Comments for Pragmatic Euphony http://pragmatic.nationalinterest.in On the Indian National Interest Tue, 15 May 2012 21:12:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Comment on Supplying the US troops in Afghanistan by http://www.snark.org/res.htm http://pragmatic.nationalinterest.in/2012/02/29/supplying-the-us-troops-in-afghanistan/#comment-25348 http://www.snark.org/res.htm Tue, 15 May 2012 21:12:44 +0000 http://pragmatic.nationalinterest.in/?p=6074#comment-25348 <strong>Of all the benefits that virtue confers upon us, the contempt of death is one of the greatest....</strong> One may be humble out of pride.... Of all the benefits that virtue confers upon us, the contempt of death is one of the greatest….

One may be humble out of pride….

]]> Comment on India’s defence pact with Qatar by IndianTiger http://pragmatic.nationalinterest.in/2008/11/13/indias-defence-pact-with-qatar/#comment-25338 IndianTiger Mon, 14 May 2012 22:45:44 +0000 http://pragmatic.nationalinterest.in/?p=1263#comment-25338 Qatar understands its weakness: small country, compared to US. To hedge the risk of US not caring for Qatar in times of need and to avoid Egypt like friend-for-25 years but prefer democracy policy of US, Qatar needs India. GCC countries always had a small eye for India. With West economically on downward spiral, GCC will integrate more with south & east asia and Qatar as a young country is aggressive in this direction. Indian Ocean will be the political and economic center of the next century. Qatar understands its weakness: small country, compared to US. To hedge the risk of US not caring for Qatar in times of need and to avoid Egypt like friend-for-25 years but prefer democracy policy of US, Qatar needs India. GCC countries always had a small eye for India. With West economically on downward spiral, GCC will integrate more with south & east asia and Qatar as a young country is aggressive in this direction. Indian Ocean will be the political and economic center of the next century.

]]> Comment on Just do the maths by captainjohann http://pragmatic.nationalinterest.in/2012/05/13/just-do-the-maths/#comment-25331 captainjohann Mon, 14 May 2012 04:58:42 +0000 http://pragmatic.nationalinterest.in/?p=6371#comment-25331 These public figures of defence spending is all hogwash.Pakistan knows its value and is bargaining hard.See the way Hillary came calling to India for withdrawal of Indians from Siachen which is also demanded by Pakistan as quid pro. NATO conference on Afghanistan is another non starter without Pakistan and India has to be kept out to please Pakistan.With November US elections Pakistan is the fulcrum on which Obama campaign hinges and Indians can made into suckers once again. @Pragmatic do read my post on Pakistan's defiance. These public figures of defence spending is all hogwash.Pakistan knows its value and is bargaining hard.See the way Hillary came calling to India for withdrawal of Indians from Siachen which is also demanded by Pakistan as quid pro. NATO conference on Afghanistan is another non starter without Pakistan and India has to be kept out to please Pakistan.With November US elections Pakistan is the fulcrum on which Obama campaign hinges and Indians can made into suckers once again.
@Pragmatic do read my post on Pakistan’s defiance.

]]> Comment on The answer is politics by . http://pragmatic.nationalinterest.in/2012/05/07/the-answer-is-politics/#comment-25312 . Sat, 12 May 2012 03:04:23 +0000 http://pragmatic.nationalinterest.in/?p=6355#comment-25312 Look for Sleeman's descendants. Employ, empower them to shoot at sight. Zero tolerance. Look for Sleeman’s descendants.

Employ, empower them to shoot at sight.

Zero tolerance.

]]> Comment on The swinging pendulum of federalism by On the Federalism Debate | Retributions http://pragmatic.nationalinterest.in/2012/05/05/the-swinging-pendulum-of-federalism/#comment-25300 On the Federalism Debate | Retributions Thu, 10 May 2012 16:46:09 +0000 http://pragmatic.nationalinterest.in/?p=6332#comment-25300 [...] an excellent post, fellow INI blogger Pragmatic provides the historical perspective on the centre-state relationship [...] [...] an excellent post, fellow INI blogger Pragmatic provides the historical perspective on the centre-state relationship [...]

]]> Comment on The abduction of Hindu teenage girls in Pakistan by Mangoman http://pragmatic.nationalinterest.in/2012/04/24/the-abduction-of-hindu-teenage-girls-in-pakistan/#comment-25284 Mangoman Wed, 09 May 2012 08:40:12 +0000 http://pragmatic.nationalinterest.in/?p=6289#comment-25284 Great post. But you need to get your facts right. Shiites are NOT minority. Shia-Sunn-Deobandi conflict has nothing to do with this post. Be careful next time. Rest of the post is based on facts, Agreed. Great post. But you need to get your facts right. Shiites are NOT minority. Shia-Sunn-Deobandi conflict has nothing to do with this post. Be careful next time. Rest of the post is based on facts, Agreed.

