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Swastika painted on the walls of the house of Peter Jacob

Democrat Peter Jacob Capitalizing on Swastika?

Oct 14, 2016 - 9:56 am EDT Dave Makkar 0

It is very disturbing to see in a multi-religiousand highly advanced country like America people are still prepared to inflame religious passions on the issue of Swastika. The fact is Swastika originated in 2000BC and […]

"The decision to invite BIMSTEC countries, in place of SAARC, to the summit is clearly a decision that relocates India's 'neighborhood first' policy to its east." Picture shows BRICS leaders at 2014 summit (File photo)

The alphabet soup at Goa

Oct 14, 2016 - 9:49 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

This weekend will see Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his foreign policy team undertake a complex and significant man oeuvre. This comes at a time when relations with Pakistan have discovered a new trough, the […]

After the surgery: BJP’s chest-thumping comes at a cost

Oct 14, 2016 - 9:22 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

Defense Minister Manohar Parrikar is not someone who holds himself back for long. His remarks in Mumbai on the Indian army’s post-Uri surgical strikes yielded several indicators. The government will milk the successful, nil-casualty army […]

The goodness, the purity, the beauty of Diwali diya were so beautifully woven together with lustrous colors in the Diwali Stamp USPS unveiled, October 5, in the presence of exultant Indian American community, politicians, lawmakers, officials, media and the USPS staff at the Indian Consulate in New York. The gorgeous stamp is the result of the imagination and artistic touch of a triumvirate. The diya was photographed by Sally Anderson Bruce of New Milford, CT. The stamp was designed by Greg Breeding of Charlottesville, VA. And William J. Gicker of Washington DC was the Art Director of the Project Diwali Stamp. Photos/ Mohammed Jaffer-SnapsIndia

“Our pride in the Diwali Stamp will be forever, just like the ‘Forever’ Diwali Stamp”: Ravi Batra

Oct 7, 2016 - 10:36 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

Since Ravi Batra is well known to be deeply involved in the Diwali stamp project from the day of the germination of the idea some seven years ago and his enormous effort along with his […]

Don’t count your chickens: Nawaz unable to influence Kashmir policy

Oct 7, 2016 - 10:05 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

Reports about Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif berating the army, which he later denied, had warmed the cockles of even the most realist heart in India. Ram Madhav, a member of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s […]

Cost of sub conventional war: Soldiers move around during an encounter with the militants after the recent attack on an Army base camp in Baramulla district of north Kashmir.

Will war rhetoric defeat development agenda?

Oct 7, 2016 - 4:30 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

All that Lt Gen Ranbir Singh, Director General Military Operations said in the afternoon of September 29 is that there were limited “surgical strikes” across the border to foil the attempts of terrorist teams planning […]

Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations, Ambassador Syed Akbaruddin speaking at the International day of Non Violence on 2nd October, 2016 at UN Photo / Mohammed Jaffer-Snapsindia

International Day of Non-Violence celebrated at the UN

Oct 7, 2016 - 3:22 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

UNITED NATIONS (TIP): The birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi and Non-Violence Day was observed, October 2, with a program that included, besides India’s ratification of the Paris Agreement, performance by renowned classical music singer Sudha […]

Next level: the pace of India-US ties was set during the UPA regime

Keep US close, Russia closer

Oct 6, 2016 - 1:44 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

During his recent visit to the US, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar signed the LEMOA with his American counterpart, Ashton Carter. The memorandum outlined a framework for the provision of supplies like food, fuel and berthing […]

While Hillary Clinton grew in strength the longer the Presidential debate went on, it was Donald Trump who looked visibly tired, and lost for an answer at times

Trump was slaughtered by his own buffoonery

Oct 6, 2016 - 12:00 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

In a world on nodding terms with sanity, that surely would be that. After a gruesomely electrifying, barely moderated first presidential debate, you could stick a fork in Donald Trump in the certain knowledge that […]

Hitting where it hurts: India must keep up the momentum

Sep 30, 2016 - 10:14 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

As I write these lines, Pakistan has strongly denied that the Indian army carried out surgical strikes across the LoC. It has claimed, indeed asserted, through the official army spokesman that the Indian action was […]

Indian Army soldiers keep guard on top of a shop along a highway on the outskirts of Srinagar on September 29. (Reuters)

Crossing the Line of Control

Sep 30, 2016 - 10:10 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

After running through a variety of non-military responses to the September 18 terrorist strike at an Army camp in Uri, the Centre on Thursday announced that Indian forces had carried out “surgical strikes” across the […]

Consul General of India in New York, Riva Ganguly Das (center) addresses mediapersons at the press conference to announce the arrangements for the unveiling of the Diwali Commemorative stamp, September 21. Ranju Batra, Chair of the Diwali Stamp Project is to her left and, to her right is Ravi Batra - Photo/ Vijay Shah

