TALIBAN resurgence in Afghanistan is not of concern to India… Pakistan-China nexus should be India’s concern
(pic) Taliban, the new Afghans, at northwestern borders of India. Picture is a download from internet for illustrative purposes. Kanwal Sibal (writer of article sighted below,) is a career diplomat who retired as Foreign Secretary to the Government of India. In 2017, The Government of India awarded him with the Padma Shri award for his…
Read More“Chhori aur chhora medal laave”
Tokyo Olympics 2020 just concluded. Delayed by a year from 2020 to 2021 due to the pandemic, stymied by the constraint of not having any audiences, the games went very well. Overall, US won the highest number of medals, followed by China. India had the best Olympic performance by winning seven medals including one gold.…
Read MoreAncient Hindu Culture in Bali (Indonesia) Cambodia and Thailand
Exotic Bali islands of Southeast Asia are part of Indonesia and the westernmost of the lesser Sunda Islands. Bali can be located east of Java and west of Lombok; Bali province of Indonesia includes the island of Bali and a few smaller neighbouring islands, notably Nusa Penida, Nusa Lembongan, and Nusa Ceningan. Look for Bali,…
Read MoreGoing into Space
In a space of ten days, two spacecraft carried different sets of people to the edge of the space and brought them back to Earth. There are differences in their approaches to their respective missions. Much is being made of the billionaires involved in the so-called space race. With some questioning on the priorities for…
Read MoreThe Infrastructure
I simply love infrastructure. The structures and facilities which people take for granted. And not wondering where the power into your home outlets comes from. The behind the scenes happenings which make cell phones possible. Billions of tons of cargo shipped across the world’s oceans. Millions of people moved across vast distances by trains, buses…
Read MoreMexico makes a super car
WORLD AWAITS THOSE WHO CAN USE IMAGINATION AND TECHNOLOGY AROUND TO CREATE The jobs of the future will be driven by technology and innovation—65 per cent of children entering primary school today will enter a new world of jobs that do not yet exist. We need to create excitement about the future and have open…
Read MoreThe Caves
Caves are natural wonders. Nature sculpts these underground dwellings by the action of water flow. They evoke beauty like the other natural formations – canyons, waterfalls, mountains and forests. Several decades ago, I was fascinated by reading about a cave system called Mammoth cave in the state of Kentucky. I added it to my list…
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