]]> Comment on The answer is politics by voyager http://pragmatic.nationalinterest.in/2012/05/07/the-answer-is-politics/#comment-25275 voyager Tue, 08 May 2012 20:35:04 +0000 http://pragmatic.nationalinterest.in/?p=6355#comment-25275 As far as reversing the gender ratio is concerned, I've always felt that incentives should work. We have a lot of caste based incentives and faking these is an industry in itself. Fortunately its not so easy to fake your gender! Reserving seats in the parliament maybe asking for too much and I hate non merit based reservations so I don't advocate reserving jobs or seats for women. Keeping in mind the fact that the gender ratio is more adverse amongt the well to do lot vis-a-vis the poor - an annual IT exemption of Rs 25000/- per verifiable girl child shouldn't be such a difficult policy decision and it maybe the only incentive that is required. It may even bring more taxpayers into the net. As far as reversing the gender ratio is concerned, I’ve always felt that incentives should work.

We have a lot of caste based incentives and faking these is an industry in itself. Fortunately its not so easy to fake your gender!

Reserving seats in the parliament maybe asking for too much and I hate non merit based reservations so I don’t advocate reserving jobs or seats for women.

Keeping in mind the fact that the gender ratio is more adverse amongt the well to do lot vis-a-vis the poor – an annual IT exemption of Rs 25000/- per verifiable girl child shouldn’t be such a difficult policy decision and it maybe the only incentive that is required. It may even bring more taxpayers into the net.

]]> Comment on The answer is politics by captainjohann http://pragmatic.nationalinterest.in/2012/05/07/the-answer-is-politics/#comment-25264 captainjohann Tue, 08 May 2012 13:51:03 +0000 http://pragmatic.nationalinterest.in/?p=6355#comment-25264 We have to learn from our neighbour Pakistan who has sex ratio with 1200 females to 1000 males even in Punjab and other areas.It is basically a question of religious education especially education to our Hindu brethren..It is only in Hinduism we have Gods like Lakshmi and Saraswathi and Durga the destroyer.But the educated in India especially from Punjab,Haryana and UP treat females as some sort of property and inferior. Unless this attitude is changed by religious scholars in a sustained way, this problem will persist. We have to learn from our neighbour Pakistan who has sex ratio with 1200 females to 1000 males even in Punjab and other areas.It is basically a question of religious education especially education to our Hindu brethren..It is only in Hinduism we have Gods like Lakshmi and Saraswathi and Durga the destroyer.But the educated in India especially from Punjab,Haryana and UP treat females as some sort of property and inferior. Unless this attitude is changed by religious scholars in a sustained way, this problem will persist.

]]> Comment on The answer is politics by pragmatic http://pragmatic.nationalinterest.in/2012/05/07/the-answer-is-politics/#comment-25262 pragmatic Tue, 08 May 2012 08:13:28 +0000 http://pragmatic.nationalinterest.in/?p=6355#comment-25262 @B Shantanu: Thanks. Sure, you can. @B Shantanu: Thanks. Sure, you can.

]]> Comment on The answer is politics by RK Dhanvada http://pragmatic.nationalinterest.in/2012/05/07/the-answer-is-politics/#comment-25259 RK Dhanvada Tue, 08 May 2012 01:51:43 +0000 http://pragmatic.nationalinterest.in/?p=6355#comment-25259 You got it right that Judicial delivery with independent investigation agency is the urgent answer to many social ills like female infanticide . Just to give some hope of the winds of change happening is the initiative of Prof Trilochan Shastry of IIM B.. Read each para and the attachment also http://bit.ly/IJHAw0 That is the true way of political correction can be done when the people are empowered .. Not the present fake and fraud political system in the name of democracy. RK Dhanvada Hyderabad 9440179822 rk@dhanvada.com You got it right that Judicial delivery with independent investigation agency is the urgent answer to many social ills like female infanticide .

Just to give some hope of the winds of change happening is the initiative of Prof Trilochan Shastry of IIM B.. Read each para and the attachment also http://bit.ly/IJHAw0

That is the true way of political correction can be done when the people are empowered .. Not the present fake and fraud political system in the name of democracy.

RK Dhanvada
Hyderabad
9440179822
rk@dhanvada.com

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