Vol. LXII, No. 20, New Delhi, NOVEMBER 21, 2010

Congress conspiracy against Hindus Countrywide RSS protests evoke massive response “A conspiracy hatched to malign the RSS” By Anand Mishra ‘Abhay’ LUCKNOW: December 10: It was a scene to be seen to be believed. A mammoth dharna of several thousand people was organised at Bal Vihar Lawn just opposite the Charbagh Junction of Northern Railways. The venue of the dharna was adorned with saffron flags all around.    more > Obama is right on India, wrong on Pakistan By M D Nalapat SIX weeks before leaving for Mumbai, President Barack Obama appointed a Kashmiri furniture dealer from New York, Farook Kathwari, as a member of the Presidential Advisory Commission on Asian American and Pacific Islander affairs Kathwari is a generous financial backer of groups that have sought to integrate Kashmir with Pakistan.    more > TigadiaSpeak US has to walk the talk By Pravin Togadia WHEN Barack Hussein Obama became the President of America, irrespective of his religious background many people – even me – felt that new world order has place for all those who work hard and mean well.    more > Editorial India's Natural Corruption Party SCAMSTERS have never had it so good. Under the protective umbrella of Sonia Gandhi, in the cover of the jaded ‘detachment’ tag of the Prime Minister, the UPA ministers and chief ministers are looting the nation with gluttanous appetite.    more > Obama‘s visit An economic mission wrapped in rhetoric, aspirations By OP Gupta, IFS (Retd) BARACK Hussein Obama, the President of USA paid his first State visit to India from November 6-8 which he himself called his longest stay as the President in any country.    more > Obama Visit This is UPA secularism Veil on Hindu India, minority extravagance By Dr R Balashankar THE government’s handling of the visit of US President Barack Obama and his wife set yet another black milestone in the UPA’s track of undermining the Hindu ethos of India.    more > Sonia Gandhi’s comments on Ayodhya verdict and RSS are unbecoming—Ashok Singhal VHP president Shri Ashok Singhal described the comments made by Congress president Sonia Gandhi about the High Court verdict on Sri Ramjanma-bhoomi and also the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) at the AICC meeting in Delhi as ‘unbecoming’.    more > Vastushastra: An Indian approach to prosperity By Achyut Railkar NOWADAYS the urban affluent class has become curious about Vastushastra. The science was very popular during ancient and medieval period and was the backbone for any house or colony construction.    more > BJP’s National Human Rights Cell launched Work for weakersections of the society—Nitin Gadkari THE weaker sections of the society including women, SCs/STs and physically challenged have been exploited for long in our society and they need special care. Apart from this the farmers who are committing suicide due to indebtness should also be given special care, said BJP national president Shri Nitin Gadkari.    more > Himachal Pradesh: A new growth matrix BJP government is scaling new heights in development index By V Shanmuganathan THERE was a traffic jam in the heart of the Kalka town. It was Navaratri time, and there was a surge of devotees in the ancient temple of Goddess Kali, in the foothills of the Himalayas. The town, in Panchkula district of Haryana, is the gateway to Shimla and Himachal Pradesh.    more > Communalising Reservation CPM’s Muslim reservation in West Bengal Challenged in Supreme Court By Asim Kumar Mitra PENDING Assembly elections of West Bengal, all political parties including CPM, INC, TMC etc. are busy appeasing the Muslim community in their own way. The ruling conglomerate of the State — CPM-led Left Front has outwitted other parties by offering extraordinary facilities of 10 per cent job reservation in government offices for the Muslims.    more > Under UPA anybody can say anything against India and get away. If you talk in favour of India you will be punished as terrorist— Ram Madhav RGP THE RSS said that the Congress Government at the centre is promoting and protecting the anti-national elements while defaming the Hindu Saints, Hindu organisations who are contributing immensely for building the nation by exhibiting zero-tolerance for Terrorism.    more > BJP consolidates in Karnataka Court rules against defector MLAs By R Guru Prasad , Bangaluru DISQUALIFICATION of 11 rebel MLA’s upheld by Karnataka High Court: Another significant victory to BJP Government in Karnataka    more > Gangotri Temple to train Dalit boys FOC GANGOTRI: Opening up the exclusive preserves of brahmins, the Gangotri temple priests have agreed to bring in young and talented dalits into the temple precints for training. Gangotri Mandir chief priest ...    more > Kids’ Org Well prepared is well armed By Manju Gupta KING Krishnadeva Raya was getting ready to attend court when a messenger rushed in to say, “Your Majesty, the king and his troops from the neighbouring kingdom have set up their camp across the border.    more > News Analysis Bring Setalvad to justice for perjury By Shyam Khosla TEESTA Setalvad, the notorious anti-Hindu propagandist masquerading as a human rights activist, has at long last been trapped in the web she relentlessly spun to malign the Hindu society and the popular Gujarat Chief Minister, Narendra Modi.    more >

