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Kejriwal Resignation: Failure or Strategy? ( Info courtesy The Diplomat)

Pic courtesy- The Diplomat and Adnan Abidi The  Aam Admi  (Common Man) Party’s meteoric rise quickly became an Indian political legend and last week, in yet another plot twist, the party’s leader Arvind Kejriwal resigned. The AAP came to power on a populist anti-graft ticket; in the face of mounting opposition to its signature anti-corruption bill, Kejriwal fell on his sword. But the resignation clears the way for him to contest the national elections, due by May, and the AAP’s floundering tenure in Delhi begs the question: is its anti-establishment politics viable at the national level?........... http://thediplomat.com/2014/02/kejriwal-resignation-failure-or-strategy/

China Will Have to Face a Stronger US-Japan Alliance (Info courtesy The Diplomat)

Despite its wish for a new type of relationship with the US, China will face a stronger US-Japan alliance in coming years............... http://thediplomat.com/2014/02/china-will-have-to-face-a-stronger-us-japan-alliance/

Peace with China can only be pursued from a position of power ( Info courtesy The Indian Defence Review)

Pic courtesy- Wikimedia and the author As Chinese State Councilor and Special Representative Yang Jiechi arrives in Delhi to discuss the boundary question with his Indian counterpart, National Security Adviser Shivshankar Menon (it will be the 17th round of talks since 2003), China declared that it hoped to make its common border with India ‘a bridge and bond’............ http://www.indiandefencereview.com/external-news/?news_id=1854

China and Japan's Deteriorating Relationship (Info courtesy The Diplomat)

China-Japan relations have deteriorated rapidly in the wake of China’s newly announced Air Defense Identification Zone and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s visit to the controversial Yasukuni Shrine.  The Diplomat ‘s Shannon Tiezzi talks with Michael Green, Senior Vice President for Asia at CSIS and a professor at Georgetown University, about the root cause of the tensions, the possibility for conflict, and strategies for repairing relations. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-voS0T5iio

A Code of Conduct for Space ( Info courtesy The Diplomat)

Since the former Soviet Union launched Sputnik in 1957, more than six thousand satellites have been placed in space. The world has arguably become overly dependent on satellite technologies, for everything from communications and navigation through education to meteorology and military applications. The outer space environment has become increasingly congested, contested and competitive as a result.. http://thediplomat.com/2014/02/a-code-of-conduct-for-space/

North Korea: Implications For Regional Security ( Info courtesy The Diplomat)

North Korea is always the “x factor” in Northeast’s Asia regional security. In the wake of the surprising execution of Kim Jong-Un’s uncle, the potential for dangerous and unpredictable moves by the Kim regime has never been higher.  The Diplomat ‘s Shannon Tiezzi spoke with Victor Cha, the Korea Chair at CSIS and a Professor of Government at Georgetown University, about the stability of the Kim regime, North Korea’s relationship with China, and the growing threat of Pyongyang’s nuclear program....... http://thediplomat.com/2014/02/north-korea-implications-for-regional-security/

Could Iran and India be Afghanistan’s ‘Plan B?’ (Info courtesy The Diplomat)

This is a landmark year for Afghanistan. After more than a decade of war, the country is set to transition into a new era, one it hopes will be less turbulent and will offer the beleaguered nation peace, stability and growth. Over the coming year, Afghanistan is scheduled to undergo a political transition, courtesy the presidential elections due in April, and a security transition (already underway), with the full withdrawal of international combat troops by the end of this year.............. http://thediplomat.com/2014/02/could-iran-and-india-be-afghanistans-plan-b/

China Will Use EMP Weapons Against US | ASIAN DEFENCE NEWS

Pic courtesy- Wikimedia and the author China Will Use EMP Weapons Against US | ASIAN DEFENCE NEWS

UAE, Saudi Arabia Want To Get Submarines | ASIAN DEFENCE NEWS

Image courtesy- The Wikimedia and the author UAE, Saudi Arabia Want To Get Submarines | ASIAN DEFENCE NEWS

Pentagon Expects China to Export J-20 and J-31 Stealthy Fighter | ASIAN DEFENCE NEWS

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Dharmasooya Mahayaga 2014, Palakkad

Pic courtesy- Mahayaga In  Hinduism ,  yajña  ( Sanskrit :  यज्ञ ;  IAST :  yajña , also transliterated  yagya  or  yadnya ) or  yagam  ( Tamil :  யாகம் ), is a  ritual  of offerings accompanied by chanting of Vedic  mantras  (also " worship ,  prayer , praise, offering and oblation, sacrifice" according to  Monier-Williams ) derived from the practice in  Vedic times. Yajna is an ancient ritual of offering and sublimating the havana sámagri (herbal preparations) in the fire. The sublime meaning of the word yajna is derived from the Sanskrit verb yaj, which has a three-fold meaning of worship of deities (devapujana), unity (saògatikaraña) and charity (dána). [1]  An essential element is the ritual fire – the divine  Agni  – into which oblations are poured, as everything that is offered into the fire is believed to reach God.  DHARMASOOYA MAHAYAGA Dharmasooya Mahayaga is performed by His Holiness Sri Tathata at Palakkad from 6.02.2014 to 12.02.2014. Today I was  blesse

