teach it this way hasn’t visited the subcontinent where … Continue reading
Posted in India, Uncategorized
Tagged Bangladesh, Beijing, Bhutan, Chia, India, New Delhi, war
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Why Bangladesh Burns Authoritarian
Contemporary Bangladesh pivots between two competing political camps that vie for the allegiance of growing militancy: Sheikh Hasina’s Awami League (AL) and Zia’s Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP). Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was Bangladesh’s first President, his daughter, Sheikh Hasina Wajed currently … Continue reading
Modi vs. Gandhi
There are two places on Earth that have perpetual militant electioneering: India & Israel. It isn’t possible for an American to wade into the morass of either and arrive at clear ideological differences between the irreconcilable camps because the American … Continue reading
India’s Prospectus: A Market Based Economy?
The Raj lives on in India as a near permanent rentier economy. Often called the license Raj, the sobriquet is fitting yet damaging. The ground harnessing this collectivist agenda is geography and history, the twin engines for international relations. Indian consciousness … Continue reading
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Tagged India, India F16, Modi, New Delhi, Pakistan, Political Economy
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Asia’s Future: Hindutva or Caliphate
Modi’s win in Uttar Pradesch brings coattails. Most thought Modi’s rise could survive any blemish, nevertheless, we’re witnessing the limits of secular writ in India. The rise of Modi cannot be laid at the feet of Amit Shah, Modi’s chief … Continue reading
Kashmir, Islamabad & New Delhi
I’ve spent a lifetime in pursuit of understanding the intricate geopolitical wiles of the Subcontinent, especially Pakistan. In short, its not a democracy and it just may well be the perfect challenge for any sitting President, to undertake dealings with … Continue reading
India’s Fragile Democracy: Indebted Tycoons & Trumps
Teachers unions throughout the United States and indebted unions with enormous unfunded liabilities tried using Conservative arguments favoring States Rights to avoid having to recognize the supremacy of federal law regarding bankruptcy proceedings. The Constitution spoke of the supremacy of federal law … Continue reading
What Modi Returns Home to India with: Nuclear Strategy
India’s prime minister returned home two days ago after altering the geo-strategic balance in southwest Asia, this is significant given the stakes involved. Since its Independence from an exhausted, faltering Britain, India always promoted itself from within the confines of … Continue reading
India: Banking Reform & Credit Allocation
Dominant political majorities politicize banking. In the United States, banks have been regulated to the point of dysfunction. It continues this way because it serves the policy goals of a dominant political class. Keeping banks near insolvency isn’t a policy … Continue reading
Apaiser: Peace or Imminent U.S. Defeat, The Parisian Afghani’s & Power Blocks
About 40 miles north of Paris is the lovely town of Chantilly, a town known for horse training. This luxury town is now witnessing the imminent defeat of America throughout the AfPak region. How is this so? America has a … Continue reading
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