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June 15, 1998
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How Readers responded to Rajeev Srinivasan's recent columns
Date sent: Mon, 8 Jun 1998 23:50:58 -0400 This is an excellent article. Very informative and balanced. Keep up the great work, Rajeev. Vasu
Date sent: Tue, 09 Jun 1998 09:56:57 +0530 Here is one of the most sensible columnists I have ever seen. Keep it up... But is this gonna make any diff with the Congressmen. May someone market this article in Washington... Basker Mathrubootham
Date sent: Mon, 08 Jun 1998 22:54:36 -0500 Excellent article. Since so many people appreciate his articles, it would be great if he could help mobilise/suggest readers to do some significant things regarding helping organisations in India like AID etc, or strategies to help change public perception. I am positive it would help if one could get some people in the Indian and other govts to read his columns. Even publishing it in Indian newspapers may help people in India have prudent perceptions on how to deal with America and other countries -- especially because I find that the views of the Clinton administration is not representative of the American public -- it is just that they do not realise that they don't have the necessary information to form an opinion. Arvind
Date sent: Tue, 09 Jun 1998 08:46:19 -0700 This is a good article from Rajeev. Overall, I would sum it up as this: The US does 10 times more business with China than India. That's why it loves it. Communism, human rights are all secondary. Show me the money -- and we love you! At one point Rajeev wrote, "Then perhaps it is time to acknowledge that Partition was unnecessary, and undo it?". He did not explain how to undo it!
Venkat
Date sent: Wed, 10 Jun 1998 18:40:48 -0700 This article was superb. Could not have made it any more clear.
Date sent: Wed, 10 Jun 1998 13:33:48 -0500 Rajeev's article makes sense, particularly on the failure of Indian PR business. Our ruling politicians and bureaucracy should take the blame. The country's interests were never in their minds. How to get rich is all that mattered to them. Our former PMs, Deve Gowda and Gujral, still play politics without any concern for the country's security. Every Indian should read Pakistan's nuclear brinkmanship (www.swordoftruth,com/archive/paksnukes.html) by Yossef Bodansky, who is a terrorism analyst with the Freeman Centre for Strategic studies, Houston, Texas, and also the director of the US Congressional Task Force on Terrorism and Unconventional Warfare. Of course, Deve Gowda, Gujral, Yadav, et al, are too busy with their secularist manifesto that they would not have time for anything else. What a shame for India!
T R Rao
Date sent: Fri, 22 May 1998 10:54:22 -0700 That was a fantastic article by Rajeev. He may have a good point when suggesting that the new world order that is emerging now could also signify the decline of the US influence the world over. If we look closely at the happenings in the recent years and now, one thing for sure that is emerging is the 'united European voice' in matters of international significance -- be it the Middle-East peace efforts, India's nuclear blasts, global internet policy etc etc. The fact that the European Union member states did not impose any sanctions on India could in fact be a tacit approval of India's rebuttal of the US efforts to assert its will on international happenings. At the same time, the EU is also 'secretly' conveying to India that it would be willing to accord her the respect she deserves. Britain, France and Germany see an opportunity to expand their role in the Indian sub-continent and they are aware of China's evil ambitions. Watch out for the Europeans!
Manoj Mathew
Date sent: Wed, 20 May 1998 12:53:14 -0400 This is one of the best articles I have ever read. Congratulations to Rajeev Srinivasan on bringing out such important historical points and clarifying the matter. I wish these types of eye-opening articles would appear in the US media -- newspapers, television etc -- since the entire US media is biased, one-sided, shallow and (as someone put it) caters to the lowest common denominator. This article should be published in the ever-biased New York Times and almost-always biased Wall Street Journal. There is one more point I would like to bring to your attention: These low IQ NY Times and Wall Street Journal always attack the BJP stating that the BJP will strip the minority of their rights in India. At the same time they are campaigning against affirmative action here. Any one with a positive IQ will immediately realise that this constitutes HYPOCRISY and DOUBLE STANDARD.
Date sent: Fri, 22 May 1998 14:28:54 -0400 Brilliant article. Simple, factual and deep. Prashant Darisi
Date sent: Sat, 23 May 1998 18:52:25 +0800 This had to happen. There could have been a better time, but we did not do it earlier. Now there can't be a better time. Moreover, it is not as thoughtless as some projects it to be. The question is, now what? We need to utilise the opportunity provided by the moment. It is true there is no peace, freedom and survival for the weak. History taught it many times. We need to understand that. But being strong is not enough, to sustain it we need to be stronger economically. And this is the right moment to achieve it. We need to have a mission as a nation and work to achieve it. Rajeev, you write so clearly and completely. Keep it up. Anurag
Date sent: Fri, 22 May 1998 12:38:54 -0500 I enjoyed Rajeev Srinivasan's column on the rationale and timing of nuclear tests. I fully agree with him when he says that what India did was necessary. Every Indian should feel proud about it whether China and other Western countries like it or not. At the same time, the Indian government should go forward with its economic and other reformations. Senior ministers should not make provacative statements. I have also admired his earlier columns that came out immediately after the Nuke tests. Thanks. A Maran
Date sent: Wed, 13 May 1998 13:00:06 +0000 Kudos to Rajeev Srinivasan for a very well-written article. I have referred it to a few of my friends here in Australia. The author has articulated the feelings of most Indians in a very lucid and objective manner. Ravi
Date sent: Wed, 13 May 1998 05:09:20 -0700 Great article. Good to see the article thread the middle line stating that there is a price to pay for the testing and it is worth it. It would be great to have a follow up article a few weeks later on the immediate impact of the US and the other countries's sanctions on India. Sudarsan
Date sent: Wed, 13 May 1998 21:50:04 +1000 I don't know if I can say this, but one feels like kissing Rajeev Srinivasan after reading his article on the nuclear tests!
Narain
Date sent: Wed, 13 May 1998 15:06:02 +0800 A beautiful article... Should be published in some good international magazine to emphasise India's viewpoint.
Date sent: Tue, 12 May 1998 17:40:49 -0400 Hats off to Mr Srinivasan for calling a spade a spade! Well done! Ravi
Date sent: Tue, 12 May 1998 13:38:03 -0700 Wonderful article by Rajeev Srinivasan. I really enjoyed his bold-no-nonsense writing. Thanks, Neel
Date sent: Wed, 13 May 1998 20:42:59 +0800 Every letter, every word of this article is true. It comes from a true Indian heart. I really praise Rajeev Srinivasan for writing such articles.
Date sent: Sat, 2 May 1998 13:16:38 -0400 Are the other works of O V Vijayan available in English? If so, would you know who the publishers are? How did the translations fare? Any reading recommendations?
Ravi Aron
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