ISSUES AND CONCERNS

President-elect Obama & The World at Large "Rosa Parks sat (she occupied the white only bus seats in a show of defiance, which instantly propelled her into a folk heroin), so Martin Luther King Jr. could walk ( America’s most famous civil rights activist, who had famously observed " I have a dream", addressing Afro-Americans). Martin walked so Barrack Obama could run. And Obama ran so that our children could fly". This is understandably a popular verse in the U.S. Incredible , unbelievable, even as early as 2 years ago, it was unthinkable, yet it happened. Yes, Barrack Hussain Obama, a non- white, skinny guy with a funny name became the newest President of the United States of America. Obama is non- white but not black as the media and whole lot of people, white, browns and even blacks referred to Obama, as black. Its indeed the generosity of the man, who made history as the first coloured man to occupy the White House, that he never disputed or argued about his...

Friends, Although it happened on 26th Nov. night, by its very seriousness it precedes all other issues. Deccan Mujahideen, or whatever that goes by that name has declared a war against India. Yes, IT’S A WAR AGAINST OUR MOTHERLAND, whether the authorities in Mumbai or Delhi acknowledges it or not. On all earlier occasions, when terrorists used to strike against planned targets, they used to be shrouded in hoods or some kind of a cover, but the last one at Hotel Taj and other places it was without any concealment of their facial identity. They went around shooting indiscriminately letting everybody know who they are. This was the most audacious attempt at challenging the very basis of Indian nationhood. This has to be met head on. This is no moment for theatrical or politically correct rhetoric but cold and calculated action without trying to find alibys. Hope the govt. in New Delhi and Mumbai act-without procrastination. But how would Manmohan Singh think they would oblige him, when he...