Enigma Solution

The Chinese want to be an empire and that too in a hurry. In their desperation they  have pushed the world to the brink.  There is only one empire at the present time and that is United States of America and it is under assault by the People's Republic of China who have openly declared to replace America as the world's leading superpower at all cost. With cunning and ruthlessness China was well on track.  It might have become a global empire within another 20 to 30 years. However in their desperation and over eagerness, China it seems has overplayed its hand on many fronts. Now, by triggering, concealing and manipulating a pandemic,  China has not only made its dream of empire untenable, it will probably destroy China. The world needs civilisations not empires.  Ancient China was a great civilisation but its adoption of Communism has all but destroyed its civilisational wealth. This raises a question, 'What exactly is the difference b...

Every society has some form of social stratification. In India this was originally done on the basis of one's knowledge, skills and merit, called ' Varna ' Over the centuries it kept on degrading until it came to be based on birth rather than merit. Thus powerful non meritorious groups cornered most of the rights and wealth and oppressed the weaker. This lead to the easy conquest of India by foreign invaders initially Muslim and later European. The promise of Islam to the downtrodden was, that they would be released from their social bondage and be equal amongst all others. This hope was dashed for the people who converted from Hinduism to Islam still remain unfulfilled, and in fact have gotten worse. Little known to most people is that Muslims of the Indian sub continent are still subject to exploitation, not by others, but by their fellow Muslims. Since there is no acknowledgement of the caste system and distinct and fairly rigid social stratification in Musl...

        On this Republic day of 26th January, let us all step back for a moment and  admire some  awesome facts about a magnificient land. We the people have  to listen to own hearts and  rediscover our greatness to build a better India  and a better world The challenges we face our immense and probably more than anywhere  else in the world.  We are surrounded by an unruly, violent and dangerous  Pakistan, a  beligerent and  aggressive China and a ravaged Myanmar.  Yet it is even more astounding that the most diverse nation on Earth, with  hundreds of  languages, all religions and cultures, is not only surviving, but  thriving. Bharat the nation we know as India. Land of spirituality, tolerance, compassion, diversity, wisdom and wealth, where  Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, and Sikhism were born, which is the sec...