Cover Page The Moving Finger Writes India’s growing role in United Nations By MV Kamath SO much is made out of India’s entry into the Security Council as a non-permanent member, by an astounding majority, 187 members out of a total of 192 (including Pakistan) voting for, and a mere five, abstaining.    more > Think It Over Is multi-culturalism dead ? By MSN Menon CAN different cultures live together in peace? No says Europe. Yes says India.    more > A debate on Kashmir Don’t fall into the trap of separatists. Kashmir is integral to India By Dr Murli Manohar Joshi KASHMIR has been an integral part of our country from time immemorial and it will remain so forever. No power on the earth can separate Kashmir from India.    more > Mediawatch Journalism should spare nobody THE fifteenth anniversary issue of Outlook (November 1) is to be read to be believed. A maverick weekly run by maverick editors, it is a joy to read because it spares nobody.    more > Bookmark An audacious peek into the marvels of the Universe By Dr R Balashankar The Edge of Reason: Dispatches from the Frontiers of Cosmology, Anil Ananthaswamy, Penguin Books India Pvt Ltd, Pp 322 (PB), Rs 399.00 Magic that leads to war —VN The Magician’s Apprentice, Trudi Canavan, Hachette India, Pp 702 (PB), Rs 395.00 A debut novel that fascinates By Manju Gupta Saraswati Park, Anjali Joseph, HarperCollins Publishers India, Pp 262, price not stated A pictorial journey through Hampi By Dr Vaidehi Nathan Hampi: Discover the Splendours of Vijayanagar, Subhadra Sen Gupta, photographs by Clare Arni, Niyogi Books, Pp 262 (HB), price not mentioned A scholarly work on Indus script By Manju Gupta Indus Script Cipher: Hieroglyphs of Indian Linguistic Area, S. Kalyanaraman, Sarasvati Research Centre, Pp 467 (PB), price not given A profound analysis of Khayal music By Jayant Patel Khayal Vocalism: Continuity within Change, Deepak Raja, DK Printworld (P) Ltd, Pp 316, Rs 460.00 Where the state is not present By Ashish Joshi The Absent State: Insurgency as an excuse for Misgovernance, by Neelesh Misra and Rahul Pandita, Hachette India, Pp 272 (PB), Price not mentioned A narrative grappling with partition By Nidhi Mathur Partition, Jihad & Peace, Subhash Chopra, Lancer, Pp259(HB), Rs 795.00

Agenda In decline US comes to fleece India And evangelism is unabetted By Radha Rajan A month ago as thewriter walked down the street towards the Vatican, barely a few feet away from the Sistine Chapel, an old lady, on her knees, head bent over so that we could not see her face, supporting her tired body with her left palm pressed down on the road, was holding out her right hand for alms.    more >

Reports Accession Day celebrations in J&K By From: Khajuria S Kant in Jammu JAMMU stressed its integration with India by celebrating the 63rd anniversary of the Instrument of Accession Day with much pomp and show on October 26. Several functions were held across this winter capital city of Jammu and other places in the region as part of celebrations of the Accession Day of Jammu and Kashmir with India by different parities and organisations.    more >

Readers’ Forum Nonsense about Kashmir : —Dr GAUTAM SEN, by email: gautam.sen@gmail.com I am amazed that so many Indian commentators (see below) and foreign correspondents, who are invariably hostile to India (like my former student, the FT's Amy Kazmin) persist with a ridiculous fantasy that it is within the power of an allegedly malicious Indian State to come up with a peace proposal that protesting Kashmiris will find acceptable.    more >

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