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How Pakistan Gains From the Cancelled NSA-Level Talks

Aug 29, 2015 - 9:08 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

Now that the dust has settled down on the planned, and then cancelled, meeting between the National Security Advisors (NSAs) of India and Pakistan, one can calmly and rationally analyse the reasons for and assess […]

ISLAMIZATION OF AMERICA | Sharia Law vs. U.S. Constitution

Aug 28, 2015 - 7:39 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

Sharia or sharia law is the Islamic legal system derived from the religious precepts of Islam, particularly the Quran and the Hadith (Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia). Various recent studies demonstrate that the Islamization of America is […]

Great Fall of China Needs Checks and Balances

Aug 28, 2015 - 7:34 am EDT @theindpanorama 2

The global financial markets are in turmoil because of developments in China. The economic growth of China is slowing down since the last five years and is projected to grow at 6.3 per cent in 2016, […]

Time to de-recognize non-democratic not-for-profits

Aug 28, 2015 - 7:29 am EDT I. S. Saluja 0

The India Day Parades in celebration of India’s Independence in New York and New Jersey are left behind and the season ahead will witness various Dessert and Diwali celebrations. Most of these events are organized by […]

The Strategic Rationale for Deeper U.S.-Indian Economic Ties

Aug 21, 2015 - 8:07 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

The U.S.-India relationship was often distant during the Cold War, but the partnership is now critical for both countries’ strategic aims. India is important to the U.S. effort to maintain its international primacy, while the United […]

The Bilingual Advantage: Dual Language give students a competitive edge

Aug 21, 2015 - 8:03 am EDT Carmen Fariña 1

I grew up speaking Spanish with my parents, who fled their native Spain during its Civil War and settled in Brooklyn. I didn’t know any English when I started kindergarten and the teacher marked me absent for […]

Modi, Nitish brace up for ‘mother of all elections’ in Bihar

Aug 21, 2015 - 7:57 am EDT Vipin Pubby 1

Just hours after returning to Delhi from a whirlwind 48-hour visit to the UAE, Prime Minister Narendra Modi landed in Bihar and announced a massive Rs 1.25 lakh crore package for the poll bound state. The […]

India-Pakistan talks under a cloud

Aug 21, 2015 - 7:54 am EDT Vipin Pubby 1

The proposed talks between the National Security Advisors of India and Pakistan this Sunday, which were decided at a meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Pakistan counterpart Nawaz Sharif in Ufa, have come under […]

Political Parties Need follow a Code of Conduct during Election Campaign

Aug 21, 2015 - 7:00 am EDT I. S. Saluja 1

Some time ago we had regretted the use of mere rhetoric, without attendant or resultant action, by Indian political leaders. As the time passed, after the change of guard at the Centre, not only has rhetoric […]

The largest democracy on earth is ready to take off : The story so far is a mixed bag

Aug 15, 2015 - 9:32 am EDT @theindpanorama 2

As India steps into the 69th year of independence on August 15 this year, it is time to look back and take stock of the situation, to celebrate its successes, to take stock of its failures […]

NON-COOPERATION MOVEMENT

Aug 15, 2015 - 9:32 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

The Non-Cooperation Movement was pitched in under leadership of Mahatma Gandhi and the Indian National Congress from September 1920 to February 1922, marking a new awakening in the Indian Independence Movement. After a series of events […]

FORMATION OF INDIAN NATIONAL CONGRESS

Aug 15, 2015 - 9:25 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

The foundations of the Indian National Movement were laid by Surendranath Banerjee with the formation of Indian Association at Calcutta in 1876. The aim of the Association was to represent the views of the educated middle […]

INDIAN FREEDOM STRUGGLE

Aug 15, 2015 - 9:18 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

The largest democracy of the world, in 68 years, could well be on its way to becoming the World’s second largest economy, replacing the US, by 2050. “India has the potential to become the second largest […]

Modi has shown little regard for Parliament by keeping himself away, campaigning in Bihar, when it was on fire. Some likened it to Nero fiddling while Rome was burning.

Modi remains in election mode as he offends the opposition

Aug 15, 2015 - 9:11 am EDT I. S. Saluja 1

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, like his predecessor and foe-turned-friend Lalu Prasad Yadav, has an earthy sense of humor. In a recent jibe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Nitish Kumar said, `ek pehle prime minister […]

By Indrajit Singh Saluja - Chief Editor - The Indian Panorama

Indians need Freedom, not just Independence

Aug 15, 2015 - 9:09 am EDT I. S. Saluja 3

Independence is a sweet sounding word. However, mere political independence does not guarantee freedom. The constitution may enumerate freedoms available to a nation’s citizens yet people may not enjoy them. That’s what has been precisely […]

INDIA'S RELATIONS WITH NEIGHBOURING COUNTRIES

INDIA IN RELATION TO WORLD

Aug 15, 2015 - 8:49 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

India has formal diplomatic relations with most nations; it is the world’s second most populous country, the world’s most-populous democracy and one of the fastest growing major economies. With the world’s eighth largest military expenditure, […]

INDIA’S MARCH TO PROGRESS

Aug 15, 2015 - 12:44 am EDT @theindpanorama 4

While some have a high opinion of India’s growth story since its independence, some others think the country’s performance in the six decades has been abysmal. It’s arguably true that the Five-Year Plans did target specific […]

How Gurdaspur terror attack is a wake up call

Aug 7, 2015 - 8:41 am EDT Vipin Pubby 1

Sand bags and fortifications have come up again outside the Dinanagar Police Station as an aftermath of the July 27 terrorist attack, which could have led to a bigger disaster if a bus driver and railway […]

One more terror attack

Aug 7, 2015 - 8:37 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

What distinguishes Wednesday’s terror attack from the one in Gurdaspur is that this time some brave villagers, at a great risk to their lives, managed to overpower one of the terrorists. That is some achievement though […]

President Ashraf Ghani's government signed an intelligence cooperation agreement with Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI)

INDIA ADRIFT IN HIGH ASIA

Aug 7, 2015 - 12:46 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

The recent revelation of the death of the charismatic Taliban leader Mullah Mohammed Omar in circumstances that are unclear and seem shadowy, and the apparent disunity reported in the Taliban leadership following his removal from the […]

INTERNATIONAL YOUTH DAY

Aug 7, 2015 - 12:01 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

International Youth Day (IYD) is the brainchild of the United Nations, and was first celebrated on 12th August 2000, after the UN General Assembly passed a resolution accepting the recommendation made by the World Conference of […]

World pays Tribute to India’s ‘People’s President’

Aug 1, 2015 - 8:11 am EDT @theindpanorama 4

[vc_row full_width=”” parallax=”” parallax_image=”” el_class=”aboutme_content”][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”44867″ alignment=”center” style=”vc_box_outline_circle_2″ border_color=”grey” img_link_large=”” img_link_target=”_self” img_size=”large” el_class=”aboutme_image”][vc_column_text] India loses a shining star of learning By Zafar Iqbal The GOPIO-Metropolitan Washington is very sad to learn of the passing […]