What the bloggers choose to write about is totally their choice: they might blog on Indian politics and simultaneously maintain that this blog is not about Indian affairs. As a DBD I have enjoyed reading Sepia and by pointing out the contradiction I am not making a case for any one’s exclusive right to talk about India. Rather, the issue is this: whether an individual blogger writing in a collective blog should or should not clarify his position vis-a-vis what the other bloggers maintain in the name of the collective.

The rest of your observations do not relate to my original post.

Actually one of the underlying reasons this bill managed to pass is that India doesn’t project military power outside its close neighbors.

This deal, thanks to W’s courage and vision, will end up changing the geo-political game, in favor of U.S. and India, for a very long time. In a couple of decades, India will most likely be the third largest economy in the world with a very modern and large military, affording her the ability to project power from Somalia’s coast to South East Asia and Australia, if not further.

Can I have some of whatever you’re smoking?

S . e . e . . e . n . s . e . x . . . ! . ! . ! .

Toonces watch out!!!!!

Though this traty is meant for world peace these two nations has to convince other nations like UK. Let us pray for the better world where this nuke energy is used only to light lamps in many houses(nations).

macmillan

DUI

A previous blogger on Sepia said: we wish some of you would remember that this is a second generation-centric blog… We never intended to be a place to discuss the politics of India. And now on India’s nuclear politics ??? Amardeep, do let us know what is your stance ? His edginess aside, Nitin’s points stand; including the one on US

Should we really be making a big deal on what the blog-owners chose to write or not write about.This is not a university with a defined curriculum is it……..its casual informal conversation.I think when the particular blogger reminded us that ‘this is a second generation blog’,he/she just might have been implying that even if what they are discussing could be 100% desi,it would be presented and viewed through the lens of an ABD.DBD’s have been more than welcome to opine and contribute and enrich the discussion but not with the sense of entitlement and (subsequent) grievance some of us display.Not being condescending,I am a DBD and ‘been there done that’.

Anything related to India very technically could be of interest to ABD’s…..so no topic related to India is off-limit to them.At the same time,the relative newsworthiness and emotional resonance of stories about des is likely to differ amongst the ABD’s and DBD’s.Their might be some convergence but if there is not,no big deal.

And now on India’s nuclear politics ???

Amardeep, do let us know what is your stance ?

His edginess aside, Nitin’s points stand; including the one on US.

ratified in the U.S. Senate last night

An interesting coincidence is that today is Mahatma Gandhi’s birthday….doyen of non-violence and weapons.. nice historical juxtaposition.

I’m pretty sure Gandhi would have approved non-violent, civilian use of nuclear energy