Kasab's visit to India

Indians gave Kasab a fair trial and punished him with death. Kasab was sorry about what he did in the end. So many times there are comparisons of how Americans would have dealt with Kasab. If Kasab asked for chicken biryani, it became front page news and he was often called the national guest. Clearly, people saw that Kasab would not dare ask for chicken biryani in an American prison. The treatment America provides so called terrorists are far from fair and not even legal. The public is not involved in trials of so called terrorists. America gave Saddam Hussein a trial and that was the only decent thing they have done so far in the war against terror. India has fared far far better than America in dealing with criminals.

The unromantic diabetes

Diabetes is the biggest killer in the world but it roams free without garnering much attention. The movies have focused mostly on cancer and gorgeous pop stars died of aids. Diabetes never made it to the movies or to the mainstream news. So no one gets teary eyed when they meet a person suffering from Diabetes. Diabetes is leprosy from the inside affecting every part of the patient's body causing slow death. It is time to understand the true dangers of Diabetes.

A year without Gaddafi

Gaddafi came to power with his anti west rhetoric. But in reality he safe guarded western interests in Libya. He could not survive without the west. Now fundamentalists are in power. Unless there is an embargo like in the case of Iran, they will also lean towards western interests. Pakistan is an example of a democratic country that has no mind of its own. When the rulers become unpopular and still want to rule they look outwards to stay put. If Libya truly becomes free the world will pay a fair price for oil when all the battles are done. But this is a distant dream. For now things have only gotten worse for Libya.

Why religious frenzy is bad for women

I recently read a news item that described how a woman was stoned death by a group of men in Afghanistan for infidelity or some such reason. It was a bit shocking. The way to deal with infidelity would be divorce I would think in these civilized times. That got me thinking. That its not a particular religion that is mean to women. The Christians burned women for being witches and the Hindus burned them for being widows in yesteryears when religion was all too powerful. Therein lies the problem.

US facing third world problems

Unemployment and cultural issues have become new problems for the US. Who cared a decade ago what religion you followed in the US? I remember someone telling me that religious strifes were third world problems. I am sorry that US is now a changed place and dragged in to unnecessary controversies.

Chicago teachers strike out

Teachers are paid pittance and their lives are difficult. How can you teach children to dream if your own dreams do not meet you halfway? At the end of their lives teachers surely look at the low returns they got for a life spend teaching others to become rich. Its time teachers learn to make demands so that they can teach their students to demand their just rights from the world. The Chicago teachers surely have my support.

India's regionalism problems

India should never have been divided in to regions. Regionalism thrives so do the political parties that depend on these sentiments. I wonder why there are no popular nationalistic parties. Its time for young and dynamic nationalism that will overthrow the divisive forces of regionalism. India's constitution did not anticipate regionalism. Hence there are no good laws to tackle separatists. Its a sorry state.