Conflict Unending was important because as he mentions in the introduction – the majority of the widely circulated books on the topic are written by Westerners. It was particularly exciting to see an Indian (Shout out to Bengal in particular) provide this too often ignored perspective.

The books provides a justification for India’s actions in Kashmir, and the liberation of Bangladesh. It clearly outlines the pervasive political sentiment in Pakistan that led to these wars. And most importantly, he doesn’t write very stodgy like the standard Indian write (“Since Time Immemorial…etc”)

Makes me feel proud to be Bengali.

He gave a guest lecture for one of my classes, EVERYBODY loved the guy, even the unabashedly pro-pakistan professor. He is brilliant and rational.

And I dispute the proposition that he’s pro-India, he’s very balanced. For instance, he made it very clear that India comitted human rights violations in Kashmir in 1989. At the same time he didn’t lose sight of all the obvious transgressions of Pakistan-backed militants dating from 1947.

I’m glad he’s working for the G…effecting change from within and whatnot…

His accent sounds more bizarra than british.

Henry Kissinger aka Dr. Strangelove, and Madeline Albright – both have accent and look foreign.

No,they dont look foreign and Albright does not have an accent either. Arnold and Kissinger of course have accents but they dont look foreign. None of the above 3 have both an accent and a foreign look.

nobody gives a damn about accent

It does matter.

Henry Kissinger aka Dr. Strangelove, and Madeline Albright – both have accent and look foreign. So do the terminator in California, Arnie.

I might have met Sumit Ganguly at IU. Not sure….

It all comes down to “mojo”. Concentrate on getting mojo rather than accent, looks, etc – waste of time. On a serious note, it is a matter of clout (what do you bring on the table?), nobody gives a damn about accent, etc.