I just hope it leads Indians to question things and become stronger. India has to learn to stand on its own two feet to be respected and to act in the best interests of its own people. That is not to say that the US and the West can’t be great allies, but just be aware of the game being played and play it too. Otherwise you just become the sucker at the table, just like in Poker.

I actually think India is well placed to be an ally to both the west and the east by building good relations with both sides. I think it could be a bringer together of opposing sides at some point. But that point can only be reached through mutual respect and that may mean playing these guys at their own game.

First thing to remember is the context of the remarks – a genocide was going on in Bangladesh, and Indira Gandhi was trying to get buy-in from Nixon to intervene. Nixon (who needed Pakistan for China) couldn’t care less about the Bangladeshis, inspite of American diplomats in Bangladesh and India screaming themselves hoarse. In the end a lot of people died, women were raped, and lives destroyed because of Nixon and Kissinger (and of course the Pakistan army). This week, after 40 years, Bangladesh is planning to honour Indira Gandhi and 226 other Indians for their part in helping this happen.

With this background, the name calling hardly matters when set against . As for the forced sterilization, this was rumored to have happened around 1976-77 under Sanjay Gandhi, several years after these remarks. And it was the reason, as much as the emergency, that Indira Gandhi lost that election. It is a bad episode, and it wont be the last bad thing that happens in India. But for those whose adopted country is the US, remember that many such things have happened in the US also, and happens in every country. 25% of all black men are sent to prison – is this not a shame? We cannot judge a country by one episode, but understand that the best countries in the world have flaws and “the price of freedom is eternal vigilance”. I am happy to say that as it happens in the US, ultimately in India people revolted and the practice came to an end. Since the 1980s, India has eliminated numerical targets for family planning, and focuses on a more positive approach around education and family health to achieve these goals.

Bastard… I don’t know if he’s still alive, but I hope he eventually rots in hell. To witness a Jew and a Holocaust survivor showing this callousness is not only shocking, but obscene.

I haven’t heard of a movement yet. But came across this article recently

http://www.desijournal.com/article.asp?articleid=249

However, they commenting on Indians generally is American dumbness.

Nixon himself practising Yoga to control his stress and also doing “Omkar” 100 times (Meditating and chating “Om”). He lived few more days due to the sheer power of Yoga else he would not have had lived to even curse Indians. He himself is such a mean being and how can he comment on somebody else like that.