Diwali Stamp to be Unveiled October 5: Air India announces Raffle for free travel to India

Sep 23, 2016 - 10:25 am EDT I. S. Saluja 2

NEW YORK CITY (TIP): Almost a decade long struggles to have a US postal stamp to commemorate the best known Indian festival bore fruit in August when the USPS conveyed to Ranju Batra, Chair of […]

Putin swears to make Turkey regret plane downing

Putin Tightens his Grip

Sep 23, 2016 - 9:35 am EDT @theindpanorama 2

The outcome of Russia’s parliamentary election was never in question. The United Russia party of President Vladimir Putin has dominated the political landscape ever since it was founded in 2001. Even so, the margin of […]

A PIROUETTE ON PAKISTAN

Sep 23, 2016 - 9:32 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

In February this year, shortly after the attack in Pampore, Jammu and Kashmir, a diplomat belonging to a ‘friendly’ country delicately asked an unusual question. His Foreign Ministry headquarters were asking if they should send […]

‘Senator from Punjab’: How Hillary Clinton Masterminded a Global Scheme to Replace American Workers

Sep 21, 2016 - 1:51 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

Hillary Clinton co-founded the Senate India Caucus, which anti-offshoring advocates say champions “issues important to India, including outsourcing and H-1B and L-1 visas.” Clinton in 2005: “I am delighted to be the Senator from Punjab […]

Burhan Wani-like posters surface in Kashmir - This poster shows photo of 11 militants dressed in combat gear and holding AK-47s rifles. The poster was uploaded on the website of local daily Kashmir Reader, announcing the militants "would continue to the challenge the enemy'.

A look at how J&K has faced Terror

Sep 20, 2016 - 10:01 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

The deadly attack on an Army Administrative Camp in Jammu & Kashmir’s Uri is the biggest terror attack in the last decade. Starting at around 4:30am, Sep 18, the attack martyred the lives of 18 soldiers […]

A Party in a Hurry – Aam Aadmi Party

Sep 16, 2016 - 9:15 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

Political scientists write with some regret of how a political movement that had tapped the consciousness of lakhs of Indians through sustained and patient mobilization, dissemination of ideology, and shared understanding of what is wrong […]

Consumer Frauds by Health Insurance & Service Providers under Christie Watch

Sep 16, 2016 - 9:09 am EDT Dave Makkar 2

After battling with my Insurer Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield (Horizon) and service provider Newark Beth Israel Medical Center (Barnabas Health) for 8 months; on 08-02-16 I filed a complaint against both of them with […]

ART OF THE LIE: Politicians have always lied. Does it matter if they leave the truth behind entirely?

Sep 16, 2016 - 8:45 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

CONSIDER how far Donald Trump is estranged from fact. He inhabits a fantastical realm where Barack Obama’s birth certificate was faked, the president founded Islamic State (IS), the Clintons are killers and the father of […]

After Eid curfew in Kashmir Valley: Politicians need to be pressed in Kashmir

Sep 16, 2016 - 4:21 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

It was left to senior JD(U) leader Sharad Yadav to observe that it was a “frightening situation” that a curfew had to be imposed on Eid in Kashmir. Yadav speaks the language of a politician, […]

Letter from Mother Teresa arrives for longtime admirer in Garland

Sep 9, 2016 - 1:24 pm EDT @theindpanorama 2

Hillol Ray of Garland, a native of Calcutta, says he’ll pass the letter he received from Mother Teresa last week on to his sons, along with memories of her good works. Hillol Ray couldn’t believe […]

Mother of the Universe

Sep 9, 2016 - 1:17 pm EDT @theindpanorama 2

In the skies of Yugoslavia, a Star was born in the year Nineteen Ten – Who had shunned the world with “beaming luster” really since then! Darkness in the horizon was speechless and quietly spellbound, […]

The Marvel of Ingenuity

Sep 9, 2016 - 1:06 pm EDT The Indian Panorama Staff - TIP Bureau 1

The marvel of ingenuity disappeared Within the twinkling of an eye- From the skyline of New York on 911, And the world listened to the solemn good-bye!… No doubt, the rubble are telling the horrifying […]

9/11 remembered 15 years later

Sep 9, 2016 - 9:49 am EDT @theindpanorama 2

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) – On Sept 4, Americans will mark 15 years since terrorists attacked the country on September 11, 2001. Most people remember exactly where they were that day. But for High School freshmen […]

WHISTLING IN THE DARK: The new groupthink in Kashmir is misconceived

Sep 9, 2016 - 8:38 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

Three weeks after the Americans had elected him as their next President, Barack Obama met a group of reporters and shared his thoughts on pitfalls of decision-making. In the course of that interaction, he made […]