Bhagvat Gita Quotes

1) “It is better to live your own destiny imperfectly than to live an imitation of somebody else's life with perfection.”  2)“The power of God is with you at all times; through the activities of mind, senses, breathing, and emotions; and is constantly doing all the work using you as a mere instrument.”  3)“No one who does good work will ever come to a bad end, either here or in the world to come” 4)“Anyone who is steady in his determination for the advanced stage of spiritual realization and can equally tolerate the onslaughts of distress and happiness is certainly a person eligible for liberation.”  5) “Curving back within myself I create again and again.”  6)“Perform all thy actions with mind concentrated on the Divine, renouncing attachment and looking upon success and failure with an equal eye. Spirituality implies equanimity. 7)“The immature think that knowledge and action are different, but the wise see them as the same.”  8)“The peace of God is with them wh

Kundalini ( Info courtesy The Ancient Indian UFO)

Kundalini is the name of a sleeping dormant potential force in the human organism and it is situated at the root of the spinal column. In the masculine body Kundalini is in the perineum, between the urinary and excretory organs. In the female body its location is at the root of the uterus, in the cervix. This center is known as mooladhara chakra and it is actually a physical structure. It is a small gland which you can even take out and press. However,  kundalini is a dormant energy, and even if you press it, it will not explode like a bomb. To awaken kundalini you must prepare yourself through yogic techniques. You must practise asanas, pranayama, kriya yoga and meditation. Then, when you are able to force your prana into the seat of kundalini, the energy wakes up and makes its way through sushumna nadi, the central nervous canal, to the brain. As kundalini ascends, it passes through each of the chakras which are interconnected with the different silent areas of the brain. With th

Are You Guilty of Being a Good Leader? ( Info courtesy John Ryan and Linkedin)

A blog by John Ryan ( had to read). That is why I took the liberty to share the same:   As I meet with clients throughout the year, I’m often reminded of an important truth: there are many superb leaders around the world who are building enduring organizations. But you will never hear about most of these outstanding individuals because they are focused on doing their jobs well instead of making a name for themselves. Their examples keep coming to mind as I read grim news accounts of political crises, companies in peril and opinion polls that show the public has overwhelmingly lost faith in its leaders. Personally, I think there is far more leadership talent out there than people usually acknowledge. But who can blame them for feeling let down? There’s no question that too many organizations are saddled with “empty-chair leaders,” as Vince Molinaro calls them in his excellent book  The Leadership Contract  – high-powered executives who have convinced themselves that they are

Serpent Force : Spiral form of Universal Energy (Info courtesy Ancient Indian UFO)

Man’s physical, astral, and causal bodies are tied together and work as one by a knotting of life force and consciousness in the seven cerebrospinal centers. In descending order, the final tie is a coiled knot at the base of the spine, preventing the ascension of consciousness into the heavenly astral kingdom. Unless one knows how to open this knot of astral and physical power, the life and consciousness remain attracted to the  mortal realm, emanating outward into the body and sensory consciousness. Most energy moves through space in spiral form- a ubiquitous motif in the macrocosmic architecture of the universe. Beginning with galactic nebulae- the cosmic birth-cradle of all matter- energy flows in coiled or circular or vortex-like patterns. The theme is repeated in the orbital dance of electrons around their atomic nucleus, and (as cited in Hindu scriptures of ancient origin) of planets and suns and stellar systems spinning through space around a grand centre of the universe. M

Ancient text in Sanskrit talks of UFO visits 4000 years ago

India according to Dr Raghavan, head of Sanskrit, University of Madras hosted extraterrestrials from prehistoric times............... http://ufo.whipnet.org/creation/india.4000BC.ufo/

General Elections- A curtain raiser

As the general elections 2014 is around the corner, it is time for this blog to go political. In this elections, the  battle grounds are clearly defined and swords drawn. The main battle will be between the BJP and the Congress with two new faces at the helm, two leaders who are testing the waters for the first time in the national level.  While Narendra Modiji comes with a track record that can only be described as the best in Gujarat, Rahul Gandhi on the other hand does not have a track record to boast off. Clearly this will not be cake walk for the Congress as it battles anti incumbency factor coupled with rising corruption, high inflation, a weak economy and a directionless leadership. The BJP has a clear upper hand, fresh as they are with land slide victory in the just concluded assembly elections. The message that the BJP is putting up is of a strong country with a robust economy, strong defense and foreign policy. That particularly attracts the youth as they are fed u

India and Indonesia To Conduct Bilateral Naval Exercises ( Info courtesy The Diplomat)

Image courtesy- Wikimedia and Indian Navy Although defense cooperation between India and Indonesia isn’t quite as profound as  some would like it to be , the two showed signs of deepening their naval cooperation earlier this week. Ind-Indo Corpat, a biannual joint coordinated patrol in international waters by both the Indian and Indonesian navies, might graduate to the scale of a joint exercise............... http://thediplomat.com/2014/02/india-and-indonesia-to-conduct-bilateral-naval-exercises/

China’s Deceptively Weak (and Dangerous) Military (Info courtesy The Diplomat)

Image courtesy- Wikimedia and the author In April 2003, the Chinese Navy decided to put a large group of its best submarine talent on the same boat as part of an experiment to synergize its naval elite. The result? Within hours of leaving port, the Type 035 Ming III class submarine  sank  with all hands lost. Never having fully recovered from this maritime disaster, the People’s Republic of China (PRC) is still the only permanent member of the United Nations Security Council  never  to have conducted an operational patrol with a nuclear missile submarine.............. http://thediplomat.com/2014/01/chinas-deceptively-weak-and-dangerous-military/?allpages=yes